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Misc.
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Who is the head of the executive branch?
Who is the president.
100
Who makes up the legislative branch?
What is Congress (senate and house of representatives)
100
Who makes up the judicial branch?
What is the supreme court
100
How many amendments are there total?
What is 27
100
What English document did the colonists borrow ideas from?
What is the Bill of Rights
200
How long do the president and vice president serve?
What is 4 years
200
How long do senators and house members serve?
What is 2 years for the house and 6 years for the senate.
200
How long do supreme court justices serve?
What is FOR LIFE : or untill they die, retire, or are impeached
200
How many amendements make up the Bill of Rights?
What is 10
200
What is the Mayflower Compact?
What is an earlier colonial document written by the Pilgrims.
300
What are three qualifications to be president?
What is 1) must be a natural-born citizen 2) must be 35 3) a resident of the U.S for 14 years
300
How many senators are there? How many house of representatives are there?
What is 100 and 435
300
Who appoints the justices?
Who is the president
300
What is the first part of the constitution?
What is the preamble
300
When was the constitition officially signed?
What is 1787
400
What is the main responsibilities of the executive branch?
What is to carry out the law
400
What is the main responsibility of the legislative branch?
What is to make laws
400
What is the main responsibility of the judicial branch?
What is to interpret the law
400
What are the three parts to the Constitution?
What is the preamble, articles and amendments
400
What was the Great Compromise?
What is the agreement that there would be a 2 house legislature.
500
What did the framers of the constitution implement to avoid the mistakes from having a king with all the power?
What is separation of powers
500
Under the system of checks and balances, how can congress pass a bill over a presidential veto?
What is by overrideing a veto with a two-thirds majority vote
500
What is judicial review?
What is to decide what the constitution means: Justices determine whether acts of the President or laws Passes by Congress are constitutional
500
List two powers that the federal government and state governments share. Name two powers that are reserved to the states.
What is 1) public welfare 2) raise taxes 3)borrow money 1b) maintain schools 2b) public safety 3b) regulate trade within the state
500
List 3 amendements from the Bill of Rights.
What is 1) freedom of speech, religion, press and petition 2) right to keep and bear arms 3) conditions for quarters of soldiers 4) right of search and seizure 5) provisions concerning prosecution 6) right to a speedy trial 7) right to a trial by jury 8) excessive bail, cruel punishment 9) rule of cunstruction of Constitution 10) rights of the states under Constitution