judicial branch
The Congress
Bill of Rights
presidency
clauses
100
They set the size of the Supreme Court?
What is the Congress?
100
Number of senators that each state has in the U.S. Senate.
What is 2.
100
The second amendment says that people have the right to do this.
What is bear arms?
100
presidential rejection of a bill,or a webbed foot.
What is a veto?
100
clause that sets up a "wall of separation" between church and state.
What is the establishment clause?
200
Supreme Court judges can be removed either through retirement, resignation, the impeachment process,or this.
What is dying?
200
He presides over the Senate, but only votes to break a tie.
What is the vice president?
200
The fourth amendment protects people from these.
What are unreasonable searches and seizuires?
200
an agreement between the president and another country's chief executive, it does not require Senate approval.
What is an executive agreement?
200
Gives one the right to "freely exercise" his religion.
What is the free exercise clause?
300
An opinion that disagrees with the majority.
What is a dissenting opinion?
300
Votes needed from each house to override a presidential veto.
What is 2/3 vote of each house?
300
The eighth amend protects one from this kind of punishment.
What is cruel and unusual?
300
As this, the president has the power to sent or withdraw troops to other countries.
What is commander in chief?
300
gives Congress implied powers by allowing them to pass laws "necessary and proper."
What is the elastic clause, or "necessary and proper clause?"
400
He nominates Supreme Court justices when there is vacancy.
Who is the president?
400
The fewest number of representatives in the House of Representatives that a state can have.
What is one?
400
The tenth amendment says that powers not given to the national government, nor reserved for the states, are given to these.
What are the people?
400
sets up the "ladder of laws, making the constitution the Supreme Law of the land."
What is the Supremacy Clause?
500
Courts beneath the Supreme Court, they were created by Congress.
What is inferior courts? (Special Courts is also an acceptable answer.)
500
The Reapportionment Act of 1929 set the size of the House of Representatives at this.
What is 435?
500
Amendment that says that people have rights in addition to the ones specifically mentioned.
What is the ninth?
500
According to the Presidential Succession Act, he is second in line for the presidency, after the vice president.
What is the Speaker of the House?
500
One state must recognize legal documents (such as a marriage) of other states.
What is the Full Faith and Credit clause?
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