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Legislative Branch
Bill of Rights
Checks and Balances
Executive Branch
Mixed Bag
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100
What is the number of Senators?
100
forbids unreasonable searches and seizures by government officials
What is the 4th Amendment?
100
has the power to veto a bill
Who is the president of the United States (executive branch)?
100
the maximum number of years a person can be president of the United States
What is eight years?
100
9
What is the number of Supreme Court Justices?
200
the number of representatives depends on the number of people who live in a state
What is the House of Representatives?
200
describes more rights of those accused of a crimes specifically that accused people have the right to a lawyer
What is the 6th Amendment?
200
has the power to review, comment, and reject treaties created by the executive branch
What is the judicial branch?
200
a group of advisors to the president, including the heads of important departments in the executive branch
What is the president's cabinet?
200
to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming law
What is a veto?
300
must approve the president's choices to fill key jobs (ambassadors, federal judges, president's cabinet)
What is the Senate?
300
prevents unusual punishment and excessive bail
What is the 8th Amendment?
300
declares war
What is the Congress (legislative branch)?
300
requirements to be president of the United States
What is 35 years old, natural born citizen of the United States, and has lived in the United States for 14 years?
300
Philadelphia
Where did the Founding Fathers (delegates) meet to create/write the Constitution?
400
2/3 majority of both houses
What is the number needed to override a president's veto?
400
innocent until proven guilty
What is the 5th Amendment?
400
can impeach (accuse or charge a government official with a crime or misconduct) judges
What is the legislative branch?
400
the power to grant "a release of punishment" to people who have been found guilty of crimes against the nation
What is a presidential pardon?
400
the number of cabinets in the executive branch
What is 15?
500
forever as long as they win the election every 6 years
What is the term limit of Senators in Congress?
500
5 most basic liberties and freedoms
What is the First Amendment (freedom of speech, assembly, petition, religion, press)?
500
a system in which each branch of government is able to limit the power of the other branches
What is the system of checks and balances?
500
State of Union speech
What is a speech the president gives every January to Congress which suggests new ideas and possible laws?
500
the United States Capitol building in Washington, D. C.
Where does Congress (Senate and the House of Representatives) meet?