Congress
The President
The Judiciary Branch
The Amendments
Potpourri
100
The names of the two houses of Congress.
What are the House and Senate?
100
The minimum age of a presidential candidate.
What is 35?
100
Currently there are nine members of the court, although the number is not fixed.
How many Supreme Court Justices are there?
100
Creates the Internal Revenue Service and taxes income directly, for the first time.
What is the 16th Amendment?
100
The current total is 27, although there can be more.
How many amendments to the Constitution are there?
200
The place in the Constitution that states only the House of Representatives can introduce bills that raise taxes.
What is Article I, Section 7?
200
When negotiating with a foreign nation, he (or she,) can do this with the advice and consent of the senate.
What is negotiate treaties?
200
They can serve in office during "good behavior," or death.
What is the term of office for a federal judge?
200
Guarantee's women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
200
The Constitution is "Supreme"; which supersedes and Federal or State law.
What is the Supreme Law of the Land?
300
Article I, Section 8 has a final sub-clause that specifically gives Congress the power to do what is "Proper."
What is the "Necessary and Proper" Clause?
300
They actually vote for the President of the United States.
What is the Electoral College?
300
All of their rights and responsibilities are in this article.
What is Article 3?
300
The first Ten Amendments; guarantee's that the new federal government would not abuse citizen's rights.
What is The Bill of Rights?
300
Bills of Attainder, Ex post facto laws, Grant titles of nobility
What are things Congress is not allowed to do?
400
According to the Constitution, they have "The sole power to try all impeachments."
What is the Senate?
400
The title given to the president by the Constitution regarding his authority over the military.
What is "Commander and Chief?"
400
The Supreme Court can review all cases affecting ambassadors, public ministers, controversies involving the USA and . . .
What are "between the states?"
400
Prevents senators and congressmen from giving themselves a pay raise.
What is the 27th amendment.
400
This clause guarantees legal proceedings, contracts and records created in 1 state are respected in all states.
What is the "Necessary and Proper Clause?"
500
535
How many total members of Congress are there?
500
With the advice and consent of the Senate, the President can appoint these to the third branch of government.
What are judges?
500
These are the only crimes the Federal Courts and the Supreme Court can not here.
What are impeachments?
500
These amendments, all past during the Civil War, ended slaver, defined who could be a citizen and guaranteed the right to vote to African-Americans.
What are the 13th, 14th & 15th amendments? or, What are the "Civil War Amendments?"
500
The Legal Theory derived from this "writ," requires that law enforcement "produce the body," of a suspect to a court of law.
What is Habeas Corpus?
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