Article I&II
The total number of US Senators
100
The total number of chief Justices.
9
The Amendment that gives Americans the right to bear arms.
2nd
The 13th Amendment banned what in the United States?
Slavery
The president that was elected to 4 terms and prompted the adoption of the 22nd amendment.
FDR
Third in line to the presidency
Speaker of the House
________admits new states to the United States.
Congress
The freedoms protected under the first amendment?
Speech expression, Religion, press, assembly, petition the gov't.
the 26th Amendment changed the voting age from ___ to ____.
21 to 18
The early political party that wanted smaller federal government and more independence for state governments.
anti-federalist
The four US President's that have been assassinated.
Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, JFK
Writ of certiorari means.
To be made certain
The 8th amendment protects you from ________.
Cruel and unusual punishment
The 19th amendment allowed who to what in the US?
Women to vote
The term used when the president doesn't sign a bill and then congress goes to recess within 10 days of the president receiving the bill, effectily restarting the bill making process.
Pocket Veto
4 powers of the President.
Commander in Chief, Veto, Pardon, Treaties & Appointments, Fill vacancies
Written documents in which the attorneys in a case present their legal arguments to the court.
Briefs
The 10th Amendment gives all powers not delegated to the federal gov't to the ________.
States
What is the only amendment that reversed a previous amendment?
21st
The term used for an official (especially the president) in the final period of office, after the election of a successor. (fixed by the 20th amendment)
Lame duck
List 5 powers of Congress.
Tax, coin money, maintain a navy, raise an army, borrow money, etc.
The 2 ways in which a amendment can be ratified.
By 3/4 of the State legislatures or by conventions in 3/4 of the States
The Amendment that protects against self-incrimination (Having to testify against oneself) and double jeopardy.
5th
The 3/5th compromise was repealed by which amendment.
14th
The agreement made on legislative representation in which a two house bicameral system would be used, made up of a Senate (equal reps) and a House of Representatives (reps based on population).
The Great Compromise