Founding
Legislature
Executive
Checks and Balances
Terms
100
The first "Constitution"
What is the Articles of Confederation?
100
Requirements for House and elections.
What is 25 years old, 7 years a citizen, live in the district, elected every 2 years.
100
Requirements for being president, election times.
What is 35 years old, 14 years a resident, Natural born citizen, elections every 4 years?
100
When the president does not sign a bill.
What is a veto?
100
Supremacy Clause
What is the Constitution is the supreme law of the land, Federal Law is supreme in all questions?
200
Incident where a group of Farmers shut down the courts in Massachusetts.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
200
Requirements for Senate and elections
What is 30 years old, 9 years a citizen, live in state elected , elections every 6 years.
200
Fills in when president dies or is incapacitated.
Who is the Vice President?
200
Responses to a veto.
What is override with 2/3 of both houses, correct and re submit or bill dies?
200
3/5 compromise
What is Every slave counted as 3/5 of a person for population reasons?
300
Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
What is Weak executive, no power to collect taxes, no judiciary, Unanimous vote for amending, too much power to the states?
300
Number of Senators, and Number of House members
What is 100 and 435?
300
The name we give the civilian head of the military.
What is Commander in Chief?
300
A check that the judiciary has against legislature.
What is rule on constitutionality of bill?
300
Commerce Clause
What is Congress has the power to regulate interstate Commerce?
400
Main Writer of the Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
400
All revenue bills originate here.
What is the House of Representatives?
400
The consequences of Impeachment.
What is removed from office, possible criminal charges?
400
the Appointment process, explain.
What is president nominates, advice and consent of Senate?


400
Full Faith and Credit Clause
What is full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public records, Acts, and Judicial proceedings of every other state?
500
The Federalist Papers and the authors.
What is a series of essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay defending why the Constitution should be ratified.
500
This chamber votes for impeachment and this chamber handles the trial.
What is the House votes and Senate tries?
500
The Electoral College explained, how many to win?
What is , each state gets a number of electors equal to the number of senators and representatives combined, the winner of the popular vote in the state gets the electoral votes, 270 to win.
500
Term describing Sole power to declare war, power to negotiate treaties, power to declare programs unconstitutional
What is Separation of Powers?
500
Necessary and Proper Clause
What is Congress has power to make all laws necessary and proper to execute the laws and obligations of the government?