Crimes and the punishments for them are spelled out in each state’s
What is penal code?
100
A state has as many ____ as the total of its U.S. senators and representatives.
What are electoral votes?
100
What is the only crime defined by the Constitution?
What is treason?
100
Congress may not pass ____ laws, or laws that make an act a crime after the act has been committed.
What are ex post facto?
100
This person is known as the father (author) of the United States Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
200
____ means that the defendant does not admit guilt but will not fight the prosecution’s case.
What is no contest?
200
According to the War Powers Act, the president must notify ____ immediately when troops are sent into battle.
What is Congress?
200
The Fifth Amendment states that people may not be required to
What is incriminate themselves?
200
A ____ is an oddly shaped district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group.
What is gerrymander?
200
This is the number of articles and amendments in the U.S. Constitution.
What are seven articles and twenty-seven amendments?
300
What is the most important role of the president?
What is chief executive?
300
What is a nation’s overall plan for dealing with other nations?
What is foreign policy?
300
What is the practice of offering time and services to others without payment?
What is volunteerism?
300
What jurisdiction allows a court to hear appeals from a lower court?
What is appellate?
300
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
400
What is the basic goal of American foreign policy?
What is national security?
400
What is money, food, military assistance, or other supplies given to help other countries?
What is foreign aid?
400
The most powerful member of the House of Representatives is the
Who is the Speaker of the House?
400
The Supreme Court claimed the power of judicial review in the decision of what case?
What is Marbury v. Madison?
400
The requirements to become the President of the United States.
What is a natural-born citizen of the United States, at least 35 years old and a resident of the United States for at least 14 years before taking office.
500
The United States Postal Service is an example of
What is a government corporation?
500
Serious crimes with serious consequences are called
What are felonies?
500
What is the term that is used when an official is formally accused of misconduct in office?
What is impeachment?
500
What is the term for the geographic area covered by an appeals court?
What is circuit?
500
This person is 2nd in line behind the vice-president in presidential succession.
Who is the Speaker of the House of Representatives?