Federal Gov't
According to the Constitution, this is the specific type of government the United States is.
What is a republic?
Because of the 3rd Amendment, the government cannot force you to keep these people in your home.
What are soldiers?
What is a constitution?
The state of Wyoming is larger than the state of Pennsylvania, but has less of these because Pennsylvania's population is significantly larger.
What is the number of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives?
This is the very first thing a bill starts out as while it's still just a thought in someone's head.
What is an idea?
Along with being a republic, the U.S. is also referred to as this type of "people-powered" government.
What is a democracy?
According to the 4th Amendment, the police usually need this document to search your house.
What is a warrant?
All states are broken up into these. Some have more than others, with the majority of them being on the east coast of the United States.
What are counties?
This branch of government is responsible for the law and is made up of 5 to 9 justices, depending on the state.
What is the Judicial Branch?
This is the specific group of Congress members who "sit and discuss" a bill to decide if it's even worth a full vote.
What is a committee?
This branch is made up of the President, Vice President, and the Cabinet.
What is the Executive Branch?
If you "plead" this amendment, it means you refuse to testify against yourself in court.
What is the 5th Amendment?
This is the official term for the set of rules that governs or "rules" each individual state.
What is the State Constitution?
This branch of state government is headed by a Governor and includes other key members.
What is the Executive branch?
After a bill passes the House of Representatives, it must head to this "other side of the Capitol" to be voted on next.
What is the Senate?
This branch consists of 535 members of Congress.
What is the Legislative Branch?
This freedom allows you to attend any church you want, or no church at all.
What is Freedom of Religion?
This individual is the head of the Executive Branch and leads the state government.
Who is the Governor?
This branch is made up of two Senators and various House or Assembly members who work together to make laws.
What is the Legislative branch?
This is the action a President takes if they decide they do not want a bill to become a law, sending it back to Congress.
What is a veto?
This branch is made up of 9 Supreme Court Justices.
What is the Judicial Branch?
Because of this right, you can write an article criticizing the government without being arrested.
What is Freedom of the Press?
This is the number of Senators appointed to each state, no matter how big or small the state is.
What is two (2)?
This specific factor about a state is what determines exactly how many seats are appointed in the House or Assembly.
What is population?
Even if the President says "no," a bill can still become a law if this fraction of Congress votes "yes" to override them.
What is two-thirds (2/3)?