Branches of Government
Bill of Rights
Alexis De Tocqueville
100

What are the three branches of government?

Legislative, Executive, Judicial

100

What does Amendment 1 cover?

Freedom of speech, religion, press, and petition/assembly

100

He used what term to describe freedom in America?

Liberty

200

Each branch can do what to the other branch?

Check them

200

What does Amendment 2 cover?

The right to bear arms

200

He said that Egalitarianism provided equality of land ownership in America, but who was excluded from this deal?

women and minorities

300

Each branch has its own duties in order to prevent what?

A dictatorship, tyranny, or an authoritarian form of government

300

What does Amendment 3 cover?

No quartering of soldiers in homes

300

What does the American Dream mean?

The opportunities that are available to Americans, whether buying a home, starting a family, etc.

400

Which president served the most amount of terms of any President of the United States?

FDR

400

Amendment 4 deals with police needing what to search your belongings?

Search Warrant

400

Alexis de Tocqueville originally came to America to compare what to France?

the prison system

500

What are the responsibilities of each branch of government?

Legislative Branch - Creates Laws

Executive Branch - Implements Laws

Judicial Branch - Decides if laws are in keeping with the Constitution

500

Amendment 10 states that powers not given to the federal government go to whom?

The states or the people

500

What was the European system of land ownership that was different from America?

Feudalism