The constitution can be changed but only through this process?
What is the amendment process?
100
This amount of states must approve any amendment to the constitution.
What is three fourths of all the states? (3/4)
100
It is more difficult to change the Constitution than a law because of this.
What is because the Constitution is the foundation for all of our laws and judicial system.
100
This person appoints Cabinet level posititions and is from this branch of the government?
What is the President/Executive Branch?
100
These are an examples of Cabinet level positions.
What is the Department of ...State, Defense, Justice, Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, Education, Transportation, Energy, Homeland Security, etc.
200
These are three examples of Major Political Parties.
What is Democratic Party, Republican Party, Libertarian Party, Green Party, Constitution Party?
200
These are three examples of minor political parties.
What is the Communist Party, Freedom Socialist Party
Socialist Workers Party, Pirate Party, Workers World Party?
200
The main task of Congress is to do this.
What is make our nation’s laws?
200
Congress is composed of two houses, the ...
What is The Senate and the House of Representatives?
200
The Senate has this many members and this many from each state.
What is 100 members, (2) from each state?
300
Each Senator is elected for a term of this many years by voters from his/her state.
What is a six-year term?
300
Besides law making functions senators approve these positons.
What is Presidential appointments, federal judges, cabinet officers, and ambassadors?
300
Today, the House of Representatives has 435 members. The number of Reps of each state is determined by this.
The states _____________.
What is the states population?
300
Each Rep. in the House of Representatives is elected for a term of this length by these people.
What is two years by the voters of a single Congressional District?
300
The members of the Constitutional Convention did not __________________ the common people to elect the President directly.
What is fully trust?
400
Instead of trusting the common people to elect the President they turned the selection of the president over to special electors who formed this.
What is Electoral College?
400
To become President, a candidate needs to win this.
What is a majority of votes of the Electoral College which is 270 Electoral College votes?
400
The is our nations highest federal court.
What is the U.S. Supreme Court?
400
The Supreme Court has this many members (judges).
What is nine members (judges)?
400
Each member of the Supreme Court is chosen by this person and approved by this Legislative Branch.
What is chosen by the President and approved by the Senate?
500
All federal judges hold office for this length of term.
What is a life term?
500
The power of the Supreme Court to decide whether or not laws are constitutional is known as this.
What is Judicial Review?
500
The Supreme Court’s job is specifically to do this.
What is review cases that have already been tried and determine their constitutionality?
500
This man served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835. His interpretations of the Constitution and frequent use of judicial review laid the ground work for establishing the importance of the federal judiciary and the supremacy of the national government over the states.
Who is John Marshall?
500
In reviewing cases, the Supreme Court not only decides whether the law has been applied correctly by the lower courts, but also whether the law itself is...
What is within the power of the government according to the constitution?