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100

What are three branches of government.

Legislative, Judicial, Executive 

100

Who makes the laws?

What is the legislative branch

100

Who appoints supreme court judges, and who has to confirm this appointment. 

The President appoints them, and Congress must approve it.

100

The Supreme Court reviews laws passed by Congress to ensure that they:

fall in line with the Constitution

100

How long of a term does the president serve?

4 years

200

The legislative branch has two houses, what are they?

What is the senate and the House of Representatives

200

The president is the head of this branch.

What is the executive branch.

200

This branch can pass laws.

What is the legislative branch.

200

This branch is headed by the supreme court.

What is the judicial branch.

200

How many senators are there?

What is 100 senators, two from each state.

300

What article of the Constitution deals with the Judicial branch. 

Article III

300

What is judicial review?

What is the right to overturn laws passed by congress.

300

In your community, police officers enforce rules, thus, they act like which branch of government?

What is the executive branch.

300

True or False: I can refuse a police officer to search my car if I am under 21 and it smells like Alcohol. 

FALSE: In most states, there is a ZERO TOLERANCE rule for underage drivers when it comes to alcohol. 

300

How many representatives are in the house of representatives?

What is 435 representatives

400

The house of representatives and senators can also be called?

What is Congress.

400

Who votes on laws?

What is Congress

400

The first ten amendments are called?

What are The Bill of Rights.

400

Who appoints the cabinet secretaries?

The President.

400

Who serves a 6-year term?

What is a Senator

500

What are the three requirements to become President of the United States.

1) must be 35 years old

2) must have been born in the United States

3) must have lived in the United States for past 14 years

500

Who does a bill go through before the president sees it?

What is : legislative branch, senators, and the representatives.

500

Why did the Federalist think we did NOT need a bill of Rights?

Federalists thought that if we had a Bill of Rights, that the citizens rights would be restricted to those that are only written down or included in the Bill of Rights and that the government would be able to oppress them.
500

Who has the power to declare war and also create new taxes.

Congress

500

How many U.S. Presidents has there been?

43