Constitution Vocab
The famous intro paragraph to the US Constitution.
Preamble
435 members
Determined by Population
at least 25 years old
House of Representatives
Protects our right to bear arms (own a gun).
2nd Amendment
He/she becomes President if the President can't serve.
Vice President
The head of the Executive Branch
President
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
9
Any change or addition to the Constitution.
Amendment
100 members
2 from every state
at least 30 years old
Senate
What a person says if they want to exercise their "right to remain silent."
"I plead the 5th."
Total number of Amendments
27
How many years is a President's term?
4 years
The Supreme Court uses and interprets this document to make its decisions.
The CONSTITUTION
When the President refuses to sign a bill/law.
Veto
The branch of government that makes laws.
Legislative (or Congress)
The 19th Amendment gave suffrage (right to vote) to this group of Americans
It's what determines how many Reps. each state gets in the US House of Reps.
State Population
According to the 22nd Amendment, how many terms can a President be elected?
2 terms (8 years)
The US Supreme Court building is in this city?
Washington D.C.
The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution.
Bill of Rights
DAILY DOUBLE
The number of years for a Senators term?
Senators serve 6-year terms.
Reps. serve 2-year terms.
Three requirements for a legal search. Only need one of these.
Search Warrant
Probable Cause
Owner's consent or permission
The famous opening words (7) to the US Constitution.
This power allows the President to stop a bill from Congress from becoming a law.
VETO
True of False
Cameras are allowed inside the US Supreme Court
False
A person can't be tried for the same offense twice.
Double Jeopardy
535 (100 Senators + 435 Reps.)
The five freedoms guaranteed by the 1st Amendment.
Speech
Press
Religion
Petition
Assembly
The name of the system we use to elect our President.
Electoral College
DAILY DOUBLE
How many total "electors" are currently a part of the Electoral College system used to elect the President?
538
"Certiorari" is when the US Supreme Court does this?
Agrees to hear a case.