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The Bill of Rights refer to the first _____ Amendments, all passed in 1791.
10
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
9
The legislative body of the US is bicameral- what are the two chambers called?
Senate and House of Representatives
In 1787, representatives from each colony met in Philadelphia for the what?
Constitutional Convention
Which branch of government enforces the laws? Hint: It is also the largest branch.
Executive Branch
Amendments 5-8 protect the rights of whom?
People accused of a crime (right to a lawyer, trial by jury, etc)
Officials in the House of Representatives have to be at least _____ years old and have been a citizen for at least 7 years.
25
What is the process called that we use to elect a president? Remember, instead of voting directly, states have special votes that go to the winning candidate.
Electoral College
The US Constitution is the _________ Constitution still in use today.
oldest, shortest
veto
The Fourth Amendment protects citizens from what?
Representatives in the Senate are elected for terms of _____ years
Article 6 outlines the relationship between state laws and national laws (which are the Supreme Law of the land.) This relationship is called what?
Federalism
The weak first set of national laws being revised at the Constitutional Convention were called the ________ of _________.
Articles of Confederation
If you are accused of a DUI or domestic violence charge, it would be heard in ______ court.
state / trial
The Reconstruction Amendments passed after the Civil War refer to which 3 Amendments?
13th, 14th, and 15th
How many Articles are in the Constitution?
7
Which president signed the most executive orders by far?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
What is the 3/5ths Compromise?
Compromise with the South to count slaves as 3/5ths of a person when determining how many votes they received. Slaves not able to vote. Increased political power of South and wrote slavery into our Constitution.
What were the colonists' policy toward Native Americans?
Forced removal and/or Elimination: fire, disease, violence, broken treaties
This Amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920.
19th
How many total members are there in Congress?
535 (100 in Senate, 435 in House of Reps)
The ability for the courts to judge whether a law is Constitutional or not was established in Marbury vs. Madison. What is this power called?
judicial review
The European Englightenment
Apportionment happens every 10 years and refers to what?
Dividing up districts after the census- determines how many votes each states get based on population