Amendments
This amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This branch of government makes the laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
This document was ratified in 1787 and serves as the foundation of U.S. law.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
The total number of members in the House of Representatives is this.
What is 435?
The Senate has this many members.
What is 100?
This amendment guarantees freedom of speech, religion, and the press.
What is the 1st Amendment?
This branch of government enforces the laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are called this.
What are the Bill of Rights?
To serve in the House of Representatives, a person must be at least this old.
What is 25 years old?
To serve in the Senate, a person must be at least this old.
What is 30 years old?
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
This branch of government interprets the laws.
What is the Judicial Branch?
This event led to the drafting of the U.S. Constitution after it became clear the Articles of Confederation were too weak.
What is Shays' Rebellion?
This is the term length for a member of the House of Representatives.
What is 2 years?
This is the term length for a senator.
What is 6 years?
This amendment limits the president to two terms in office.
What is the 22nd Amendment?
This body is responsible for approving presidential appointments.
What is the Senate?
The process by which the Constitution was approved by the states is called this.
What is Ratification?
This is the title given to the leader of the House of Representatives.
What is the Speaker of the House?
This is the title of the person who presides over the Senate when the vice president is absent.
What is the President Pro Tempore?
This amendment is known as the “Lame Duck” amendment, moving the presidential inauguration date to January.
What is the 20th Amendment?
This is the group of 15 executive department heads who advise the president.
What is the Cabinet?
This state was the first to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
What is Delaware?
This state has the most representatives in the House.
What is California?
This amendment gave senators their direct election by the people instead of state legislatures.
What is the 17th Amendment?