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Executive
100
The right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.
What is a Veto?
100
This is a government where citizens are directly involved in the day-to-day work of governing the country.
What is Direct Democracy?
100
The amount of Senators each State has.
What are 2 Senator?
100
THIS is the number of Supreme Court Justices.
What is 9?
100
THIS the head of the Executive Branch.
Who is the President?
200
It means Congress is made up of two chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives
What is Bicameral?
200

The three natural rights written into the Declaration of Independence

What are:

1. Life

2.Liberty

3. Pursuit of Happiness


200

The current Speaker of the House, and their political party

Who is Mike Johnson -Republican?

200
THIS is the highest court in the country that only reviews some cases, usually about the Constitution
What is the Supreme Court?
200
THIS is the collective title for the Executives advisers who are the heads of the executive departments.
What is the Cabinet?
300
A government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority. This can also be a democracy, dictatorship, monarchy, or just about any other kind of government.
What is a Theocracy?
300

The creater of America's modern postal service

Who is Benjamin Franklin?

300

Qualifications to be a Senator: (There are 3, Name 1)


What is:

1. Be at Least 30 Years old

2. US Citizen for 9 years

3. Live in the state represented

300
THIS is asking a court to review a case is called.
What is an Appeal?
300
THIS the title of each head of the Executive Departments.
What is a Secretary?
400

Power to determine whether the actions of the legislative and executive branches of government are constitutional

What is judicial review?

400

The Three Authors of The Federalist Papers

Who are:

1. Alexander Hamilton

2. John Jay

3. James Madison

400

THE percentage of congress needed to agree to overturn a Presidents Veto.

What is 2/3 of both houses (Senate & House of Representatives)?

400

This Amendment gurantees a free, public, impartial, and speedy trial

What is the Sixth Amendment?

400

THIS president recieved a landslide victory of 525 electoral votes

Who is Ronald Reagan?

500

Power to determine whether the actions of the legislative and executive branches of government are constitutional

What is judicial review?

500

The Presidents that have been impeached. Bonus: Name One

Who are:

1. Andrew Johnson (1868)

2. Bill Clinton (1998)

3. Donald Trump (2019, 2021)

500

THEY are the two ways an Amendment can be proposed for the Constitution.

What are: 2/3 of Congress vote to propose an amendment or 2/3 of the state legislatures ask Congress to call a national convention to propose amendments.

500

Name Four Current Supreme Court Justices

        Who are:                 1. Sonia Sotomayor 

2. Clarence Thomas          3. John Roberts

4. Samuel Alito                 5. Elena Kagan            

6. Neil Gorsuch                 7. Brett Kavanaugh

8. Amy Coney Barret     9. Ketanji Brown Jackson 

500

The clause Hamilton used for more federal authority

What is the Necessary & Proper "Elastic" Clause?


(Article I Section 8)