Branches of Government
These are the 3 branches of government.
What are the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial?
These are the first 10 amendments of the constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Article 1 specifically describes the powers of this organization.
What is Congress?
The President must be at least this age.
What is 35?
There are nine member of this body.
What is the Supreme Court?
This official is in charge of the Executive Branch.
Who is the President?
This guarantees the right to free speech.
What is the first amendment?
The amount of congress it takes to overrule a veto.
What is 2/3?
The president can do this if he/she doesn't like a bill that passed congress.
What is a veto?
This amendment outlawed slavery.
What is the 13th amendment?
This court is the highest court in the land.
What is the Supreme Court?
This guarantees you the right to a speedy trial.
What is the 6th amendment?
You have to be 25 and a citizen of the United States.
What are the requirements to be a US representative?
The President is this in relation to the armed forces.
What is Commander in Chief?
The opening paragraph to the Constitution.
What is the preamble?
Congress is divided into these two houses.
What are the Senate and the House of Representatives?
This guarantees that you will never have to bear witness against yourself/
What is the 5th amendment?
Their term is 6 years.
How many years does a Senator serve for?
A president can only be elected to this many terms.
What is 2?
This is how long a Justice can serve on the Supreme Court.
What is a lifelong term?
This is the accountability system for the branches.
What are checks and balances?
This protects your privacy and prevents the government from invading your house without a warrant.
What is the 4th amendment?
Only Congress can punish a president this way.
What is impeach?
It is the job of the Congress to make laws. It is the job of the president to do this with the laws.
What is execute?
This article discusses the powers of the Supreme Court.
What is Article 3?