The Convention
The Branches of Government
Getting Your Position
Term Limits
Composition
100
The city where the Constitutional Convention was held
What is Philadelphia, PA?
100
This branch of government interprets the laws.
What is the Judicial Branch?
100
They are elected by the people of their district.
Who are representatives?
100
The term length for a representative.
What is two years?
100
The number of Supreme Court justices we are supposed to have
What is 9?
200
The year the Constitutional Convention was held
What is 1787?
200
This branch of government makes the laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
200
The group of individuals who truly elect the president.
What is the electoral college?
200
The term length for the President.
What is four years?
200
The number of Senators in the Senate.
What is 100?
300
The only one of the original thirteen states to not send representatives to the Constitutional Convention.
What is Rhode Island?
300
The branch of government that enforces the laws.
What is executive branch?
300
They are elected by the people of their state
Who are Senators?
300
The term length for a Senator
What is six years?
300
The two houses of Congress
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
400
The fraction of a person slaves counted as (when determining a state's population)?
What is 3/5?
400
Another name for the Legislative Branch.
What is Congress?
400
Supreme Court Justices and Department Secretaries
Who is nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate?
400
The number of terms a President may serve.
What is 2?
400
Homeland Security, Defense, Justice, Treasury, and Education are just a few examples of these
What are executive departments?
500
The father of the Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
500
The idea that its best for power to be divided among different branches of government.
What is separation of powers?
500
They elect the president if no candidate receives a majority of the electoral college votes.
Who is the House of Representatives?
500
These people keep their jobs until they die, resign, or are removed for office
Who are Supreme Court Justices?
500
The number of representatives in the House of Representatives
What is 435?
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