Day 4 STAAR Blitz (Constitution Part 2)

Dividing the government power between federal and state

• Federalism
• 4th Amendment
• 8th Amendment
• 10th Amendment
• Amendment

Power given to each branch over other branches of government

• Checks and balances
• 4th Amendment
• 8th Amendment
• 10th Amendment
• Amendment

A change or addition to the Constitution

• Amendment
• 4th Amendment
• 8th Amendment
• 10th Amendment
• Bill of Rights

Warrant required for searches and seizures

• 4th Amendment
• 8th Amendment
• 10th Amendment
• Amendment
• Bill of Rights

No extreme punishments from the government

• 8th Amendment
• 4th Amendment
• 10th Amendment
• Amendment
• Bill of Rights

Defines the principle of federalism

• 10th Amendment
• 4th Amendment
• 8th Amendment
• Amendment
• Bill of Rights

First 10 amendments to the Constitution

• Bill of Rights
• 4th Amendment
• 8th Amendment
• 10th Amendment
• Amendment

Hot Text - Answer the question below. This excerpt is from the Declaration of Independence. Determine which part of the excerpt explains why the framers of the Constitution separated the branches of government. Select the correct answer.

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Multiselect - Select the correct answers. Which examples demonstrate individual rights guaranteed in the First Amendment? Select TWO correct answers.

• Judges cannot impose life sentence in murder cases.
• Americans can refuse to testify in a trial for fear of getting into legal trouble.
• Americans can choose if, or how, they prefer to participate in religious services.
• The President cannot shut down the media if he is being criticized.

What is the purpose of the principle of checks and balances in the Constitution?