Bill of Rights and Branches of Gov't

Carries out the laws and has the President as the leader

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

Makes the laws and is composed of the Senate and House of Representatives

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

Interprets the law is and made up of the court system

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

Each branch has a different power, this is called

• Compromising

• Separation of Powers

• Popular Sovereignty

• Democracy

Our national government has a system of _________ so that the branches share responsibilities and have a balance of power.

• voting

• democracy

• conventions

• checks & balances

The Unites States Constitution starts with the words: "We the People", this shows which of these principles?

• checks and balances

• popular sovereignty (agreement of the people)

• separation of powers

• federalism

A division of power between the central and state government?

• confederacy

• monarchy

• democracy

Citizens VOTE on representatives who speak/act for them when making laws.

• democracy

• monarchy

• confederacy

The first 10 amendments to the constitution

• Bill of Lights

• Bill of Lefts

• Bill of Life

• Bill of Rights

What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?

• To protect only women and children

• To give everyone life in jail

• To protect the rights of the people

• To defend criminals