Article 1
What does Bicameral mean?
Two Houses/Two Branches
What does the executive branch do?
Carries out the laws
The Judicial Branch!
Is your drivers license valid in every state?
Yes!
What is Phoebe's favorite color? (Hint: It's one of the colors of the trans pride flag)
Pink!
How many members are in the house of representatives?
435
Name a power of the president
There's a ton, the main ones we focused on in class are: Head of military, nominating Supreme Court justices, and heading all federal agencies
What kind of court hears out your case for actions you are accused of and decides on whether or not you are guilty or not guilty?
Trial Court
Who has the power to add new states to the US
Congress
What school does Phoebe go to?
UVM
How many members are in the senate?
100
How many electors/electoral college votes does Vermont have? (Hint: its the number of reps + number of senators)
3
What kind of court would you go to if you lost in Trial Court?
Appeals court
What percentage of Congress OR the states is required to propose an amendment?
2/3rds
What did Phoebe go as for Halloween this year?
What happens if a bill goes to the President and the President does nothing?
It becomes law after 10 days
How could someone born outside the US be eligible for president?
Both parents are citizens when born "natural born citizen" “the children of citizens of the United States, that may born beyond the sea, or out of the limits of the United States, shall be considered as natural born citizens.”
What is Judicial review?
The ability of the court to decide on whether or not laws are constitutional
How many states are required to ratify an amendment?
38
What sport did Phoebe coach in high school?
Basketball
Name 4 of Congress's Enumerated Powers
Make laws, Raise and maintain an army and navy, Borrow money, Establish Post Offices, Protect intellectual property, Declare war, Set and collect taxes, Regulate commerce (Foreign and Domestic), Coin money
How many electoral college votes are there in total? How many are needed to win the presidential election?
538 total
270 to win
Name 2 of the 9 current Supreme Court judges
John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, Ketanji Brown Jackson
What year was the last amendment passed?
1992
What is Phoebe's favorite amendment?
The 14th Amendment!!