Which Amendment protects your right to legally own a gun?
What is the 2nd Amendment
100
How old must you be to run for the House of Representatives? AND how long is your term of service?
What is 25; 2 years
100
How long is a term of service for the President? According to Article 2 of the Constitution, what is the maximum number of terms a President may serve?
What is 4 years; this is not mentioned in the Constitution.
100
How many Supreme Court Justices are there and how long do they serve?
What is 9; for life
100
A law that makes something that already happened in the past illegal is what kind of law?
What is ex post facto
200
In a court of law, you have the right to plead the 5th. What does that mean?
What is you do not have to testify against yourself
200
If the President does not sign or veto a bill, and Congress adjourns after a week, what happens to the bill?
What is a pocket veto.
200
What are 3 requirements a person must meet to run for President?
What is 35 years old, natural born citizen, live in America at least 14 years
200
If the Supreme Court decides to listen to a case that has not been tried before, then the court is using what type of jurisdiction?
What is Original Jurisdiction
200
The Supreme Court has the power to declare something Constitutional or not in a process known as...?
Judicial Review
300
Which 5 freedoms are protected under the 1st Amendment?
What is Speech, press, religion, petition, peaceful assembly
300
Who becomes President of the Senate? What is this person's function?
What is the Vice-President of the United States; to vote in the Senate if there is a tie
300
Who has the power to impeach a President?
What is the House of Representatives
300
The ability to declare something constitutional or not. This is a check the Judicial branch has on the legislative branch.
What is Judicial Review.
300
Being put on trial for the same crime twice.
What is Double Jeopardy
400
Which Amendment guarantees a right to a speedy and public trial?
What is the 6th Amendment
400
Provide two examples of powers delegated to Congress
What is declare war, coin money, regulate interstate trade, maintain a military
400
Provide at least 2 specific powers of the President.
What is Commander and Chief, grand pardons, veto, nominate ambassadors and Supreme Court Justices
400
What is the process a person must go through before they are officially added as a Justice on the Supreme Court?
What is Nominated by the President, voted on by the Senate.
400
The fair and equal treatment for all people under the full extent of the laws and judicial system.
What is Due Process
500
What does the 10th Amendment say?
What is Any rights not delegated in the Constitution are reserved for the states.
500
what is the elastic clause?
What is the right of Congress to make any laws that are necessary and proper in order to run the country.
500
What is the difference between the popular vote and the electoral vote when electing a President?
The popular vote is the overall vote of all eligible citizens. When they vote, they are actually choosing the electoral vote from their state. The electoral vote is the number of electoral college members that vote for a Presidential candidate.
500
What is appellate jurisdiction?
What is The power to hear a case that has already been tried in a lower court.