The percentage of states needed to suggest a change to the Constitution.
What is 2/3 of the states
100
The President and vice President are elected every ____
years
What is 4 years
200
Each government branch checks the what the other branches are doing to keep power in balance.
What is Checks and Balances
200
The three parts to the Constitution in the correct order.
What is the Preamble, the Articles, Amendments
200
If the president vetoes a bill, this is the percentage of Congress that can override the veto and make the bill a law.
What is 2/3
200
The Articles of Confederation did all except:
a) give too much power to the federal government
b) give too little power to the federal government
c) did not allow for a chief executive or president
d) did not allow the government to tax the people
What is give too much power to the federal governement
300
The power the President has to vote down a law from the legislative branch.
What is Veto
300
Each branch of the government has distinct and separate powers so no branch is more powerful.
What is Separation of Powers
300
The three branches of the federal government are
What is the legislative branch, the executive branch and the judicial branch.
300
The names of the current President and Vice President
What is President Obama and Vice President Biden
400
If a law is deemed Unconstitutional by the Supreme Court is means that it is.....
What is Not allowed by the Constitution.
400
The branch of government made up Supreme and Federal Courts
What is the Judicial Branch
400
The Bill of Rights lists the rights of all.......
What is citizens
400
The group of advisors to the President
What is the Cabinet
500
The government branch that makes the laws.
What is the Legislative Branch.
500
The first 10 amendments are called this.
What is the Bill of Rights
500
Before a law becomes a law, it starts as this
What is a Bill
500
Congress can not pass a law saying every citizen must belong to the same church because of this amendment
What is Amendment 1 freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly and petition