Government Lingo
House
Senate
President
Elections
100

to change or add to

What is amend?
100

How old must one be to become a Representative?

What is 25?

100

How many Senators does each State recieve? 

What is 2?

100

How old must one be to become President? 

What is 35?

100

The votes cast by the people.

What is popular votes?

200

to approve

What is to ratify?

200

How many Representatives are in the House?

What is 435?

200

How many Senators are in the Senate?

What is 100?

200

How many consecutive years must someone have lived in the U.S. to run for President?

What is 14 years?

200

The votes that "actually" count towards electing the President. 

What is electoral votes?

300

to introduce a bill or idea

What is propose? 

300

How many years must someone be a citizen before becoming a Representative?

What is 7 years?

300

How old must one be to become a Senator?

What is 30 years old?

300

What type of citizen must a person be to become President?

What is natural born?

300
The minimum number of electoral votes needed to win the Presidency? 

What is 270?

400

An official count of the people that occurs every 10 years.

What is a census?

400

What is the minimum number of Representatives that a State must have?

What is 1?

400
How many years must someone have been a citizen before running for the Senate?

What is 9 years?

400

What role is the President carrying out when he/she is managing the military?

What is commander-in-chief?

400

Presidential elections are held on the first _________ after the first __________ in ______________ in years that are divisible by ____.

What is Tuesday, Monday, November, and 4?

500
This is defined as more than half.

What is majority? 

500
What is the determining factor in how many Representatives a State is awarded? 

What is population?

500

Where must a Senator live? 

What is in the State that they represent? 

500

What is the basic Constitutional job of the President?

What is enforcing the laws of the U.S?

500

What amendment gave Washington D.C. residents 3 electoral votes?

What is the 23rd amendment?

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