Constitutional Convention
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Legislative Branch
Amendments and Illinois
100
This is the number of people that signed the Constitution.
What is 39 people?
100
This person takes over the presidency if the president dies.
Who is the vice president?
100
This is the length of the justices' term.
What is life?
100
TRUE or FALSE: The legislative branch consists of two (bicameral) houses.
What is TRUE?
100
This was the second amendment.
What is the right to possess firearms?
200
This person was the President of the Constitutional Consitution.
Who is George Washington?
200
1. This is how long the president's term is. 2. This is how many terms the president can serve.
1. What is four years long? 2. What is two terms?
200
This is the name of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Who is John Roberts?
200
This is the number of senators from each state.
What is two senators per state, a total of 100?
200
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
300
This was the ninth state to ratify the Constitution.
What is New Hampshire?
300
The executive branch includes these four parts.
What is the President, Vice President, Secretary of State, and Cabinet?
300
This is the first woman to serve in the Supreme Court.
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
300
Representation of this house is based on each state's population; currently there are 435 members.
What is the House of Representatives?
300
1. These are the two political party symbols. 2. BONUS: What do they stand for?
1. What is an elephant and a donkey? 2. What is Elephant is a Republican; Donkey is a Democrat?
400
1. This was the location of the Constitutional Convention. 2. BONUS: This is what is was called at the time of the Constitution.
1. What is (what is now) Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania? 2. What is the Pennsylvania State House?
400
The President may be removed from office by two-thirds majority of the Senate for committing any of these crimes.
What is treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors?
400
1. This was the original number of justices in the Supreme Court. 2. BONUS: This is the number of justices now.
1. What is six justices? 2. What is nine justices?
400
1. This is how long senators' terms are. 2. BONUS: TRUE or FALSE: 1/2 of the Senate stands for election every year.
1. What is six years? 2. BONUS: What is false? (1/3 of the Senate stands for election every year.)
400
This was the only Amendment to be repealed.
What is the 18th Amendment (Prohibition), repealed by the 21st Amendment?
500
This person is the Father of the Constitution for offering the basic plan.
Who is James Madison?
500
1. Name two of the 15 cabinet positions. 2. BONUS: Name the Secretary of State.
1. What is Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, or Attorney General? 2. Who is Hillary Clinton?
500
TRUE or FALSE: A case is accepted by the Supreme Court when 6 justices vote to accept it.
What is TRUE?
500
List two powers of Congress.
What is the powers to levy and collect taxes; to coin money and regulate its value; establish post offices and roads; create federal courts inferior to the Supreme Court; declare war; raise and support armies; provide and maintain a navy?
500
This is the Congressional District that Woodstock is included in.
What is the 8th Congressional District?
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