The Constitutional Convention
It's the city and state where the Constitutional Convention took place.
What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania? (Both words must be spelled correctly.)
It's the building where Congress meets.
What is the Capitol?
It's what a president can do to kill a bill by not signing it if Congress adjourns before ten days pass.
What is a pocket veto?
It's the number of Justices on the Supreme Court.
What is nine?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This concept refers to the idea that government duties should be spread out instead of centralized.
What is separation of powers?
It's the other name for the president of the Senate.
What is the vice-president?
Election Day falls on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of this month.
What is November?
It's the title given to the head of the Supreme Court.
What is Chief Justice?
These are the five freedoms of the First Amendment.
What are freedom of (in any order): religion, speech, press, peaceable assembly, and petition?
What is federalism (or a federal system)?
The vote required to end discussion and move to a final vote.
What is cloture?
It's the group of people who advise the president and run the executive branch's departments.
What is the cabinet?
It's the principle that allows the judicial branch to strike down unconstitutional laws and actions.
What is judicial review?
It's the amendment that abolished slavery.
What is the Thirteenth Amendment?
It's the agreement that the Constitution replaced.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
It's the technical term for deciding how many representatives a state gets based on population.
What is proportional representation?
It's the title that refers to the president's role as head of the military.
What is Commander-in-Chief?
It was the most important Supreme Court case in U.S. history.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
They're the rights you have to be informed of when you're arrested.
What are Miranda Rights?
A permanent group of senators or representatives who debate and work on bills on a specific topic.
What is a standing committee?
What the president has to be guilty of to be removed from office.
What are "high crimes and misdemeanors?"
If you're accused of a federal crime, your case will go to this kind of court first.
What is a district court?
It's the process of formally approving a treaty, Constitutional amendment, or similar legal proposal.
What is ratification?