This is the number of members (or seats) in the Senate of the U.S. Congress.
What is 100 (2 per state)?
100
This is who can come up with an idea for a bill/law.
Who is anyone or any group? but a member of congress must bring it to congress
100
This term means to vote to bring charges against a president.
What is to impeach? (only two men have ever been impeached, neither of which convicted)
100
This is how old do you have to be to run for President.
What is 35 years old?
100
Freedom of Speech, religion and freedom of the press is protected by this amendment.
What is the 1st Amendment?
200
This is the minimum age requirement to be a member of the house.
What is 25 years old?
200
This percent or number is needed to pass in the house of representatives or the senate.
What is 51% or 218 in the house and 51 in the senate (if all are voting)?
200
This term means to send someone back to the country of their birth.
What is to deport.
200
Everybody has the right to do this, but they do not get punished if they don't. However they may have to have someone in office that they do not agree with.
What is to Vote?
200
The right to bear arms is saved by this amendment.
What is the 2nd Amendment?
300
The President (exec. branch) has this check over Congress (legislative branch).
What is the Veto?
300
Once a bill is brought to Capital Hill, it must sit here and wait to be reported to the floor or it could die here.
What is a committee?
300
marriage laws, public schools, and creating/maintaining local government/police agencies all fall under this vocabulary term dealing with the State/local governments.
What are the Reserved powers?
300
When any male turns 18 this must register for this, although it isn't currently in use.
What is the Draft?
300
You do not have to testify against yourself because of this.
What is the 5th Amendment?
400
This is one check that Congress (leg. branch) have over the President (exec. branch).
What is override a veto?
400
This is the amount of congress that has to say yes to override a presidential veto.
What is 2/3 (67%) of congress needed for override?
400
The power to make a standing army, coin/make money, and control interstate and foreign commerce all fall under this vocabulary term dealing with the federal/national government.
What are the Delegated powers?
400
This is the age someone must be to run for a seat in the Senate.
What is 30 years old?
400
The Right to a speedy trial fits in this Amendment.
What is the 6th Amendment?
500
The Judicial Branch has this "check" over Congress (congress = legislative branch).
What is calling a law unconstitutional?
500
Before it can become a law, a bill must start here.
What is either house (house of rep or Senate) of U.S. Congress? I will not except the house of rep or the senate, you must say "either house" or "in Congress"
500
These people are the executive branch department secretaries who advice the president.
What is the presidential cabinet members?
500
If you are called to work in court this is the name for that responsibility that you have to do.
What is serving on a jury?
500
This amendment can be called the State's rights amendment