Legislative Branch
The Legislative Branch of our government is called
The Commander and Chief of the Army and Navy is
President
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is
John Roberts
What does prohibition mean
frobidding the sale and manufacturing of alcohol
The first few words of the constitution are
We the people
Laws for the United States are made by
Congress
The presidents advisers are called
Cabinet
The part of the Constitution that allows Congress to stretch its powers by making laws concerning topics that are not spectifically mentioned in the Constitution is the
Elastic Clause
An amendment is
a change in the Constitution
The United States Presidential Elections occur in
November
Congress can overide the President's veto if both houses have a
2/3 vote
How does one determine how many presidential electors states have?
number of state representatives and sentors
Our basic freedom of the speech, press religion and petition are found in which amendment
1st
The specific written guarantees of our indidvidual rights and liberties are to be found in
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights are
the 1st 10 amendments
the number of Senators would change only if
an additional state was added
The President shows his disapproval of a bill is
Questions about interpreting the Constitution are finally settled by
The Supreme Court
The Stars on the flag stand for
50 states
checks and balances
In Novemberm who many representatives will be up for re election
All of them
The president can do all of the following except
make a law
The Constitution became effective when it was ratified by
9/13 states
The stripes on the flag stand for
The 13 original colonies
The 5th amendment provides for
1. no double jeopardy
2. indictment by a grand jury
3.guarantee against self incrimination