Article I: The Legislative Branch
How is Congress structured? (how many chambers)
What is bi-cameral?
(2 chambers Senate & House of Representatives)
The maximum amount of years someone can serve as President.
What is 8 years?
What is their whole life?
(Unless they retire, or are impeached they serve until their death)
The 13th amendment did this:
What is freed all enslaved people?
What determines how many members of the House each state is allowed?
What is the population of the state?
Who can the President pardon?
What is anyone accused of any crime?
(President cannot pardon if they were impeached)
The way Supreme Court Justices are selected to court.
What is the President chooses them and the Senate confirms them?
The primary way amendments are proposed.
What is through 2/3 vote in both the House and Senate.
What is January?
How long does a person serve in the Senate?
What is 6 years?
For what wrongdoings can the President, Vice President, and all US civil officers be impeached and/or removed from office?
What is treason, bribery, and other high crimes and misdemeanors?
The way the Constitution defines treason.
What is making war against the United States or helping its enemies?
This due process right is provided by the 4th amendment:
What is protection against unreasonable search and seizure?
Where is an impeachment trial held and who presides over it?
What is the Senate, presided over by the Chief Justice?
What happens if the President vetoes a Bill?
What is Congress can override the veto with a two-thirds vote in both chambers?
Congress is permitted to establish this many courts.
What is as many as they see fit?
What does “Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State” mean?
What is that states must respect the legal documents, court rulings, etc.of other states.
All men, regardless of race.
What are the requirements for becoming a member of the House of Representatives?
What is 25 years old, a U.S. citizen for 7 years, resident of the state they will represent?
The requirements to be President of the United States.
What is 35 years old, live in the U.S. for 14 years, and be a natural born citizen?
The Constitution requires trials to be held here.
What is the state the crime was committed?
What does “The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States” mean?
What is that states must treat residents in accordance with the Constitution?
The longest proposed amendment; limited pay raises for Congressman while in session:
What is the 27th amendment?