What are speech, religion, press, assembly, petition.
100
The main job of this branch is to make or pass laws.
What is the Legislative Branch.
100
The vote you need to win to become the President of the United States.
What is the electoral vote.
100
The introduction to the United States Constitution.
What is the preamble.
100
The branch of government the President works in.
What is the Executive Branch.
200
This amendment protects you from self-incrimination.
What is the 5th amendment.
200
The branch of the government that can declare war.
Legislative Branch
200
This is how Congress determines when election day is.
What is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
200
Opposed the ratification of the Constitution.
Who are antifederalists.
200
The number of amendments in the Bill of Rights.
What are 10.
300
Guarantees the right to a lawyer in a criminal trial.
What is the 6th amendment
300
Name the two houses of Congress and describe the population of each.
What is the Senate (100 senators, equal representation between large and small states) and the House of Representatives (proportional representation).
300
This is how the Electoral College System works.
1. Registered voters show up at polls to vote for the candidate they support. 2. The Electoral College then meets in their state Capitals to cast their votes. "Winner Take All System" 3. The President of the Senate counts the Electoral Votes.
300
Reserves and protects rights for the people that are not listed in the Constitution.
What is the 9th Amendment.
300
Main body of the Constitution.
What are the articles.
400
Define the 10th Amendment.
What is the protection and guarantee of rights for the states.
400
The length of a supreme court justice's term
Life term
400
Name 3 problems with the Electoral College
1. No candidate reaches 270 electoral votes
2. Win popular vote but lose electoral vote.
3. Faithless electors
400
First government of the United States
Articles of Confederation
400
Number of Supreme Court Justices
9
500
The author of the Bill of Rights
Who is James Madison.
500
Has the specific power to bring impeachment charges against the President
Senate
500
The amount of electoral votes NJ has
What is 14
500
Believers in looser immigration laws, higher taxes on the wealthy, stricter gun laws
Democratic Party
500
The year the Constitution was written, the year the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution, and the year of the most recent amendment being ratified.