Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous II
Court Cases
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
100
How many total members in the House of Representatives
What is 435
100
How many justices on the Supreme Court
What is 9
100
What court case abolished public school segregation
What is Brown vs Board of Education
100
How many senators does each state have?
What is 2
100
The Constitution requires a president to have which of the following qualifications? a. be a native-born U.S. citizen b. be at least 25 years old c. be a college graduate d. be a resident of the United States for at least 15 years
What is A
200
Who is the highest official in the House
What is Speaker of the House
200
What courts have original jurisdiction
What is district courts
200
The right to a lawyer and to remain silent was established by what court case?
What is Miranda vs Arizona
200
Who gets elected for 6 year terms? Senator or Representative
What is Senator
200
What comes first Primary election or general election
What is Primary
300
What about guarantees all citizens equal protection under the law?
What is 14th amendment
300
the idea that all people must follow the laws, and that the laws are enforced fairly
What is rule of law
300
What case established the idea of "separate but equal"
What is Plessy vs Ferguson
300
The purpose of __________ is to study bills
What is committees
300
True or False: The votes of U.S. citizens count directly for the president.
What is False
400
The Father of the Constitution
Who is James Madison
400
In this type of government, the states hold all the power
What is a confederation
400
The equal protection clause of the 14th amendment helped the Supreme Court make their decision on this case
What is Brown vs Board of Education
400
Congress can overrule a Presidents veto with how much (Fraction)
What is 2/3
400
What is the formula for choosing how many electors a state gets?
What is House of Representatives + Senate
500
Who believed in the right to life, liberty, and property
Who is John Locke
500
_________ is media that uses carefully-crafted messages to manipulate people’s actions and beliefs
What is propaganda
500
Marbury vs Madison established what principle (2 words)
What is Judicial Review
500
This is a way of killing a bill in the Senate
What is Filibuster
500
If no presidential candidate receives a majority of the votes in the electoral college, the president is chosen by
What is House of Representatives