Legislative Branch
There are how many members of the Senate?
100
What is the main duty of the Executive Branch?
Execute or carry out laws.
How many members are there on the Supreme Court?
9
This amendment protect you from unlawful searches and seizures.
4th
This amendment gave black men the right to vote.
15th
There are how many members of the House of Representatives?
435
What are the presidents advisors who oversee the different executive departments called?
Cabinet or Cabinet Secretaries
For how long are Federal judges terms, once confirmed.
Lifetime
Provides the right to bear arms.
2nd
This amendment abolished slavery.
13th
What is the duty of the Legislative Branch of Government?
To make laws
The government agencies that help to carry out laws.
Bureaucracy
The Judicial Branch mostly hears Appellate cases (Appeals), what kind of cases are these?
Court cases that have been decided in lower courts, but still could be overturned.
This amendment provides the freedom of religion and other expression.
1st
This amendment provided women's suffrage (the right to vote).
19th
Who is the President of the Senate?
Vice-President
What is it called when a President doesn't sign a bill and sends it back to Congress for a super majority vote?
Veto
The Supreme Court can hear cases for the first time, skipping other levels of the Court system. What is this called?
Original Jurisdiction
This amendment protect you from excessive punishment and and unreasonable bail charges.
8th
This amendment provides equal protection under the law for all people living in the United States.
14th
Congress has the power to "make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying out all other powers vested by this Constitution."
Necessary and Proper Clause
Presidential direction to an agency or official to do or not do something.
Executive Order
What is the main duty of the Judicial Branch?
To interpret laws
Which amendment gave you the right to a free and fair public trial in criminal cases?
6th
Which amendment eliminated Poll Taxes, where certain states would make you pay to vote?
24th