The Preamble & The Basics
"We the People"
What are the first three words of the Constitution?
This is the primary role of the Legislative Branch
What is to make laws?
This is the primary role of the Executive Branch
What is to enforce the laws?
This is the primary role of the Judicial Branch
What is to interpret the laws?
This Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment?
The introduction to the Constitution which outlines its broad purposes.
What is the Preamble?
Representation in this upper house of Congress is set at two per state
What is the Senate?
This is the President's constitutional power to reject a bill passed by Congress
What is veto power?
The Supreme Court was established by this Article in the Constitution.
Article III
Ratified in 1920, this amendment granted women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
This original governing document was replaced by the Constitution.
What were the Articles of Confederation?
This decided how enslaved people would be counted for representation and taxation
What was the three-Fifths Compromise?
This group, comprised of the heads of 15 executive departments, advises the president
What is the Cabinet?
Term length for a federal judge or Supreme Court Justice
What is life or good behavior?
These 5 freedoms are protected by the First Amendment.
What are religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition?
The number of Articles in the U.S. Constitution that establish our framework of government
What is 7?
This is the minimum age requirement to be elected to the House of Representatives.
What is 25 years old?
This is the minimum age required to become President of the United Sates
What is 35 years old?
The number of Supreme Court Justices required to make up a full bench
What is nine?
The 27th and last Amendment puts limits on this.
What is how congressional pay raises can take effect?
This doctrine was established in the Supreme Court case Marbury v Madison
What was Judicial Review?
Percentage of votes in Congress needed to bypass a presidential veto.
What is two-thirds?
According to Article II, the Commander in Chief of the armed forces is this person
Who is the President?
This crime is the only crime defined in Article III of the Constitution.
What is treason?
Concept that guarantees that the government must respect all legal rights owed to a person.
What is Due Process?