Legislative Branch
What are the two parts of the Legislative Branch?
The House and the Senate
What is the President's role in the military?
The Commander in Chief
How long can Supreme Court Justices stay in office?
Until they die or retire.
Soldiers can not be forced to stay in our houses without consent because of which amendment?
The 3rd Amendment
What does the 8th Amendment prohibit?
The 8th Amendment prohibits excessive fines and cruel and unusual punishments.
This part of Congress is elected every six years.
The Senate
What is the President's power to forgive crimes called?
Pardon
What does the Supreme Court interpret to decide if laws are good or bad?
The Constitution
Police officers cannot search your house without a warrant (or probable cause) as a result of which amendment?
The 4th Amendment
A quick and speedy trial is guaranteed by which amendment?
The 6th Amendment
How do you calculate how many representatives a state gets in the House of Representatives?
By their population
This is the name for the President's ability to send bad laws back to Congress.
Veto
Who appoints Supreme Court Justices?
The President
What 5 “freedoms of expression” are guaranteed by the first amendment?
Religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition
Do we have rights that are not listed in the Bill of Rights? If so, from which Amendment?
The Senate must vote to confirm these people once they are nominated by the President.
Cabinet members and Judges.
You have to be this old to run for President.
35 Years old.
How old do you have to be to be a Supreme Court Justice?
Trick question! Technically there is no minimum age. But you do have to be a lawyer and judge, which takes at least 30 years.
The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed because of which Amendment?
The 2nd Amendment
The 10th Amendment says all rights not given to the Federal Government belong to whom?
The People & States
The amount of votes it takes to override a President's veto.
Two-thirds?
You must be this kind of citizen if you want to be President.
A Natural Born Citizen. (Born in the US or US territories/military bases)
Who does Supreme Court sign the impeachment papers of?
The President
Which Amendment guarantees your access to a lawyer if you are accused of a crime?
5th Amendment
The 5th amendment guarantees that you cannot be charged for the same crime twice. Another name for this is?
Double Jeopardy