Amendments
Constitution Introduction
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
100
Protects freedom of press, speech and religion
What is the 1st Amendment?
100
The introduction to the Constitution.
What is the Preamble?
100
The two Houses of Congress.
What is the Senate and the House of Representatives?
100
four years
What is the Presidential term?
100
Article which created the Judicial Branch.
What is Article III?
200
Requires a search warrant for police to enter a home.
What is the 4th Amendment?
200
The House of Congress that has the sole power to impeach a government official of wrong doing.
What is House of Representatives?
200
Has the sole power to try all impeachments.
What is the Senate?
200
Amendment that combined the selection of President and Vice-President.
What is the 12th Amendment?
200
Courts which have less power than the Supreme Court.
What is Inferior Courts?
300
The first 10 amendments.
What is the Bill of Rights?
300
Determines the number of Representatives each state has.
What is Population?
300
The article that lists all of the duties of Congress.
What is Article I, Section 8.
300
natural born citizen, age 35, 14 years a resident of the United States
What are the requirements for Presidential candidates?
300
Allows federal courts to decide whether court decisions and laws are in keeping with the intent of the Constitution.
What is judicial review?
400
No on can be put on trial for a serious crime unless a grand jury agrees the evidence justifies it.
What is 5th Amendment?
400
Article IV
What is states rights?
400
The House in which all revenue bills must originate.
What is the House of Representatives?
400
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
What is the oath of office?
400
the jurisdiction the Supreme Courts has in cases affecting Ambassadors, other public ministers, States
What is original jurisdiction?
500
slavery abolished
What is the 13th amendment?
500
Sets up a system for electing a President and lists the requirements for the office.
What is Article II?
500
two-thirds vote
What is the votes needed to override a Presidential veto?
500
power over the military branches
What is Commander in Chief duty?
500
The branch that establishes the inferior courts
What is a responsibility of Congress?
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