Order
The President is elected for THIS number of years.
What is 4 years?
THIS chamber of Congress's numbers are determined by state populations.
What is the House of Representatives?
The Supreme Court's primary role is THIS.
What is determining the constitutionality of United States laws?
The United States Constitution has THIS number amendments.
What is 27?
Embassies are located in the capitals of foreign countries. These smaller offices are located in major cities of foreign countries.
What are Consulates?
"He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of" THIS important event.
What is the State of the Union?
Upon Veto from the President, THIS fraction of Congress must vote in favor of overriding the Veto.
What is 2/3?
(66%, 67%, 66.6%)
Justices of the Supreme Court are appointed to "The Bench" for THIS number of years.
What is a Lifetime Appointment?
(Life)
The Declaration of Independence was signed by THIS number of people.
What is 55?
The United States appoints an Ambassador to THIS International organization.
What is the United Nations?
The President has the power to grant THESE as they deem fit for any offender of a federal crime.
What are reprieves and pardons?
The Senate must confirm THESE people before they assume their duties.
What are Presidential appointees?
Supreme Court Justices must be approved by THIS body.
What is the United States Senate?
There is THIS number of federally elected officials in the United States.
What is 537?
(435 in the House of Representatives, 100 in the Senate, and 2 in the Executive Branch)
The United Kingdom uses This kind of governmental system.
What is a parliamentary system?
THIS person is third in the presidential order of succession.
Who is the Senate President Pro Tempore?
(Patty Murray)
(Vice President is 1st, Speaker of the House is 2nd.)
The Senate uses THIS tactic to stall the passage of bills.
What is the filibuster?
When the Supreme Court hears a case, they release an opinion on that case. When a Justice disagrees with the majority of the court, they release THIS kind of opinion.
What is a dissenting opinion?
(Dissenting)
THIS decennial occurrence determines the allocation of Congressional representatives.
What is the United States Census?
(Census)
THIS European organization allows for the regulation of international commerce and the economy between its member states.
What is the European Union?
(EU)
The United States Coast Guard falls under the jurisdiction of THIS federal department.
What is the Department of Homeland Security?
When a bill is passed through both chambers of Congress, it moves to THIS bicameral committee before being sent to the President for their Signature or Veto.
What is the Congressional Conference Committee?
(conference, conference committee)
To this day, THIS writing utensil is used by the Supreme Court.
What are quill pens?
Each State gets an electoral vote for each Congressperson and Senator that represents their State in Congress, which amounts to THIS number of electoral votes.
What is 538?
(Washington D.C also gets representation)
This international organization was designed as a defense organization during the cold war in case of invasion.
What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?
(NATO)