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100
This document is known as "The supreme law of the land."
What is the U.S. Constitution?
100
The U.S. Constitution divides the responsibilities of the government in to this number of branches
What is three branches?
100
The head figure of the Supreme Court is known as this
What is The Chief Justice
100
In order to be elected President, a candidate must be born in this country
What is the United States?
100
The Legislative branch of government is also known as this
What is Congress?
200
The members of the Constitutional Convention met and wrote the Constitution in this U.S. city.
What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
200
This head figure of this branch of the government is the President.
What is the Executive Branch?
200
Including the Chief Justice, the Supreme Court has this many Justices
What is nine Justices?
200
The U.S. President serves a term this long
What is four years?
200
Members of the House of Representatives serve this long of a term
What is two years?
300
This is the year the U.S. Constitution was ratified.
What is 1787?
300
According to the Constitution, this branch of the Federal Government is the one that creates new Laws
What is the Legislative Branch?
300
No person's home or property may be searched without this
What is a search warrant?
300
The U.S. President can try to stop a bill from becoming law, even after Congress has passed it by using this power
What is a veto?
300
Members of the Senate serve this long of a term
What is six years?
400
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are known as this
What is the Bill of Rights?
400
The U.S. Constitution gives this branch of government the power to decide if laws are legal according to the Constitution.
What is the Judicial Branch?
400
This right gives persons accused of a crime a right to be heard by a group of their fellow citizens
What is trial by jury?
400
A U.S. President must be at least this many years old
What is 35 years?
400
Members of the U.S. Senate must be at least this old before they can be elected
What is 30 years old?
500
This was the name of our nation's first constitution,
What is The Articles of Confederation?
500
The Power to coin or print money belong to this branch of Government
What is the Legislative Branch?
500
This amendment gives citizens the right to not testify against themselves in court.
What is the fifth amendment?
500
The winner of a Presidential election is actually selected by this political body
What is the electoral college?
500
Tax bills may only be created by this part of the legislative branch
What is the House of Representatives?
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