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Amendments
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Congress
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Voting and Citizenship
100
Provides for freedom of speech, religion, assembly, petition.
What is the First Amendment?
100
This governing document preceded the Constitution.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
100
Confirms presidential appointments such as federal judges, cabinet members.
What is the Senate?
100
the final authority on the Constitution?
What is the Supreme Court?
100


A list of candidates and proposals that citizens use to cast a secret vote.

What is a ballot?

200

Which amendment deals with a persons right to "keep and bear arms"?

What is the 2nd amendment?

200
Created a bicameral legislature, upper chamber with 2 Senators from each state, lower chamber with representation based on population.
What is the Great Compromise (or Connecticut Compromise)?
200
Since it is a "continuous body," all seats never up for election at the same time.
What is the Senate?
200
Supreme Court case that ruled that segregation is "inherently unequal"
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
200

How often do presidential elections occur?

What is 4 years?

300
Defines illegal search and seizure.
What is the 4th Amendment?
300

A government by the people and for the people..

What is a democracy?

300
Chooses the President in case of tie in Electoral College.
What is the House of Representatives?
300

The branch who is responsible for interpreting the law.

What is the Judicial Branch?

300

A series of actions performed to help reach a goal, such as winning an election.

What is a campaign?

400

What are the first 10 amendments referred to as? 

What are the Bill of Rights?

400

The head of the legislative branch. Made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Currently has a total of 535 members.

What is Congress?

400

When a law or action by a government goes against the rules written in the Constitution.

What is unconstitutional? 

400
the idea that courts can rule that a law is unconstitutional...
What is judicial review?
400

For example, Secretary of State, of Defense, of Treasury...must be approved by Senate. They serve the president. 

What is the Cabinet?

500
No one may be forced to answer a question if that answer could lead to person's prosecution.
What is "take the 5th".
500
Opposed the Constitution b/c they feared it would give too much power to national government.
What are the Anti-federalists?
500
Congress has implied powers b/c of this....
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
500

Right to trial by jury..

What is the 6th ammendment?

500

This term means "the right to vote in an election."

What is suffage?