Legislative Branch
What are the two chambers of Congress?
What is the House of Representatives & Senate
Who is the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Armed Forces?
Who is the President
What is the highest court in the United States?
What is the Supreme Court
Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution"?
Who is James Madison
What is the term for the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution?
What is the Bill of Rights
How many total members are there in the U.S. Senate?
What is 100
What is the maximum number of years a person can serve as President of the United States?
What is 10 years
How many justices currently serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?
What is 9
What was the primary concern of the Anti-Federalists regarding the new Constitution?
What is the lack of Bill of Rights
Which amendment guarantees freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition?
What is the 1st Amendment
What is the minimum age requirement to serve in the House of Representatives?
What is 25 years old
Which executive department is primarily responsible for foreign policy and international relations?
What is the State Department
What is the term length for a federal judge, as specified in the Constitution?
What is Life Term
Which series of essays were written to support the ratification of the Constitution?
What is the Federalist Papers
What is the process called when a President is formally charged with misconduct?
What is Impeachment
Which clause in the Constitution grants Congress the power to pass laws necessary and proper for executing its enumerated powers?
What is the Elastic Clause
What is Article 1 Section 8
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause
What is the term for a directive issued by the President that has the force of law?
What is an Executive Order
Which landmark Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review?
What is Marbury v. Madison (1803)
What compromise during the Constitutional Convention resolved the issue of state representation in Congress?
What is the Connecticut Plan
What is the Great Compromise
Which amendment lowered the voting age to 18?
What is the 26th Amendment
What is the term for the tactic used in the Senate to delay or block legislative action by extending debate?
What is a filibuster
Which federal department is tasked with enforcing laws related to immigration and customs?
What is the Department of Homeland Security
In the federal court system, which courts are immediately below the Supreme Court?
What is the Appeals Court/Appellate Court
Which compromise determined how enslaved individuals would be counted for representation and taxation purposes?
What is the 3/5th Compromise
What is the term for the division of power between national and state governments?
What is Federalism