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I need a job
100
The number of people in the US House of Representatives
What is 435
100
This vote of this body is required to remove a President from Office
What is the Senate
100
The first 10 amendments are known as this
What is The Bill of Rights
100
This is needed to override a president's veto
What is 2/3 of both houses
100
I am elected every two years
What is a member of the house
200
The number of electoral votes you need to win the presidency
what is 270
200
This political party will have control of both Houses of Congress in January
What is Republican
200
The power of judicial review is the power of the Supreme Court to do this.
What is declare a law unconstitutional
200
I keep my job for life
What is a federal judge
300
This amendment to the Constitution allowed for the direct election of Senators
What is 17th
300
the term of office for a US Senator
What is 6 years
300
The number of total amendments to the Constitution
What is 27
300
All presidential appointments to the court, the cabinet and ambassadors must be approved by this body
What is the Senate?
300
My term is limited to 8 years
What is the President
400
The year the Constitution was ratified
What is 1787
400
The # of representatives that New York has in the US House
What is 27
400
How to pass a Constitutional Amendment
What is 2/3 of the House, 2/3 of the Senate and 3/4 of the States (legislatures)
400
The sharing and division of power between the states and the federal government is called this
What is federalism?
400
I get to go to DC to cast a vote for President three weeks after the rest of the country has voted
What is a member of the electoral college
500
The number of senators in the very first session of the US Senate
What is 26
500
This article of the US Constitution talks about organizing the Legislative Branch
What is Article 1
500
Three amendments that protect "due process of law" for the accused
What are 5, 6 and 7
500
The only two ways to overrule a Supreme Court decision
What is pass a constitutional amendment and the Court changes its mind
500
It is my job to see if there is enough evidence to take a case to trial
What is a member of the grand jury