Constitution
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
Vocab
100
These are the first 3 words of the preamble to the Constitution.
What is "We the People"
100
The job title for the person at the head of the executive branch
What is "The President"
100
Congress is made up of these two groups
What is the House of Representatives and the Senate
100
This is the top court in the United States
What is The Supreme Court
100
When a president doesn't sign a bill into law
What is "veto"
200
The government has this many branches.
What is three
200
The minimum age someone has to be in order to be president.
What is 35
200
This group has 100 members.
What is the Senate
200
This is the number of justices that make up the Supreme Court
What is 9
200
When the President is found guilty of a crime by the House of Representatives.
What is impeach
300
This is the branch that the Supreme Court falls under.
What is the Judicial Branch
300
The President meets with leaders of other countries to write these.
What are treaties
300
The number of members for this group is determined by their state's population.
What is the House of Representatives
300
This is how long the justices serve on the Supreme Court.
What is until they resign or die
300
This means "two parts"
What is bicameral
400
The year that the constitution was written.
What is 1787.
400
The title the President has for being in charge of the military.
What is Commander-in-Chief
400
This group is the only group allowed to write bills related to taxes.
What is the House of Representatives
400
The only group that can overturn a Supreme Court decision
What is the Supreme Court
400
This word is mentioned in the Preamble to the constitution and means "future generations".
What is posterity
500
This part of the government is considered "bicameral".
What is Congress
500
The main job of the President.
What is to sign and veto bills
500
This group approves presidential appointments.
What is the Senate
500
The number of cases that the Supreme Court hears each year.
What is between 80 and 100
500
This is a written agreement with a foreign country.
What is a treaty
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