1787
Three Branches
Amendments
Elected Officials
Potpourri
100
Known as the "Father of the Constitution," this man was also the fourth President of the United States.
Who is James Madison?
100
The United States federal government is divided up into these three branches.
What are the Legislative, Judicial, and Executive branches?
100
The first ten Amendments to the Constitution are commonly referred to as this.
What is the Bill of Rights?
100
The minimum age to be a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
What is 25 years old?
100
The minimum age one must be to vote in a federal election changed from 21 to this in 1971.
What is 18?
200
As the presiding officer for the Convention, he did not participate in debates. He could often be found during recess fishing near Valley Forge...where he may or may not have used a "cherry" limb as a pole.
Who is George Washington?
200
Members of this branch are elected (or appointed) only once...but their term lasts for "for life"...unless they decide to retire or are impeached.
What is the Judicial Branch?
200
Among other things, this amendment provides for "due process," protection from "double jeopardy," and protects a person from being a "witness against himself" in a criminal case.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
200
The requirements to run for President of the U.S. are that you must be a natural born citizen of the U.S., have lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years, and be at least this age.
What is 35 years old?
200
The form of government described by Webster's Dictionary as "a state in which the exercise of the sovereign power is lodged in 'representatives' elected by the people."..It is also mentioned in the Pledge of Allegiance.
What is a republic?
300
Though it was eventually scrapped and a completely new document written, the Constitution Convention was originally called in session to revise these "articles"?
What are the Articles of Confederation?
300
Congress consists of two parts, The Senate and the House of Representatives. Each state elects two senators, but the number of members that a state has in the House is based on this factor.
What is population?
300
This amendment protects citizens rights to maintain a "well regulated militia" as well as the "right of the people to keep and bear Arms."
What is the Second Amendment?
300
To hold this office, one must be a U.S. for at least nine years, thirty years of age or older, and be a citizen of the state from which he (or she) was elected.
What is United States Senator?
300
Term used when Congress passes a bill but the President refuses to sign it.
What is veto?
400
The Constitutional Convention took place in this city.
What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
400
Distributing powers of governance into different branches is refer to as this.
What is "Separation of Powers?"
400
This Amendment abolished slavery.
What is the Thirteenth Amendment?
400
He is the youngest person ever to be "elected" President of the United States.
Who is John Fitzgerald Kennedy?
400
Though not elected to Congress, he serves as President of the Senate and presides over its daily proceedings. He may also cast a vote in the case of a tie.
Who is the Vice President?
500
Of the existing states, this one had "little" to do with the Constitution Convention...In fact, it is the only state that did not send delegates.
What is Rhode Island?
500
This refers to the ability that each branch has to limit powers of the other two...this serves the purpose of preventing one branch of government from getting too powerful.
What are "Checks and Balances?"
500
This amendment, which delays an increase of pay to Congress until after the following election, took the longest amount of time to ratify (202 years, 7 months, 12 days to be exact). Hint: It is the most recent to have been passed.
What is the 27th Amendment?
500
He became the youngest person to ever "serve" as President when he was sworn in to office following the assassination of McKinley.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
500
If the President refuses to sign a bill passed by Congress, it can still become law if BOTH houses of Congress pass the bill by this amount.
What is two-thirds?
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