Legislative Branch
The number of years for the term of each Representative.
What is 2 years?
The primary function of the President and the bureaucracy of the Executive Branch.
What is executing the laws made by Congress?
The number of judges on the Supreme Court.
What is 9?
The 1st Amendment protects the five freedoms, such as speech and religion. Name the other three freedoms protected by the 1st Amendment.
What are freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and freedom of petition?
The Governor of Idaho.
Who is Brad Little?
The number of years of the term of each Senator.
What is 6 years?
The number of years in a President's term of office.
What is 4 years?
The primary function of the Judicial Branch.
What is interpreting the laws of the United States?
This amendment protects you from illegal searches by the government.
What is the 4th Amendment?
The Speaker of the House in the Idaho Legislature.
Who is Mike Moyle?
The primary function of the Legislative Branch.
What is making laws?
This qualification to be President of the U.S. prevents some people who live in the U.S. from ever becoming President, and it's the only office in the U.S. Government that requires this qualification.
What is natural-born citizenship?
True or False:
The Supreme Court of the United States only has appellate jurisdiction.
What is false?
For a time, this amendment prevented the government from using the death penalty to punish crimes like murder.
What is the 8th amendment?
Name one of the two representatives of Elmore County in the State Legislature.
Who is Rob Beiswenger or Faye Thompson?
The number of Congressmen and Congresswomen required to override a Presidential Veto.
What is 2/3?
This power of the President leads many people to believe he has the power to declare war, even though only Congress has that power.
What is the power of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces?
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court right now.
Who is John G Roberts?
Your Miranda rights are made up of rights that are guaranteed by these two amendments.
What are the 5th and 6th Amendments?
The number of Legislative Districts in the Idaho Legislature.
What is 35?
The number of Senators up for re-election every two years.
What is 1/3 of the Senate?
If the President and Vice President can no longer fulfill their duties, this person takes over as President.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
The Supreme Court's ability to check the law-making power of the Legislative Branch.
What is declaring laws unconstitutional or invalidating laws?
This amendment gives all powers not delegated to the U.S. Government to the State Governments.
What is the 10th Amendment?
The Idaho Legislature begins its session every year on the Monday closest to this day in January.
What is January 9th?