Early America
The Congress of Confederation instructed the Convention of 1787 to
propose revisions to the Articles of Confederation
The United States Constitution gets its power from
the people
A quorum in the House and Senate is a
majority
Due process is both
substantive and procedural
If the Supreme Court voted 9-0 on a case, there would not be
a dissenting opinion
_______ kept careful notes on the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
James Madison
Congress begins its sessions at
noon on January 3rd
A special power of the United States Senate is to
approve presidential appointments
A legislative act that punishes a person without a trial is
a bill of attainder
______ increased the number of judges on the Supreme Court
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Two primary meetings held before the actual Constitutional Convention were held at
Annapolis and Mt. Vernon
To find the proceedings for Congress in past years, look in the
Congressional Record
Congress can pass a bill over the President's veto by a
two-thirds vote
Cases that are appealed from the highest state court go to
the U.S. Supreme Court
The smallest number of electoral college votes a state may have is
three
The number of states needed to ratify the Constitution of the U.S. was
nine
When Congress makes laws "necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers", it is using
implied powers
The President of the Senate is the
Vice-President of the U.S
The Supreme Court case that ruled that before a suspect is questioned, he or she must be informed of his or her Constitutional rights was
Miranda v. Arizona
When the VP or Congress determines that the President is unable to fulfill his duties...
the Vice President becomes the President of the US
The Constitution was ratified by
special state conventions.
The only crime defined by the Constitution is
treason
The total membership of Congress is
535 members
The 14th amendment has allowed the provisions of the Bill of Rights to
be extended to cover the states
The President does not have the power to...
Declare war