What is the first ten amendments of the constitution
100
How many years does the president serve?
What is 4 years
100
What is the first constitution called?
What is the Articles of Confederation
100
Name one check/power of the Executive Branch?
What is Veto, Pardon, Appointment
200
Which of the 3 branches of government has the most power?
What is none of the three they are all equal.
200
What is an amendment?
What is a change to the constitution.
200
How old must you be to be the president?
Daily Double
What is 35 years old.
How old must you be to be a senator.
200
What does each branch of government do concerning laws? Which branch makes:
Makes
Enforces
Interprets
What is:
Legislative Makes
Executive Enforces
Judicial Interprets
200
List two checks of the Legislative Branches.
Daily Double:
What is Impeach, Approve, Override;
List a check of the Judicial Branch.
300
Who is in the Legislative Branch?
Daily Double
What is the Congress also known as the House and Senate.
How many Supreme Court Justices are there?
300
Name 3 of your first amendment rights?
What is freedoms of speech, press, religion, assembly, petition
300
How many people are in the House of Representatives?
Daily Double:
What is 435.
How many Senators does IL have?
300
What is the correct order of Federal Court System?
A. supreme court, district court, appellate ourt
B. district dourt, appellate court, supreme court
C. appellate court, district court, supreme court
What is b.
300
What does it take to override a presidential veto?
Daily Double:
What is a 2/3 vote in Congress?
What is a veto?
400
What do the Judicial and Legislative branches do?
What is the Judicial Branch inteprets laws & the Legislative makes laws.
400
A cop pulls you over while walking home from school and begins to search and question you what rights may be being violated?
What is the 4th-unreasonable search and seizure and 5 the right to remain silent.
400
What responsibilities does the president not have:
a. veto bills
b. pardon inmates
c. approve presidential appointments
d. make presidential appointments
What is c. approve presidential appointments
400
Who is the head executive for the city and state?
What is the mayor for the city and the governor for the state.
400
When the President pardons an inmate what branch is he checking and how is he doing it?
What is the Judicial Branch is being checked because the president is letting out an inmate that the courts incarcerated.
500
In Congress what is representation in the House of Representatives & the Senate based upon?
What is House: Population & Senate: 2 per state
500
List 5 rights protected under the constitution
What are the rights to: Speech, Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition, to Remain Silent, to a Jury Trial, to an Attorney, to Bear Arms
500
What is the difference between state and federal courts?
What is the state courts deal with cases/incidents specific to that particular state whereas federal deals with cases/incidents in more than one state.
500
In a complete sentence list the two purposes of the constitution.
What is the constitution addresses the structure of the government and the rights/freedoms of the citizens.
500
If the legislative branch impeaches what are they doing and to whom do they have the ability to do this to?
What is they are bringing charges against in efforts to remove from office and they can do this to the executive and judicial branches.