How a Bill Becomes Law
This type of vote is the primary method of passing or rejecting a bill in Congress
What is roll call?
The judicial branch is governed by this group of judges
What is the U.S. Supreme Court?
This man served as the president of the Constitutional Convention
Who is George Washington?
The government that was ultimately replaced by the U.S. Constitution
What is the Articles of Confederation?
NFL star quarterback Patrick Mahomes attended this university
What is Texas Tech?
This term refers to taking a bill and placing it to the side, with the idea of returning to it at a later time
What is pigeonhole?
This individual serves as the leader of the executive branch
Who is the U.S. President?
The lone state that refused to attend the Constitutional Convention
What is Rhode Island?
Federal Judge
What is for life?
This constitutional amendment bans cruel and unusual punishment
What is the 8th Amendment?
These three ingredients comprise a BLT sandwich
What are bacon, lettuce, and tomato?
The ultimate weapon against legislation in the Senate, this term refers to talking a bill to death via endless debate
What is a filibuster?
The legislative branch of government consists of these two houses of Congress
What is the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate?
Who is Roger Sherman?
U.S. Senator
What is 6 Years?
The Federalists and Anti-Federalists were each led by these two blood rivals
Who are Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson?
Among the best-selling singles of all time, this song by Post Malone became famous from the animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
What is Sunflower?
A presidential veto of a bill can be overruled by this fraction (or percentage) in each house of Congress
What is 2/3 (or 66%)?
The leader of the executive branch is elected by this special system
What is the Electoral College?
The city the Constitutional Convention was held in
U.S. House of Representatives Member
What is 2 Years?
This person is the chief executive of a state, or the state version of a president
What is a governor?
This animal is the world's largest mammal
What is a blue whale?
This special committee meets if a bill is not passed in the same form by both houses and is designed to work out the differences before passage
What is conference committee?
Article III of the U.S. Constitution deals with this branch of government
What is the judicial branch?
The man who developed the Virginia Plan offered at the Constitutional Convention
Who is James Madison?
What is 2 terms?
The total number of individuals in the U.S. House of Representatives
What is 435?
In Spongebob Squarepants, the pirate narrator is known by this name
Who is Patchy the Pirate?