Qualifications
How old do you have to be to be President of the United States
35 years old
Article 1
What Article of the Constitution creates the Judicial Branch and Supreme Court?
Article 3
How long is a presidential term?
4 years
Powers the Constitution gives to the federal government are called?
Delegated, Enumerated, or Expressed
How old do you have to be to be a House of Representative Member
25 years old
President
What is the highest court of the land that determines if laws and policies are constitutional?
Supreme Court
Does Congress have Term limits
No
Powers the Constitution saves for the States?
Reserved Powers
What government position do you have to be a natural born citizen?
President
What is the upper house of Congress called
Senate
What is the lower house of Congress called?
House of Representatives
How long is a Senator term?
6 years
Powers that are shared by both the national government and the state governments like taxation are called?
Concurrent Powers
How long do you have to live in the United States to run to be President?
14 years
How many senators are there per state?
2
How does the government decide how many House of Representatives per state?
State population
How long is a House of Representative Term?
2 years
Powers that are suggested but not written in the Constitution are called? Example: Provide the common defense has been interpreted as the government right to develop nuclear weapons.
implied powers
How old do you have to be to be a senator?
30 years old
What is the vocabulary word meaning two parts or two houses referring to our Congress?
Bicameral
What is it called when the government counts the population every 10 years in the United States?
Census
How long do federal judges and Supreme Court justices serve?
Lifetime
Elastic Clause