The Constitution
The year the Constitution was written
1787
Government where citizens choose a select group of people to make laws and decisions on their behalf
What is representative
The chief duty of the executive branch is to
Enforce laws
which amendment lowered the voting age to 18?
26th
Presidential term
4 years
Who is considered the Father of the Constitution
James Madison
Who appoints cabinet members
who is the president
Legislative branch
Create laws
Amendment that limited the Presidential terms to four years
22nd amendment
How many terms can the president serve
2
The BOR does what?
And was proposed in order to?
Protects citizens fundamental rights
Help ratify the constitution
expressed powers
the constitution
judicial branch
determine the constitutionality of laws
which amendment establish prohibition
18th
Senators serve?
6 years
What fraction of State Legislatures must approve an amendment to the US Constitution
3/4
I become president if the President, VP and Speaker of the House all die
Pro Tempore of the Senate
Speaker of the House
leader of the House of Representatives
I abolished slavery
13th
Representative Serve
2 years
What does the preamble to the constitution do?
+5 points on your test if you can recite it.
It clearly communicates the intentions of the framers and the purpose of the document. The preamble is an introduction to the highest law of the land
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
Two Current Missouri representatives?
it is our role as people chosen from each state and the District of Columbia to make the formal selection of the president and VP
Who is the Electoral College
The Right to remain silent
5th
Judges are appointed for ____
life time