Landmark Supreme Court Cases Vocabulary Quiz

A person who represents a group working for a specific cause?

• Legislator

• Lobbyist

• Politician

• Counsel

No one is above the law

• Rule of Law

• Code of Hammurabi

• Rights

• Ammendments

Idea government should be divided into branches?

• Legislative Power

• Judicial Review

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

The upper and smaller chamber of Congress each state has two senators who serve a 6 year term?

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Republicans

• Democrats

Groups formed within Congress?

• Lobbyist

• Congress

• Congressional Committee

• Legislaters

What is a proposed law?

• Bill

• Veto

• Amendment

• Right

When a president rejects, a bill passed by congress, creating a check on the legislative power

• Veto

• Law

• Pocket Veto

• Bill

The lower and larger chamber of congress. Each state has one or more representatives?

• Congress

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Lobbyist

Which Amendment talks about talks about cruel and unusual punishment?

• 4

• 6

• 8

• 10

Which Amendment talks about abolishing slavery?

• 19

• 2

• 14

• 13