Constitution
First 10 amendments are referred to as this
Bill of Rights
How many Senators for each state
2
You need this many electoral votes to win the Election
270
This branch is responsible for carrying out law
Executive
The president in his role as head of the military
Commander in chief
This amendment guarantees free speech
First Amendment
This is how is the number of representatives chosen for each state
Population
A state that could vote for either party on any given year is referred to as this
Swing state
Congress
The presidents closest advisors are referred to as his...
Cabinet
Powers shared by state and federal governments are called ______ Powers
Concurrent
The Articles of Confederation failed because of this shortcoming
Weak central government
The words left, liberal, and blue are associated with this political party
Democrats
This branch is responsible for interpreting law
Judicial
When a president oversteps his boundaries or breaks law, congress can do this
Impeach them
This amendment was intended to give formerly enslaved people access to the bill of rights but has been used a lot in modern day supreme court legislation.
The 14th Amendment
This clause states that federal laws supersede state laws
Supremacy clause
trumps political party
republican
This branch is tasked with making laws
Legislative
on the last day of his first term, President Trump issued this for my neighbor Kodak Black.
a Pardon
The preamble starts with this phrase
"We the people..."
Powers that are explicitly listed in the constitution are referred to as _______ powers
Expressed
(enumerated)
the power to kill legislation is called....
veto
The person in this role breaks the tie in the senate
Vice President
The president's check on legislative power
Veto