Branches of Gov't
Amendments
Articles of the Constitution
Principles of the Constitution
Electoral College
100
This describes the division of government among several branches.
What is separation of powers?
100
This amendment gave voting rights to women.
What is the 19th? +2
100
This article describes the legislative branch.
What is Article I?
100
This means that the people have the power in government.
What is popular sovereignty?
100
Total number of electoral votes available.
What is 538? +2
200
This branch of government can declare war.
What is legislative (Congress)?
200
This amendment guarantees individual freedoms.
What is the First Amendment?
200
This article describes how states interact with each other.
What is Article 4? +2
200
An example of checks and balances is when Congress can ______ a President's veto with 2/3 vote.
What is override? +2
200
Number of electoral votes needed to win the presidential election.
What is 270?
300
This branch of government is selected by electoral votes.
What is executive (President)?
300
The number of amendments in the Constitution.
What is 27? +2
300
This article describes the judicial branch.
What is Article 3?
300
This describes when each branch of government can limit the power of another branch.
What is checks and balances?
300
They decide who is president if there is a tie in the electoral college.
Who is the House of Representatives?
400
This branch of government can collect taxes.
What is legislative (Congress)?
400
This amendment outlawed slavery.
What is the Thirteenth Amendment? +2
400
This Article describes how to ratify the Constitution.
What is Article 7? +2
400
The idea that the national government shares power with state governments is called this.
What is federalism? +2
400
The number of presidential electors in each state depends on this.
What is the population/representation of each state? (The number of members in Congress in each state equals the number of electors.)
500
This branch of government can declare laws as unconstitutional.
What is judicial (Supreme Court)?
500
This amendment guarantees rights to those accused of a crime.
What is the Fifth Amendment? +2
500
This article describes how to amend the Constitution.
What is Article 5? +2
500
The leader of the House of Representatives.
Who is the Speaker of the House? +2
500
He won the popular vote in the election of 2000.
Who is Al Gore?
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