US government 1
Congress is made up these.
What is the Senate and House of Representatives?
The 3 branches of government
What is the Judicial, Legislative, and Executive?
What must a police have to enter/search your house/car/property?
Warrant
What does the executive branch do?
Enforces laws
The Bill of Rights consists of this number of amendments.
What is 10?
True or False: There is only one branch of government that does everything and has all the power.
False: There are 3 branches of government
What does the legislative branch do?
Makes laws
When the Constitution says "We the People," who is it referring to?
American citizens
The branch of government that makes laws is called.
What is the legislative branch?
What does the judicial branch do?
Interprets laws (determines what each law means)
The most well known part of the judicial branch.
What is the Supreme Court
What is the right to life?
The right to not be harmed and/or killed
This is another name for the federal government.
National government (over the entire USA)
What is the right to liberty?
The freedom to do and say what we (as long as nobody is getting hurt)
The executive branch is made up of these. (Name at least two)
President, Vice President, and Cabinet
The right to property means this.
What is the right to own things and not have them taken away without cause.
The person/group that can veto laws created by Congress.
Who is the president?
What does the Bill of Rights do?
Protects our individual/basic/human rights.
When a law is first being created, it is called this before it is passed.
What is a bill?
These 2 presidents are celebrated on President's Day.
Who are George Washington and Abraham Lincoln
The meaning of the Constitution that says that we will work to "establish justice".
What is to treat everyone fairly
How do our individual rights affect our daily lives?
They help people live freely, make their own choices, and be treated fairly
What is the freedom of conscience and religion? (Include both)
The freedom to think and believe whatever you want
3 types of Government
What is Monarchy, Oligarchy, Anarchy, Republic, Democracy?
What is does "due process of law" mean?
The government must follow the law when it comes to consequences (trial, warrant, etc)