Article II The Executive
What is the minimum age for a person to be elected president?
35
What country's legal system was the primary basis for the American system?
England
The attorney general is the head of what department?
Justice
What portion of the states must ratify an amendment before it becomes part of the Constitution?
3/4
What state has a unicameral legislature?
Nebraska
The president's annual message to Congress is called what?
State of the Union
What is America's central bank called?
The Federal Reserve
What court did the Constitution establish?
Supreme Court
Republican
What state has the largest constitution at over 376,000 words?
Alabama
Who is next in line of Presidential succession after the Vice President?
Speaker of the House
What department was created after the disaster on September 11, 2001?
Department of Homeland Security
How many persons sit on the Supreme Court?
9
Amendments 5-8 outline the rights of who?
People accused of a crime
Who is the chief executive of a state?
the Governor
What phrase did Washington add when he took the oath of office?
So help me God
What are the heads of the executive departments collectively known as?
Cabinet
How long may federal judges serve?
FOREVER! or for life
What did the 24th Amendment outlaw?
poll tax
All state constitutions establish what 3 branches of government?
executive, legislative, and judicial
How many times has Congress declared war?
11 times across 5 separate conflicts
What agency collects weather data and issues weather forecasts?
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
What phrase came out of the Plessy v. Ferguson decision that upheld racial segregation?
Separate but equal
What document set the pattern for the territories becoming states?
Northwest Ordinance
What official holds the number two position in most states?
Lieutenant Governor
*Daily Double*
What was the original name of the Defense Department under George Washington?
War Department
What independent agency oversees America's national space exploration program?
National Aeronautics & Space Administration
Who does every state constitution mention?
God
The only amendment ever to be repealed concerned the prohibition of what?
alcohol
Approximately how much money is spent every year in the U.S. for tourism?
1.5 trillion