The President
Congress
The Judiciary
Powers
Potpourri
100
At least 35 years old
What is the age requirement for the presidency
100
Seven Years
What is the number of years a member of the House of Representatives must be a citizen?
100
The power of the judicial branch to declare acts of government unconstitutional.
What is Judicial Review?
100
Collecting Taxes
What is an example of a concurrent power?
100
The number of branches the government had under The Articles of Confederation.
What is one (legislative)
200
22nd Amendment
What is the Amendment which limits the times a president can be elected to two?
200
The place where impeachments are tried.
What is the Senate?
200
The number of current Supreme Court Justices.
What is nine?
200
Congress has the power to "make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers."
What is the elastic clause?
200
This is to determine the number of representatives from each state in the House of Representatives.
What is the census? (every 10 years)
300
The person who presides over presidential impeachment trials.
Who is the Chief Justice?
300
Provided for the direct election of Senators.
What is the 17th Amendment?
300
Other than the Court itself, the way to overturn the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Constitution.
What is a Constitutional amendment?
300
laws that govern licensing are these types of powers.
What is an example of reserved (state) powers?
300
What the Anti federalist insisted on.
What is the Bill of Rights?
400
Allows for a president who loses the popular vote to still win the election.
What is the electoral college (and its winner take all aspect)?
400
The Great Compromise resolved this.
What is the question of representation? (bicameral legislature - one house based on population, one with each state getting two votes)
400
Designed to insure impartiality in federal judges.
Why do judges have life tenure?
400
The power to ratify treaties.
What is a power of the US Senate?
400
Power is divided between levels of government.
What is a federal system of government? (federalism)
500
Needs to approve all presidential appointments.
What is the Senate?
500
A government where representatives are elected by the people.
What is a republic?
500
How you would remove a federal judge who broke the law.
What is impeachment?
500
Limited Government.
What type of national government is created when the Constitution says "Powers not given to the central government shall be reserved to the states."
500
The part of the Bill of Rights that embodies the idea that "a man's house is his castle."
What is the 4th Amendment protection against "unreasonable search and seizures."
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