a system of government in which all power remains in the hands of the people
What is democracy
100
Th U.S. Constitution was written in
What is 1776
100
Number of electoral votes needed to win election
What is 270
100
A Member of the US House of Representatives is referred to as a
What is congressman or a congresswoman
100
The U.S Senate has this many members?
What is 100 Members
200
a document establishing the framework of the American government and outlining the rights of the people
What is U.S. Constitution
200
More than 11,000 of these have been brought up but only 33 passed
What is amendment
200
in order to become president you must
What is win election and be sworn in
200
There are this many House of Representatives members
What is 435 Representatives
200
There are this many senators per state
What is 2 Senators
300
the first ten amendments to the U.S Constitution, added during the debates over ratification at the insistence of the Anti-Federalists, that guarantees specific rights and liberties to the American people
What is Bill of Rights
300
Of the written national constitutions this one is the oldest and shortest
What is U.S. Constitution
300
there are this many presidents who have died in office
What is 8 presidents
300
The House of Representatives is a part of
What is Congress
300
the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress, most US states, France, and other countries.
What is Senate
400
The group of colonists who favored the new federal government and ratification of the U.S. Constitution. They believed in a strong centralized government and a government by the aristocracy.
What is Federalist
400
The U.S. Constitution was written by
Who is Thomas Jefferson
400
who was the first and only president who was counted as the 22nd and the 24th
What is Grover Cleveland
400
these people serve in office for two years and can be re-elected as many times as the people require
What is Congressmen and Congresswomen
400
The Senate is a part of
What is Congress
500
The group of colonists that opposed a strong central government; they supported states' and individual rights over a powerful national government.
What is Anti-Federalist
500
The original Constitution is on display at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, it was moved to
What is Fort Knox
500
this many presidents served as vice president
What is 14
500
If the committee approves a bill, it is sent on to the Senate or the full House which then debates and votes on the bill. If the bill is passed it goes to the
What is president
500
The senate has the sole power to?
What is Approve bills and to impeach a government official, in effect serving as prosecutor.