Legislative
There are a total of ___________ members in the House of Representatives.
435
How long is one Presidential term?
4 years
How many Supreme Court Justices are there (including the Chief Justice)?
9
An alien has to be someone from a different planet. True or false?
FALSE
How can you tell if a congressional district has been "gerrymandered"?
It's oddly shaped
The Executive Branch ______ the law.
Enforces
What is judicial review?
The ability of the Judicial Branch to check government action and make sure it's constitutional.
If your parents were born in the United States and are citizens, you are automatically a citizen. True or false?
TRUE
The ________________ rule states that any amendments added to a bill have to be relevant.
Germane
How many Executive departments are there in total?
15
If you were accused of breaking a law, in what court would your case be tried (or heard)? Criminal or Civil?
"Naturalization" is a legal process to obtain...
citizenship
In modern times a _______________ is a threat to delay a debate or vote on a bill.
Filibuster
Who leads Executive Departments?
Cabinent Secretaries
What is a Writ of Cert?
An order from the Supreme Court, asking a lower court to send the records of a case to review it.
A green card is...
A card that shows a person from another country has permission to live and work in the United States permanently.
___________ are completely unrelated amendments added to bills.
Riders
Name all three of the qualifications to be president
Must be 35 years old, must have been born in the United States, must have lived in the United States for at least 14 years.
When judges use their power to make big changes in society by interpreting laws in new ways.
Judicial Activism
A resident alien can live in a country legally but is NOT...
a citizen