Judicial Branch
This is the job of the judicial branch.
What is to judge/interpret the laws?
These are the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
What are the Bill of Rights?
This is the name for when the supreme court hears a case for the first time.
What is original jurisdiction?
This amendment permits Congress to tax individual incomes.
What is the XVI (16) amendment?
This clause allows Congress to regulate commerce with foreign nations, among several states, and with the Indian tribes.
What is the interstate commerce clause?
This is the number of justices in the Supreme Court.
What is nine?
This the fraction of each house of Congress it takes to propose an amendment.
What is 2/3?
This is the name for when the Supreme Court hears a case that was already heard in a lower case.
What is appellate jurisdiction?
This amendment gave citizens of Washington D.C. the right to vote.
What is the XXIII (23) amendment?
This clause established the U.S. Mint.
What is the common coinage clause?
This is the length of time justices serve in the Supreme Court.
What is a lifetime?
This is the fraction of each state legislature it takes to ratify an amendment.
What is 3/4?
The qualifications for a Supreme Court justice are ________________.
What is NOT stated in the Constitution?
This amendment forbade the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.
What is the XVIII (18) amendment?
This clause requires that state courts respect the laws and judgments from other courts from other states.
What is the full-faith and credit clause?
This is the person or group who must approve all appointments to the Supreme Court.
What is the Senate?
This amendment prohibited changes in the salaries of U.S. senators and representatives from taking place until after the next election.
What is amendment XXVII (27)?
This is the name of the person who usually administers the oath of office to the President on inauguration day.
Who is the Chief Justice?
This amendment moved inauguration day from March 4 to January 20th.
What is the XX (20) amendment?
This amendment limited the President to two terms.
What is the XXII (22) amendment?
This is the name of a formal request to the supreme court to hear a case.
What is a writ of certiorari?
This amendment abolished slavery.
What is the XIII (13) amendment?
This is the supreme law of the land.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
This amendment guarantees that a person cannot be tried for the same crime twice.
What is the V (5) amendment?
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
What is the XXVIIII (19) amendment?