Constitution 1
Name 3 branches of the US Federal government
Legislative, Executive and Judicial
The Congress has a bicameral legislature which means it has 2 bodies that bills have to pass through before they become law. What are these two sections called?
What is the house of representatives and the senate.
How many years can a president serve in office?
4 years with a max of 8 years if they get re-elected.
Who is James Madison?
This supreme court case ended segregation in 1954. The supreme court ruled in a 9-0 vote.
What is Brown vs. Board of Education.
Which is foreign and domestic policy?
United States policies/rules/laws for dealing with issues in and outside of America.
How many amendments have been made to the Constitution?
27
This branch of the national government interprets the laws?
What is judicial?
What does it mean to impeach?
Accuse a public official of committing a crime
The cabinets purpose is to have a group of individuals advise the president and help him or her make decisions.
This language is the only other language besides English used in the Constitution.
What is latin?
This amendment gives women the right to vote:
19
Who is known as the father of the U.S. Constitution?
Who is James Madison.
The highest ranking member of the judicial branch's title is this.
Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Which branch can appoint/nominate Supreme Court Justices?
What is the Executive Branch?
In the law-making process, all laws start out as:
Bills
The main power of the judicial branch was created by Marbury vs. Madison. This power is known as _______ __________ and it allows the courts to interpret laws along with the constitution.
What is Judicial Review.
The 13th amendment to the U.S. Constitution ended ________ while the 14th amendment to the constitution created __________________.
13th : ended slavery
14th : Equality under the law
Who is John Adams?
This famous founding father was absent from the Constitution Convention. He was in France where he served as the U.S. minister.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Which president used the power of the bully pulpit (ability to speak publicly to get what you want to pass laws onto the legislative branch of government).
Who is Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt.
The requirements for this hallmark of democracy are not set forth in the US Constitution. As a result, this right will be slowly granted to other members of society over the first 130 years.
Requirements for the right to vote