Branches of Government
Presidency
Federal Courts
Amendments
Amendments 2
100

Who makes the law?

What is legislative Branch

100

One qualification for president?

What is (natural born citizen, at least 14 years a U.S. resident and at least 35 years old.)

100
What was the first national court (hint the highest court)

What is the U.S. Supreme Court 

100

What fraction for Proposing Amendment 

2/3

100

What are the Bill of rights?

First 10 amendments
200
Who enforces the law

What is executive Branch

200

How long is a presidents term? (double points if you can tell how many terms a president gets)

What is 4 years?

200

What is the number of court Justices? 

9

200

What fraction for ratifying an amendment?

3/4

200

Name the 5 freedoms in the 1st amendment

Religion, assemblies, press, petitioning and speech

300

Who applies the law?

What is judicial branch

300

Name one power the President has.

What is 

Commander and chief of armed forces, Negotiate Treaties, Delivers state of the union address to Congress, Issue Executive orders and can Veto laws proposed by Congress


300
What does jurisdiction mean?

The territory and types of cases over which a court can exercise its authority.

300

What does Ex post Facto mean?

Punishes people for doing something that only became illegal after they did it.

300

What is eminent Domain

Private property may be taken over by the government for public use if the goverment gives "just pay".

400

What is the senate and house of representatives apart of?

What is Congress

400

Who is the head of the presidents cabinet?

What is Vice President.
400

What does Writ of Certiorari 

Instructions from the court with the force of law. ( a request to be seen by the supreme court)

400
Double Jeopardy 

No person can be tried for the same crime twice.

400

13th Amendment 

Abolished Slavery 

500

What are enumerated powers? Double points if you can name one.

What is Powers specifically listed in the Constitution. (ex: power to tax, power to print money, power to declare war, power to raise and support army, power to regulate immigration and etc.)

500

What is an Administrative Agency?

Organization in the government that has responsibility over a particular field or area.

500

What does Judicial Review mean?

Power of the U.S. supreme court and other federal courts to declare that a law or executive order is Unconstitutional.

500

Writ of Habeus Corpus 

A court order to bring a prisoner before the court determining if imprisonment is lawful.

500

19th Amendment 

Gave women the right to vote (known as suffrage)