The Convention
The city where the Constitutional Convention was held
What is Philadelphia, PA?
This branch of government interprets the laws.
What is the Judicial Branch?
They are elected by the people of their district.
Who are representatives?
The term length for a representative.
What is two years?
The number of Supreme Court justices
What is 9?
The year the Constitutional Convention was held
What is 1787?
This branch of government makes the laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
The group of individuals who truly elect the president.
What is the electoral college?
The term length for the President.
What is four years?
The number of Senators in the Senate.
What is 100?
The only one of the original thirteen states to not send representatives to the Constitutional Convention.
What is Rhode Island?
The branch of government that enforces the laws.
What is executive branch?
They are elected by the people of their state
Who are Senators?
The term length for a Senator
What is six years?
The two houses of Congress
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
The fraction of a person slaves counted as (when determining a state's population)?
What is 3/5?
Another name for the Legislative Branch.
What is Congress?
Supreme Court Justices and Department Secretaries
Who is nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate?
The number of terms a President may serve.
What is 2?
Homeland Security, Defense, Justice, Treasury, and Education are just a few examples of these
What are executive departments?
The father of the Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
The idea that its best for power to be divided among different branches of government.
What is separation of powers?
They elect the president if no candidate receives a majority of the electoral college votes.
Who is the House of Representatives?
These people keep their jobs until they die, resign, or are removed for office
Who are Supreme Court Justices?
The number of representatives in the House of Representatives
What is 435?