farmers wanted to create a congress with the power to pass laws
What happened in 1787?
100
The upper house of congress, consisting of two representatives from each state
What is the senate?
100
435
how many people are in the house?
100
freedom of speech, religion, press and others.
What is the 1st amendment?
100
the upper house of Congress, consisting of two representatives from each state
What is the senate?
200
1789
when did congress first meet?
200
power that congress has that is not stated explicitly in the constitution
What is implied power?
200
two years
how long is their terms?
200
The Fifth Amendment protects several rights of an accused person.
What does the fifth amendment do?
200
100
how many members are in the senate?
300
1868
when was Andrew Johnson impeached?
300
years of service, which is used as a consideration for assigning committee members
what is seniority
300
population
how are the representatives divide?
300
2
how many senators are in each state?
400
109 out of 2,560 vetoes
during 1789, through July 2010, how many vetoes did Congress overturned
400
to accuse government officials of misconduct in office
What is impeach?
400
every ten years
how many years does a cenus happen?
400
The Third Amendment bans that practice in peacetime. It says that, when there is no war, soldiers may not stay in people’s homes without permission of the home owner.
What is the 3rd amendment?
400
the vice president
who is the presiding officer?
500
1964
What is a record for the length of a libuster set?
500
a court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding the person
What is writ of habeas corpus?
500
majority party
who choses the speaker of the house?
500
The Fifteenth Amendment gave African American men the right to vote.
What is the 15th amendment?
500
a officer called the president pro tempore
when the vice president not in the meeting, who fills in?