Constitutional Amendments Government & Democracy The Three Branches Colonial History, Etc. Guiding Principles

According to the 22nd Amendment, the President may serve how many Terms?

Two terms (eight years)

According to the 26th Amendment, the legal voting age in the U.S. is?

18

The 4th Amendment protects people from what without good reason or a warrant?

Searches

What four things does the 1st Amendment protect?

Speech, religion, press and assembly

What Amendment protects against cruel and unusual punishment?

The Eighth Amendment

The division of power between national and local governments

What is federalism?

Leaders who are accepted as authorities

What are legitimate Leaders?

The founding principle means that power comes from the people

What is popular sovereignty?

The kind of democracy where we elect our leaders

What is republican democracy?

Rights guaranteed to citizens

Civil liberties

What branch of government makes the laws?

Legislative

What branch of government carries out laws?

Executive

What branch of government reviews the laws?

Judicial

What branch of government is the the Congress associated with?

Legislative

What is the term for the way government branches limit one another?

Checks and balances

Who was the colonial ruler of the United States?

Great Britain

What document outlines the rights of American citizens?

The Bill of Rights

What document formed the government of the United States?

The Constitution

What is the first part of the Constitution that sets goals for our government?

The Preamble

What was the document that formed the first government of the United States?

The Articles of Confederation

Power resides with the people

Popular Sovereignty

The division of power between central and local governments

Federalism

The ability of branches to limit the powers of each other

Checks & Balances

The judicial branch is independent from the rest of the government

Independent Judiciary

The people and the government must follow a set of laws

Rule of Law