The House of Representatives
How old must someone be to be a member of the House of Representatives?
25
How old must a senator be to serve?
30
A president serves for this many years?
4
This Article is all about the President
Article Two
Federal Judges must US citizens
False they do not need to be a US Citizen
What does the Preamble of the Constitution establish?
The goals of the Constitution.
How long must someone be a citizen to be in the House of Representatives?
7 years.
How long must someone be a citizen to be a Senator?
9 years
The President is considered the Commander and Chief of what
the armed forces or military
This Article is all about the Congress
Article 1
This group must approve Presidential nominations to be a judge?
The Senate
Which goal of the Constitution refers to working together as a unified nation?
A more perfect union
What is the election cycle for a member of the House of Representatives?
Every two years.
What is the election cycle for a member of the senate?
A senator serves for six years. Every 2 years 1/3 of the senate is up for election.
The President is also considered the "chief"...
Legislator. He/She makes suggestions to Congress about laws.
This Article is all about the federal courts.
Article Three
Federal Judges must be how old?
No age limit
What does posterity mean?
Future generations.
How many people are in the House of Representatives?
435
How many people are in the Senate?
100, two per state
President welcome...
foreign leaders
This is the main job of the legislative branch.
To create laws.
This person nominates a federal judges?
The President
Which of the following promotes domestic tranquility?
A fair court system
A funding equal education for all
Police departments
All, fair court systems, education for all, police departments
How is the number of Representatives a state has determined?
Represents the people based on population
Only the Senate has this power....
Approves judges appointed by the president
Presidents are elected through which "college"
electoral college
This is the main job of the Executive branch
Enforce the laws.
Federal Judges serve as a judge for how many years?
They serve for life. They can retire or quick.
Which one of the following is an example of Congress promoting the general welfare?
Laws about clean air and water
Drunk driving laws
Laws about clean air and water
Only the House of Representatives can do this?
Introduces most money (tax/spending) bills.
Only the Senate has this power....
Approves treaties made by the President
The President must be at least this old?
35
This is the main job of the judicial branch
Interpret the laws
This court is the highest court in the land.
Supreme Court
This is an image of which goal in the Preamble?
Establish justice.
To create a system of laws that apply to equally to all citizens.
Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?
Speaker of the House
The leader of the Senate is
Vice President (tie-breaker) or Senate Majority Leader
The President represents...
All Americans
The power to create a new branch (department) of the military would come under the part of Article One.
Necessary and proper clause or elastic clause because the Congress has the responsibility to create and pay for an army. It makes sense that Congress has the right to create and pay for an Air Force.
What is judicial review in the U.S. system?
to declare laws unconstitutional.
The phrase "We the People of the United States..." signifies which core principle?