Federalism
Amendments We Learned
Articles
Electoral College
Let's Make a Law
100
Taxes
What is both
100
No unreasonable searches and seizures
What is the 4th Amendment
100
This branch proposes (or writes) bill that may become laws.
What is the legislative branch
100
270
What is the total number of electoral votes a candidate needs in order to become/
100
What an idea for a law is called
What is a bill
200
Declare war
What is national
200
Freedom of press, assembly, religion, petition, speech
What is the 1st Amendment
200
This branch has one someone who executes or carries out the law
What is Executive Branch
200
The number of Electoral Votes a state gets is determined by
What is Senators plus Representatives
200
If both houses of Congress pass a compromise bill, where does it go?
Who is the president?
300
Deal with immigration
What is Both
300
No Cruel and Unusual punishments
What is the 8th Amendment
300
Their main job is to interpret the Constitution
What is Judicial Branch
300
538
What is the total number of possible electoral votes
300
The number to override a Presidential veto by Congress.
What is 2/3rds majority vote of both houses?
400
The government is not allowed to torture you if you are suspected of a crime
What is limited government
400
The Amendment which creates the Electoral College (Remember our little way of remembering this one -wink, wink)
What is the 12th Amendment
400
27 times in history the Constitution has been changed or a more proper word would be _________________________
What is amended
400
If neither candidates gets 270 Electoral Votes, the ________________ chooses the next president
What is House of Representatives
400
Another word to "reject" a bill
What is veto
500
Run Elections
What is Both
500
The Amendment which sets presidential terms to 2 Terms of 4 Years
What is the 22nd Amendment
500
The Constitution dictates that the national government can always overrule the state governments under the ________________________ Clause
What is the Supremacy Clause
500
The alternative plan we discussed in class to the Electoral College
What is the direct popular vote?
500
Another word for a group of voters from a certain area
What is a constituent
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