The Bill of Rights
The number of amendments in the Bill of Rights.
What is ten?
This is the most important factor in predicting someone's political beliefs.
What is family?
This is the number of representatives in the House.
What is 435?
The place where bills are initially filed in the House.
What is the Hopper?
How many Senators are in Congress?
This amendment protects freedom of the press.
What is the first?
Research shows that political beliefs are not inherited but _________.
What is learned?
The process by which it is determined how many representatives each state receives.
What is apportionment?
The percentage of bills that die in committee.
What is 90%?
The role that the Senate plays in the impeachment process.
What is to convict?
This is a protection FROM the government.
What is a civil liberty?
This is described as the people's belief in the honesty and fairness of the government.
What is political legitimacy?
The age that someone must be to serve in the House.
What is 25?
The process by which a Senator can kills a bill by simply indicating their opposition.
What is the filibuster?
The President of the Senate.
Who is the Vice-President?
The two types of protections provided by the Bill of Rights are substantive and _____________.
What is procedural?
This is the category of political belief where people choose to disengage with politics because of too much conflict.
What is Stressed Sideliner?
This is a problem that arises when the states redistrict their Congressional districts based on political parties.
What is Gerrymandering?
The process by which the Senate can override a filibuster.
What is cloture?
The amendment that led to popular election of Senators.
What is the 17th Amendment?
This amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the Eighth Amendment?
In 2022, the percentage of Americans who trust the government to act in their best interest.
What is 20%
The type of bill that has to originate in the House.
What is a spending bill?
When the President does not send a bill back within 10 days and Congress is not in session on the 10th day.
What is a pocket veto?
The number of Senators that must approve a Supreme Court nominee.
What is a simple majority?