Amendments
No unreasonable search or seizures.
4th Amendment
What is the introduction to the Constitution known as?
Preamble
What is the voting system used to elect the president?
Electoral College
Which branch of government makes the laws?
Legislative Branch
Jamestown
Protection against cruel and unusual punishment as well as excessive bail.
8th Amendment
How old do you have to be to run for the United States senate?
30 years old
How old must you be to run for president?
35 years old
What is the most important and primary job of the Executive Branch?
To enforce laws
What are the two political parties that formed as a response to the Constitutional Convention and ratifying the Constitution?
Federalists and Anti Federalists
Establishes a federal income tax
16th Amendment
Madison’s idea of division of power between central and state governments is known as?
Federalism
How many years do you have to be a resident of the United States to be president?
14 years
How many Supreme Court Justices are on the Supreme Court in the Judicial Branch?
Nine
What do many historians refer to the "point of no return" when referencing an important event which led to the American Revolutionary War?
Boston Tea Party
18 year olds get the right to vote.
26th Amendment
The power to declare war and raise armies belongs to?
The Congress
Which amendment established that presidents can only serve for two terms?
22nd Amendment
What is one check the Judicial Branch has over the Legislative Branch?
The courts can declare laws unconstitutional.
What was the last battle of the American Revolutionary War where General Cornwallis surrounded to the Continental Army and French Navy?
Battle of Yorktown
Abolished and forbids the federal and state governments from imposing taxes on voters during federal elections.
24th Amendment
A Senator's term length is how many years?
How many electoral votes do you need to win the presidential election?
270 electoral votes
What check does the Executive Branch have over the Judicial?
The president nominates judges.
What are three reasons why the Articles of Confederation failed?
1) Could not collect Taxes 2) Could not regulate trade 3) Could not enforce laws 4) No federal court system 5) Could not settle disputes between states