Constitution
House of Representatives
Senators
Branches of Government
Vocabulary Terms
100
A change to the Constitution.
What is amendment?
100
The minimum age for a representative in the United States government.
What is 25 years old?
100
The minimum age required to be able to run for U.S. Senate.
What is 30 years old?
100
The part of the government that makes the laws.
What is the legislative branch?
100
Money paid by a person accused of a crime to stay out of jail until the trial.
What is bail?
200
Place where meeting was held to write the U.S. Constitution.
What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
200
The term of office when serving as a U.S. representative.
What is 2 years or a 2-year term?
200
The number of years in a U.S. Senator's term.
What is 6 years?
200
The part of the government that interprets the laws.
What is Judicial Branch?
200
A proposal for a new law.
What is a bill?
300
State that did not attend the meeting to write a plan of rules for the new nation.
What is Rhode Island?
300
The number of years one must have been a citizen of the United States before running for the office of U.S. Representative.
What is seven?
300
The number of years required as a United States citizen before one can run for the office of U.S. Senator.
What is 9 years?
300
The part of the government that carries out the laws.
What is Executive Branch?
300
To ask for something.
What is to petition?
400
The year the U.S. Constitution became law.
What is 1788?
400
Total number of U.S. Representatives.
What is 435?
400
Total number of United States senators.
What is 100?
400
When the power of the national government of the United States is divided among three branches.
What is Separation of Powers?
400
Another word for approve.
What is ratify?
500
The number of parts or articles in the U.S. Constitution.
What is seven?
500
Explain how the United States determines the number of U.S. Representatives.
What is by the population of each state?
500
Explain how the total number of U.S. Senators is determined.
What is 2 senators per state?
500
When each branch of the government has ways to limit the power of the other branches.
What is Checks and Balances?
500
The power of the courts to decide if laws and other government actions are allowed by the Constitution.
What is Judicial Review?
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