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U.S Constitution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who makes up the Legislative branch? | House of Representatives and The Senate |
| Who makes up The Executive Branch? | President,V.P, and the Cabinet |
| Who makes up the Judicial Branch? | Supreme Court and other lower courts |
| What is the age requirement for the Judicial Branch? | Any Age |
| How old do you have to be in the Legislative Branch for the House. and The Senate? | For The House. you have to be 25 years old and for The Senate you have to be 30 |
| How old do you have to be in the Executive Branch? | You have to be 35 years old |
| Main job for the Executive Branch? | Enforce the Laws |
| Main job for the Legislative Branch? | Make Laws |
| Main job for the Judicial Branch? | Interprets Laws |
| 1st amendment | religion, speech, press ,pation ,assembly |
| 2nd amendment | right to bare arms |
| 3rd amendment | no quartering soldiers |
| 4th amendment | Search and seizure |
| 5th amendment | liberty,life,property |
| 6th amendment | speedy trial |
| 7th amenment | right of civil cases |
| 8th amendment | no cruel or unusual punishments |
| 9th amendment | other rights kept by the people |
| 10th amendment | equal powers by the states |
| Which systems was designed to prevent one person or branch of the government from gaining too much power? | Checks and Balances, Separation of powers |
| What is the supreme law of land in the United States? | The U.S. Constitution |
| Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution? | To protect the rights of the people and to limit the power of the Federal Government |
| What did the farmers intend by the phrase "a more perfect union" in the Preamble? | to correct mistakes made in the Articles of Confederation |
| Why is the First Amendment considered the most important amendment of the Bill of Rights? | It allows a citizen to gain more rights or seek to fix a government wrong |
| What are limitations on Free Speech? | Anything that violates other people's rights. |
| In the Case of Tinker v. Des Moines, why were the students allowed to wear their black armbands | They were not causing a disruption |
| In the case of New Jersey v. T.L.O, how did the Supreme court rule? | The Supreme court ruled in favor of the school because they had the right because it was suspicious |
| Which chief justice was instrumental in creating judicial review? | John Marshall |
| Which landmark case created judicial review? | Marbury v. Madison |
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