The Legislative Branch
This is the minimum age required to be a member of the House of Representatives.
What is 25 years old?
This official serves as president if the elected president is unable to, and also presides over the Senate, casting a tie-breaking vote if needed.
Who is the Vice President?
Justices of the Supreme Court hold their office during "good behavior," which means they generally serve for this length of time.
What is "for life"?
This power allows the President (Executive Branch) to reject a law passed by the Legislative Branch.
What is the power of veto?
Has the power to issue licenses.
Who is the state government?
Once Congress proposes an amendment by a two-thirds vote, it must be approved by this fraction of the state legislatures to be ratified.
What is three-fourths (3/4)?
This chamber of Congress serves a term of six years, with one-third of its members up for election every two years.
What is the Senate?
If elected President, you would serve this amount of time in your first term.
What is 4 years?
In the event that two states are arguing over an issue, this court has the power to settle the dispute.
What is The Supreme Court?
The power to review all laws and treaties of the United States to make sure they are legal belongs to this branch.
What is the Judicial Branch?
Has the power to declare war.
Who is Federal government?
This branch has the ability to propose an amendment.
Who is the legislative branch?
Any law involving taxes, which the document refers to as "raising revenue," must begin in this specific chamber of Congress.
What is the House of Representatives?
You must be this old in order to be elected president.
What is 35 years old?
What is 9?
This specific chamber of Congress must approve all judges, cabinet members, and ambassadors appointed by the President.
What is the Senate?
Has the power to establish post offices.
Who is the Federal government?
There have been this many amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
What is 27?
Each state receives 1 Representative in the House of Representatives for this amount of people (population)?
What is 30,000?
This person is allowed to make treaties, but Congress must approve them.
Who is the President?
This person can appoint judges to the Supreme Court.
Who is the President?
To override a President's veto, Congress must approve the bill again with this specific majority in both the House and the Senate.
What is a two-thirds majority?
Has the power to build highways.
What are shared powers?
This amendment was the only one to have been repealed.
What is the 18th Amendment?
There are this many total members in Congress.
What is 535?
The Department of Defense, The Department of the Treasury, and the Department of State are examples of this.
What is the Presidential Cabinet?
When the court reviews executive or legislative acts to determine if they are legal.
What is "Judicial Review"?
The power of impeachment is given to Congress, but only this House is allowed to conduct the trial.
What is the Senate?
Has the power to conduct elections.
Who is the state government?
This is the only method for amending the Constitution that has never been used since the Constitution was ratified.
What is for a Constitutional Convention to be called by two-thirds of the state legislatures?