Article I (A)
This is term used to refer to the introduction to the constitution. "We the People.."
What is the Preamble?
This is an example of checks and balances.
What is.... any scenario that applies.
What is flag is currently hand drawn on the whiteboard? Hint: light Blue/pink and white stripes
What is the trans flag?
This is the number of justices presiding over the U.S. Supreme Court.
What is NINE?
This is the term used to refer to land owned by the US that is not considered a state.
What is U.S. Territory? Sadly, the answer US grabbity-grab is not an acceptable answer..
These are the THREE branches of Government.
What is Executive, Legislative & Judicial?
Define the 3/5th compromise.
What is a problematic agreement the founding fathers made to determine the population count in southern states with specific consideration to enslaved peoples (population count was used to determine representation in the House.)
This individual is heavily depicted in pencil drawings behind Ms.Bowen's desk.
Who is Eric Lieu?
This branch of government has the power to declare war.
What is congress?
Defines the Supremacy clause.
What is that federal constitution and Federal laws take precedence over state laws?
Reason why the founding fathers made the legislative branch bicameral.
Two acceptable answers:
A.) Compromise between power of states and power of people &/or population (big and little states)
B.) One camel was not enough
Number of house representatives.
What is 435?
This is the number of tables in this room?
What is 9? Maybe..someone count the tables
Approximate number of cases the supreme court takes each year ( answer must be within 20 points difference of the correct number to get the points)
What is 80?
Describe the Amendment approval process
What is the amendment process happens one of two ways..
A.) by a two-thirds vote of both Houses of Congress
B.) if two-thirds of the States request one
What is 'the powers not specifically granted to the federal government is left to the states'?
Term used to define redrawing district lines to favor a particular party.
What is Gerrymandering?
This is the number of chairs in this room (answer must be within 5 of the correct number to get credit.)
What is....again, somebody count.
This is the difference between Trail Courts and Court of Appeals.
Trial courts determine the outcome of a case (ex: guilty vs innocent,) Court of Appeals determine if the trial was fair, if the law was applied correctly and if the law is constitutional.
In order to ratify the constitution, the states required the founding fathers to add these.
What is the bill of rights or the first ten amendments to the constitution?
Define quorum.
What is in order to do business, each chamber needs a majority of members present?
Circumstances in which a vetoed bill may become a law.
What is if 2/3rds of the house and senate vote to approve it?
Who are the advocates depicted in the black and white mural painting in the front of the room under the classroom map?
Who is
What are three requirements to becoming a US president?
A.) You must be a minimum of 35 years old
B.) You must have been born in the United States
C.) You must have lived in the US for at least 14 years
Provide an example of congress's power to protect states from invasion from a foreign country, or from a significant violent uprising within a state.