The Preamble & Basics
The "highest law" in the land that replaced the Articles of Confederation.
The Constitution
The two houses that make up Congress.
House of Representatives and the Senate
The 3 requirements to be President.
35 years old, Natural Born Citizen, 14 years a resident
The total number of members in the House of Representatives.
435
When a President rejects or refuses to sign a bill.
Veto
The famous first three words of the Constitution.
We the People
The minimum age required to be a US Senator.
30 years old
This group of advisors leads departments and helps the President.
The Cabinet
The "magic number" of electoral votes needed to win the Presidency.
270
What Congress can do to a veto if they get a 2/3 vote in both houses.
Override
The building and city where the Constitution was written
Independence Hall in Philadelphia
The title of the leader of the House of Representatives (currently Mike Johnson).
Speaker of the House
This person is currently the leader of the Senate.
JD Vance (Vice President)
The total number of Senators in the US.
100
To formally accuse an elected official of serious wrongdoing.
Impeach
The specific part of the Constitution where you find all 27 changes.
The Amendments
The length of a single term for a member of the House.
2 years
The person who becomes President if the sitting President can no longer serve.
The Vice President
The total number of changes (Amendments) made to the Constitution
27
The branch of Congress that holds the trial to decide if an impeached official is guilty.
The Senate
The collective name for the first 10 Amendments
The Bill of Rights
The house where the number of members is based on a state's population.
House of Representatives
The two steps required for someone to join the Cabinet.
President appoints/chooses them and the Senate approves them
The maximum number of years a President can serve if they win two terms.
8 years
If no candidate reaches 270 electoral votes, this group chooses the President.
House of Representatives