The Constitution and Bill of Rights

2. The Legislative Branch
4. Reminds people of their right to remain silent
10. Saying something in court that could be used against you.
11. The idea that the government's power comes from the people
12. The system in which power is shared among the national and state governments.
14. The first right in the First Amendment.
15. When you get two thirds of the House or Senate to agree to something
18. The Tenth Amendment is known as the ________________________.
20. The first ten amendments
21. A legislature with two houses
23. The head of the executive branch
24. Powers specifically granted to Congress are called _______________.

1. The Third Amendment protects against ___________ troops in homes.
3. the power of the Supreme Court to decide if laws are unconstitutional
5. The original constitution of the United States.
6. Members in this house of Congress must be 30 years old
7. Putting a person on trial more than once for the same crime
8. This is the highest court in the government.
9. The man who proposed the Bill of rights
10. Where the functions of government are divided among three branches to prevent any one branch from gaining too much power.
13. The Constitution establishes the principle of______________.
16. The government must follow clear rules and act responsibly as it carries out the law.
17. The System that allows one branch to limit the power of the other two.
19. This allows Congress to pass laws that are deemed necessary.
22. Members of this house have to be at least 30 years old.