Judicial
Supreme Court Judges are nominated by the president, and approved by this governing body.
What is the Senate?
Despite being the commander in chief, this politician can't actually declare war; but can propose one to the legislative branch (legislature)
Who is the president?
This branch is composed of the President, the Vice President, and a group of 15 employees collectively known as this.
What is the cabinet?
this form of government is (hopefully) prevented by checks and balances?
What is tyranny? (will accept "Monarchy" and "Oligarchy", but "King and Queen" is not a form of government
This article deals with the judicial branch
What is article 3?
This is the maximum number of members in the house of representatives
What is 435?
The 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951 after president FDR was president for 12 years (against the advice of George Washington), stipulates limits saying a president can only serve this many times, for this many years each.
What is two terms, four years each?
this ancient republic fascinated the founding fathers, who studied it to see what mistakes not to make
What is the Roman Republic?
While the original number of supreme court justices was 6, that number has increased to this amount.
What is nine?
In order to grant the most equality to states of different population sizes, the bicameral agreement allowed each state to have exactly two of these.
what are senators?
This person becomes the president in the event that the sitting president dies in office naturally or through assassination.
What is the Vice President? (Bonus points if you can name a VP who became a Prez)
This political faction argued for the inclusion of the Bill of Rights
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
This is the most important power of the Judicial Branch
What is judicial review?
You must be this old to run for the house of representatives
What is 25?
This was the previous name of what is now the White House, called this until it was burned down in the war of 1812
What is the presidential mansion?
This revolution in Europe was erupting into chaos and falling back into tyranny, giving America further inspiration to get its act together
What is the French Revolution?
She is a supreme court justice who is among the best known in popular culture, her bespectacled face and serious demeanor hanging on walls in many classrooms.
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
Congress is a combination of both of these two groups
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
The president must be this old in order to be elected
What is 35?
The preamble of the constitution sets the intention for the constitution, which includes providing what positive traits to citizens and future generations (posterity)
What is "providing for the common defense", "insure domestic tranquility", "promote the general welfare"