Pre-Constitutional History
Bill of Rights
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
100
City where the Constitutional Convention was held-
Philadelphia
100
Amendment that guarantees the freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition
1st Amendment
100
Name of the main body in the Legislative Branch
Congress
100
The president is also titled the commander___________
in chief of armed forces
100
Who appoints all the federal judges?
The President
200
Man who was selected to be the president of the Constitutional Convention
George Washington
200
Amendment that made Double Jeopardy Illegal
5th Amendment
200
Congress, not the president, can declare...
war
200
If the president has the power to....
Veto bills, negotiate foreign treaties, and grant pardons to federal offenders
200
Total number of justices in the Supreme Court
9
300
Complete name of the FIRST type of constitution in the U.S.
The Articles of Confederation
300
Amendment that made it illegal to impose excessive bail or cruel and unusual punishment
8th Amendment
300
The leader of the Senate
The Vice President
300
The minimum age that a candidate for president must be
35 years old
300
Length of a term for all federal judges
life
400
Name the group that wanted to add a Bill of Rights
Anti-Federalists
400
Amendment that forbids unreasonable search and seizure without a warrant
4th Amendment
400
Current salary for Senators and House members
$174,000
400
The name given to the president's group of advisors
The Cabinet
400
The decide if laws are .....
unconstitutional
500
The minimum number of states needed to approve the Constitution before it was ratified in 1788
9
500
Amendment that protects the rights of the accused in all criminal cases
6th Amendment
500
What is the main power Congress has
The ability to make laws
500
Who is next in line to take over if both the President and Vice President cannot continue their job
The Speaker of the House
500
Which court of appeal is beyond the Supreme Court?
none!
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