Constitution Jeopardy

Amendments Legislative Executive Judicial ABCD.. 1pt 1 pt 1 pt 1pt 1 pt 2 pt 2 pt 2pt 2pt 2 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 4 pt 4 pt 4pt 4 pt 4pt 5pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt Protects freedom of press, speech and religion What is the Amendment ? st 1 Requires a search warrant for police to enter a home. What is the 4th Amendment? Saying something that is meant to damage another person’s reputation What is slander? No on can be put on trial for a serious crime unless a grand jury agrees the evidence justifies it. What is the 5th Amendment ? Power of the government to take private property for public use What is eminent domain? The introduction to the Constitution What is the preamble? Sole power to impeach a government official of wrong doing What is the House of Representatives? Determines the number of Representatives each state has. What is Population? Necessary and proper clause of the Constitution often used to expand the powers of Congress What is the elastic clause? President to be impeached by the House of Representatives st 1 Who is President Andrew Johnson? The month in which electors cast votes for President and Vice President of the United States What is December? Administered by the Chief Justice of the United States What is the Oath of Office? Sets up a system for electing a President and lists the requirements for the office What is article II? Presidential speech reporting the nation’s condition to Congress What is the State of the Union? Maximum number of years a President can serve. What is 10 years? Article which created the Judicial Branch What is Article III? Courts which have less power than the Supreme Court What are Inferior Courts? Allows federal courts to decide whether court decisions and laws are in keeping with the intent of the Constitution What is Judicial Review? The federal government has certain powers, even though they are not spelled out in the Constitution What are Implied Powers? The “Great Chief Justice.” Who is Chief Justice John Marshall? Members who attended the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia Who are delegates? Another term for implied power What is absolute? A document presented to Congress for adoption in to law What is a bill? When each branch of the government has the means to check actions of the other branches What are checks and balances? Agreement in 1781 under which the 13 original colonies established a government of states What are the Articles of Confederations?