How they do it at the Federal level
The SCOTUS has this many Justices.
What is 9?
Florida has this many Supreme Court Justices.
What is 7?
You must be at least this many years old to be a US Senator.
What is 30 years old?
laws that make something illegal after you did it
ex post facto
Speech that does this is not covered under the 1st Amendment.
What is presents a "clear and present danger"?
Who nominates Supreme Court Justices?
Who is the President?
Who nominates Florida Supreme Court Justices?
Who is the Governor?
To be a US Senator, you must be a US citizen at least this many years.
What is 9?
What are natural rights?
This refers to the sharing of power between branches of government.
What are checks and balances?
What fraction of both houses of Congress must support a proposed Constitutional Amendment?
What is 2/3?
What is 60%?
The current US Senators for Florida
Who are (Marco) Rubio and (Rick) Scott?
What is a felony?
This is affected when citizens do not fulfill their duties and obligations.
What is the common good?
This fraction of State legislatures must approve a proposed Constitutional Amendment to the US Constitution.
What is 3/4?
The Governor has this many members in the Cabinet.
What is 3?
(Chief Financial Officer, Attorney General, and the Commissioner of Agriculture)
Florida Senators serve this many years in one term.
What is 4 years?
This type of law settles disputes between individuals or groups.
What is civil law?
Montesquieu's proposed system of different branches of government.
What is separation of powers?
The House of Representatives has this many members.
What is 435?
The Florida Senate has this many members.
What is 40?
Senators are often contacted by these representatives of special interest groups and political action committees.
Who are lobbyists?
When the government takes private property for the common good.
What is eminent domain?
This is a court order to a government official.
What is writ of mandamus?