WH quiz amendments + checks and balances

1st amendment

FREEDOM OF:

• speech

• press

• religion

RIGHT TO:

• petition

• assemble

2nd amendment

• right to a militia

• right to keep and bear arms

3rd amendment

• protection from the quartering of troops

4th amendment

• protection from unreasonable search and seizure

• warrant requirement

5th amendment

• Due process

• right to grand jury

• double jeopardy

• right against self incrimination

• eminent domain

6th amendment

• trail by impartial jury

• speedy, public, and Local trial

• right to confront accusers

• right to an attorney

7th amendment

• right to trial in civil suits of $20

8th amendment

• no excessive bail

• no excessive fines

• no cruel and unusual punishment

9th amendment

• protection of rights not specifically enumerated in constitution

10th amendment

• powers not listed in the constitution are reserved to the states

Limits to first amendment

• not allowed to say or print things that would harm someones reputation

• obscenities not permitted in public

• any speech that endangers lived or property not allowedE

executive branch powers

• propose laws to Congress/legislative branch

• sign bills into law

• veto bills from becoming laws

• negotiate treaties with foreign countries

• make executive appointments (to cabinet, supreme court, federal agencies like FBI)

• grant pardons to federal offenders

executive branch checks congress/ legislative branch

• proposing new legislation

• vetoing bills from becoming laws

executive branch checks powers of supreme court

• appointing judges who share your political viewpoints

• enforcing courts decisions

congress/legislative branch powers

• introduce new laws

• override presidential veto

• coin money

• borrow money on behalf of unite states

• appropriate money to the executive branch(the president)

• declare war

• impeach or remove president

congress/legislative branch checks powers of president/executive 

• overriding a presidential veto on a bill

• impeaching/removing president

• approving presidential appointments to the supreme court, the cabinet, and federal agencies(ex:FBI)

congress/legislative branch checks powers of supreme court

confirming judicial appointments to the court

impeaching/removing justices

proposing new amendments to the constitution

supreme court/judicial branch powers

• declare laws unconstitutional

• interpret laws

supreme court/judicial branch checks president/executive

• declaring executive acts as unconstitutional