| Question |
Answer |
| forbids the government to order private citizens to alow soldiers to live in their homes |
3rd Amendment |
| states that powers not given to the federal government belong to the states |
10th Amendment |
| states that the people have rights other than those specifically mentioned in the Constitution |
9th Amendment |
| prohibits cruel and unusual punishment and excessive bail or fines |
8th Amendment |
| guarantes the right to a jury ttrial in civil suits |
7th Amendment |
| states that Congress shall make no law restricting freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition |
1st Amendment |
| protects an accused person from having to testify against him or herself (self-incrimination); bans double jeopardy, and guarantees that no person will suffer the loss of life, liberty, or property without due process of law |
5th Amendment |
| guarantees the right to a speedy public trial by an impartial jury; the right to a lawyer; the right to cross examine witnesses; and the right to force witnesses at a trial to testify |
6th Amendment |
| guarantees the right of states to organize militias, or armies, and the right of individuals to bear arms |
2nd Amendment |
| protects people against search and seizure with a warrant or probable cause |
4th Amendment |
| branch of the U.S. government that makes the laws, consists of a bicamerial Congress (2 houses) |
Legislative Branch |
| branch of the U.S. government that carries out the laws, consists of the President, the Cabinet and other officers and departments |
Executive Branch |
| branchof the U.S. government that interprets the laws, consists of the U.S. Supreme Court and lower federal courts |
Judicial Branch |
| the house of the U.S. Congress that is based on population, has 435 members, also called the "lower house" |
House of Representatives |
| ppicked by the President to advise him or her, consists of offices like the Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, etc. |
Cabinet |
| the house of the U.S. Congress where each state has equal representation, 2 per state for 100 total members, also called the "upper house" |
Senate |
| has 9 justices or "judges", 8 associalte justices and 1 chief justice, members are appointed by the President and approved by the Senate, serve for life (or until resign, die or impeached) |
Supreme Court |
| Congressman, termas of office are 2 years, may serve unlimited times, must be at least 25 years old, must live in the state they represent, must have been a citizen of the U.S. at least 7 years |
Representative |
| Congressman, terms of office are 6 years, may serve unlimited times, must be at least 30 years old, must live in the state they represent, must have been a citizen of the U.S. at least 9 years |
Senator |
| limited to 2 consecutive terms, must be at least 35 years old, must be a natural born citizen, must have lived in the U.S. at least 14 years |
President |
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