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Miscellaneous
100
Each state has this many Senators
Two
100
This is the main job of the executive branch
What is to carry out or enforce laws
100
This is the main job of the judicial branch
What is to interpret laws
100
The 2nd Amendment gives citizens the right to do this
What is own guns
100
The purpose of the Preamble is to do this
What is list the jobs of the government
200
Congress is made up of this many members
535
200
If the president does not agree with a law passed by Congress he can do this
What is veto the law
200
Supreme Court justices served for this amount of time
What is life
200
The 8th Amendment protects citizens from this
What is cruel and unusual punishment
200
The framers designed a system of checks and balances to do this
What is keep any one branch from becoming too powerful
300
Members of the House serve terms of how long
What is 2 years
300
This person is the head of the United States military
Who is Barack Obama
300
The Supreme Court is made up of this many justices
What is nine
300
The 9th Amendment says that rights not listed in the Constitution belong to
What is the people
300
As used in the Preamble, the word tranquility means
What is peace and order
400
The elastic clause gives Congress the power to do this
What is pass laws needed to carry out its other powers
400
The president serves a term limit of this many years
What is four
400
Which words of the Preamble best justify the creation of federal courts
What is "establish justice"
400
The 4th Amendment protects people from this
What is unreasonable search and seizure
400
A bill cannot become a law until it is
What is approved by Congress and signed by the president
500
The power to ratify treaties belongs to
What is the Senate
500
The people who work closely with and advise the president are known as this
What is his cabinet
500
Judicial Review describes the Supreme Court's power to do this
What is declare laws and acts unconstitutional
500
The job of protecting the rights listed in the Bill of Rights belongs mainly to
What is the federal courts
500
To "provide for the common defense" means to
protect Americans from foreign enemies