American Government

Executive Branch

100

This person is the leader of the Executive Branch

Who is the president?

200

This group of advisors and secretaries aid the president in his duties

What is the Cabinet?

300

This power allows the president to reject a law passed by Congress

What is a veto?

400

This power allows the president to give a direct order without needing to ask Congress to make a new law

What is an Executive Order?

500

This man was the only president to serve more than two terms in office

Who is Franklin Roosevelt (FDR)?

Judicial Branch

100

This group is the highest level of the judicial branch

What is the Supreme Court?

200

This power allows the Court to declare a law unconstitutional

What is judicial review?

300

This court case ended legal segregation in public schools

What is Brown V Board of Education?

400

This court case gave the Court the power to declare laws unconstitutional

What is Marbury V Madison?

500

This man was the first Black Supreme Court Justice

Who is Thurgood Marshall?

Legislative Branch

100

This chamber of the Legislative Branch has the most members

What is the House of Representatives?

200

Each state gets two of these in the legislative branch

What is a senator?

300

This is what a law is called before it is voted on and signed by the President

What is a bill?

400

This is the length of time that one Senate term is

What is 6 years?

500

This is the fraction of Congress it takes to override a veto 

What is 2/3?

Amendments

100

This amendment protects freedom of speech, press, religion and petition

What is the 1st Amendment?

200

The 15th Amendment was passed at the end of the Civil War and it allowed Black people to do this

What is vote?

300

You can plead this amendment to avoid incriminating yourself

What is the 5th Amendment?

400

The 18th Amendment led to a 13 year period in which this action was not allowed in the US

What is drinking alcohol?

500

The 22nd Amendment stops the president from doing this

What is serving more than two terms?

Random

100

Thomas Jefferson believed Americans should have the right to life, liberty and ______________________.

What is the Pursuit of Happiness?

200

If a government official is found to have committed a high crime or misdemeanor, they may have this happen to them

What is impeachment?

300

This war was the reason for the voting age being dropped to 18

What is the Vietnam War?

400

This man is Mr. Harris' favorite president

Who is Harry Truman?

500

This is the number of presidents that are currently still alive

What is 5? (Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton)