Important Figures
First president elected under the new United States Constitution
Who is George Washington?
The leader of the Executive Branch
Who is the President?
Our Legislative branch is bicameral. This means what?
What is two chambers of congress
The only court required in the U.S. Constitution is what?
What is the Supreme Court?
What are the first three words of the U.S. Constitution?
What is "We the People?"
First Post Master General and also the oldest signer of the Constitution.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
The closest advisors to the president is also known as what?
What is the Cabinet?
To be a representative in the House of Representatives you must be how old.
What is 25 years old?
How long are the terms of the Supreme Court Justices?
What is a life term?
There are how many amendments to the Constitution?
What is 27 amendments?
First Secretary of the Treasury
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
To run for President you must be how old?
What is 35 years old?
How long are the terms of members elected to the upper chamber of congress?
What is six years?(The senate is also known as the upper chamber)
What is the number of Supreme Court Justices set by the Constitution?
What is there is no set number?(The number of Justices is set by the legislative branch. The current number is 9, but has fluctuated many times though out history)
The Constitution sets three areas in which a Government official can be impeached, name one of them.
What is bribery, treason, and other high crimes and misdemeanor?
This person, along with Sam Adams, was not at the Constitutional Convention and also once famously stated, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
Who is Patrick Henry?
This is an officer of the executive branch and is also the President of the United States Senate
Who is the Vice President?
Which chamber of congress has the sole power to approve judicial and cabinet appointments nominated by the president.
What is the Senate?
What official presides over impeachment trials of the President and Vice President?
Who is the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court?
Despite America always being described as a democracy, what is the actual form of our Government?
What is a Constitutional Republic?(The word democracy is never found through out the Constitution)
Known as the Father of the Constitution
Who is James Madison?
These are rules that are made by only the president, can carry the weight of a law, but can be reversed by other presidents.
What are executive orders?
The legislative branch has the sole power to impeach and try all impeachments. Which does the House of Representatives do, impeach or try impeachments?
What is impeach?
Arguably the Supreme Court's most powerful check on the other branches, this check was given to the Judicial branch not by the U.S. Constitution, but rather by the Judicial branch itself in the landmark case Marbury v. Madison.
What is Judicial Review?
Many believe that the framers of the U.S. Constitution intentionally listed the branches and chambers of congress in order of importance and how close the are to the people. List the following as they are listed in the U.S. Constitution; Executive branch, Judicial branch, the Senate, and the House of Representatives.
What is the House of Representatives ( Article I- Section 2), Senate (Article I- Section 3), Executive branch (Article II), Judicial branch(Article III)?