General Questions
How many articles of the Constitution are there?
What is: seven?
Which article allows states to create their own laws?
Fourth
Which person has executive powers?
President
What houses is Congress separated into?
Senate and the House of Representatives
How many Justices are on the Supreme Court bench?
Nine
What is the Constitution, and when was it signed?
What is: the supreme law of the land and signed in 1787?
Which article created the judicial branch?
Third
What are at least three presidential powers?
commander in chief of the military, conducts war, negotiates treaties, appoints ambassadors and SCOTUS Justices, grants pardons
When Congress is two-parted, this term is called...
Bicameral
Who appoints Justices?
President
How many branches of government are there?
Three
Which article created the legislative branch?
First
How old must a person be to run for the presidency?
35
What is representation based on?
Population.
What do Justices debate over?
Constitutionality of laws and court cases.
What are at least three powers of Congress?
What is: collecting taxes, borrowing money, paying debts, coining money, creating lower federal courts, or declaring war.
If the Constitution needed to be amended, which article would we refer to?
Fifth
What is the maximum amount of terms a president can serve? (Excluding FDR)
two, full four-year terms
What percentage of Senate votes is needed to pass a treaty?
2/3
What is one Supreme Court landmark case?
Brown vs. Board of Education
Korematsu vs. The United States
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Roe vs. Wade
Obergfell vs. Hodges
Dred Scott vs. Sanford
Miranda vs. Arizona
What system is set in place to prevent one branch from having power over another?
Which article does the Supremacy Clause fall under?
What are the president's "four hats?"
Chief Diplomat, Chief Negotiator, Commander-in-Chief, and Chief Executive.
How many senators does each state have?
Two
What tactic did FDR use on the Supreme Court to pass more laws in his favor?
Court Packing