Legislative Branch
What article of the Constitution creates the Legislative Branch?
What is Article I?
Which article creates the Executive Branch?
What is Article II?
Which article creates the Judicial Branch?
What is Article III?
Why did the writers of the Constitution want a system of checks and balances?
What is to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful (avoid another king)?
How many years has the Constitution lasted?
What is over 200 years?
What does “bicameral” mean?
What is two houses of Congress?
Who is the Chief Executive of the United States?
Who is the President?
What is the highest court in the United States?
What is the Supreme Court?
What fraction of Congress must vote to override a presidential veto?
What is two-thirds?
What is a written change to the Constitution called?
What is an amendment?
How many senators does each state get?
What is two senators per state?
What group of departments helps the President enforce laws?
What is the Cabinet/Executive Departments?
What power was established by Marbury v. Madison?
What is judicial review?
Who has the power to impeach and remove the President or Supreme Court Justices?
What is Congress?
How can an amendment be proposed? (Give one method)
What is a two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress OR a national convention called by two-thirds of state legislatures?
Which part of Congress is based on state population?
What is the House of Representatives?
Who is second in line if the President cannot serve?
Who is the Vice President?
Who can establish lower federal courts?
What is Congress?
Who must approve treaties made by the President?
What is the Senate?
How many state legislatures must approve an amendment for ratification?
What is three-fourths of the state legislatures (or 3/4 of special conventions)?
Why did the writers of the Constitution emphasize Congress?
What is because it is the lawmaking branch and longest article of the Constitution?
What is the main job of the Executive Branch?
What is to carry out/enforce the laws?
What is the main function of the Judicial Branch?
What is to interpret laws and set punishments?
Who may declare acts of Congress or the President unconstitutional?
What is the Supreme Court?
What is the only way an amendment can be repealed?
What is by another amendment (ex: 21st repealed 18th)?