Bill of Rights
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first ten ammendments to the Constitution.
What is the FIRST paaragraph of the Constitution called?
The Preamble
Who chooses the Presedent of the United States?
The Electorial College
Name the TWO braches of the Legislative Brance.
Congress & Senate
What is the title of members of the Judicial part of our government?
Supreme Court Justices
What right is assured by the first ammendment?
It protects the right to freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
Quote the first twenty words of the Constitution.
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility... "
How long is a term of office for the President?
FOUR years per term.
Maximum of TWO terms.
Who decides on who is the Speaker of the House?
The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other Officers.
What is the title of the head of the Judicial Braah?
Chief Justice
Which ammendment guarantees rights to due process, protection against self-incrimination, and double jeopardy.
The Fifth Ammendment
How many states were require to ratify the Constitution?
The Ratification of the Conventions of Nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same.
For what crimes can the president be impeached?
The President of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.
Which section of the Legislative branch is largest?
The House of Representatives is set by population.
Name TWO reasons a case might be taken to the Supreme Court.
Controversies between two or more States;
Between a State and Citizens of another State;
Between Citizens of different States;
Between Citizens of the same State claiming Lands under Grants of different States,
Between a State, or the Citizens thereof, and foreign States, Citizens or Subjects.
In what year was the Bill of Rights first roposed.
The Bill of Rights was proposed in 1789
How many ARTICLES are included in the Constitution?
Seven
What is the title given to the president as the leader of our military?
The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States
What is the age a representative must be to be elected to the House of Representatives?
No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.
Who chooses who is on the Suprememe Court?
The President
The Rill of Rights was written to address concerns raissed by what grouup?
The Bill of Rights was written to address concerns raised by Anti-Federalists.
Name the Six things the Constitution was written to acomplish.
to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity,
What are the TWO main points a person must meet to become the president of the United States?
A Person must be:
1. a natural born citizen
2. At least thirty five years old
How many Senators and Representatives are from YOUR state?
Nate--Maryland has two senators and eight representatives in the United States House of Representatives.
Alyssa--New Mexico has two senators and three representatives in the United States House of Representatives.
What is the ONLY crime defined by the Constitution?
Treason is the only crime expressly defined by the Constitution, and applying only to Americans who have betrayed the allegiance they are presumed to owe the United States.