Amendments | Amendment questions | Branches | amendments | amendments |
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How many total amendments are there?
Twenty-seven amendments in total
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What are the two houses in Congress
Senate and House of Rep.
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What is the branch that interprets the law
Judicial branch
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What is power divided between central and state governments
Federalism
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Where are the powers of Congress listed in the constitution
Article 1
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What is the Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments make up the Bill of Rights
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How are votes in the Senate given out
2 equal votes for every state
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What branch makes the law
Legislative
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What is Rule of Law
States that not even government officials are above the law
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How long do supreme court justices serve for
Supreme Justices serve for life
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What is in the preamble
The start of the constitution
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How are votes in the House of Representatives given out
Based on the population of the state
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What branch enforces the law
Executive
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How many states were needed to ratify the constitution
9 out of 13
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What is the Virginia plan
Big states wanted representation based on population
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What is Habeas Corpus
Protects you from unlawful and indefinite imprisonment
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What is the upper house and lower house
Senate - upper
House of Rep. - Lower |
Which branch can impeach federal officials
Legislative
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What are checks and balances
Checks and balances are set in place so that no one branch can become more powerful than another
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What is the New Jersey plan
Small states wanted representation based on an equal vote
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Who was the main author of the Constitution
Thomas Jefferson
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What is a bicameral vs unicameral legislature?
A bicameral legislature is made up of two houses
A unicameral legislature is made up of one house |
What branch declares a law unconstitutional
Judicial
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What is article 5 in the constitution
Tells how to amend the constitution
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What is the Great Compromise
The Great Compromise used both the New Jersey and Virginia plan to form the Senate and The House of Reps.
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