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100

This branch of government has the power to make laws.

House of Representatives

100

Which Amendment guarantees your Right to Bear Arms

2nd Amendment

100

Length of term for a vice-president

4 years

100

Double Jeopardy:
What are the requirements to be a Senator?

30 years old, 9 years of a citizen

100

This is the chamber of Congress that has two representatives per state.

Senate

200

This branch of government is led by the President and is responsible for enforcing laws.

Executive

200

Which Amendment guarantees your Limits to Fines and Punishments: The punishment must fit the crime

8th Amendment

200

Length of term for a U.S. Representative

2 Years

200

Double Jeopardy:
What are the requirements to be a Member of the House of Representatives?

25 years old, 7 years a citizen

200

The introduction to the Constitution.

Preamble

300

The power that the president has to “kill” a proposed law.

Veto

300

Which Amendment guarantees your Right to Privacy: Search and Seizure

4th Amendment

300

Length of term of Supreme Court Justices 

Life
300

What is the role of each of the three branches of government in the process of how a bill becomes a law?

Legislative branch- Proposes and debates the bill

Executive branch- Signs of vetoes the bill

Judicial branch- Interprets the law

300

This is the power that Congress has to remove an elected official.

Impeach, Impeachment

400

The branch of government that has the ability to review laws and make sure that they don’t violate the Constitution.

Supreme Court, Judicial Branch

400

Which Amendment guarantees your Miranda Rights and Double Jeopardy

5th Amendment

400

Length of term for the President of the United States 

4 Years

400

Which of the seven principles of the Constitution describes how power is divided?    

Separation of Powers

400

The process by which the President is selected where candidates get electoral votes based on the population of states they have won.

Electoral College

500

How is membership in the House of Representatives determined?

Population of the state

500

5 Freedoms Guaranteed by the 1st Amendments

- Freedom of Religion

- Freedom of Speech

- Freedom of the Press

- Freedom of Assembly

- Right to Petition the Government

500

Length of term for a U.S. Senator

6 Years

500

What is a way that the Congress can Check on President?

Approving the President's appointments to the Supreme Court

500

The amendments that protect citizens’ rights that were insisted on by the Anti-federalists before they would sign the Constitution.

Bill of Rights