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100
As long as they remain in good behavior.
How long do judges serve on the Supreme Court?
100
27
What is the current number of amendments to the U.S. Constitution?
100
Preamble
What part of the constitution explains the basic purposes for establishing the federal government?
100
The people
According to the constitution, where does the power of the U.S. government originate?
100
Oldest and shortest in the world.
What is the United States Constitution?
200
Nine
How many justices sit on the U.S. Supreme Court?
200
two-thirds
What portion of the vote is needed in congress to propose a constitutional amendment?
200
To determine the number of representatives each state is allowed in the House of Representatives.
Why is a regular census necessary to the government of the U.S.?
200
Supremacy Clause
Which part of the Constitution proclaims that the Constitution is the highest law of the land?
200
4400 words
What is the number of words in the Constitution?
300
To settle disputes involving constitutional issues.
What is the main function of the Supreme Court?
300
2nd
Which amendment provides for a regulated and well-maintained militia?
300
Republican system
What form of government is guaranteed to all states by Article 4?
300
Quorum
What is the term for the minimum number of members required to be present in Congress in order to cunduct business?
300
Pennsylvania
What word is misspelled in the constitution?
400
14 years.
What is the minimum number of years a president must have been a U.S. citizen before running for office?
400
Prohibition against members of Congress increasing their pay during their current term in office.
What topic is covered by the most recent amendment to the Constitution?
400
Elastic Clause
Which part of the Constitution gives Congress the power to make all laws necessary for the proper functioning of the government?
400
three-fourths (states)
What portion of states must approve any amendment to the Constitution?
400
Benjamin Franklin
Who is the oldest man to sign the Constitution?
500
Speaker of the House of Representatives
After the vice president, who is third in order to assume the president's responsibilities if the president is unable to do so?
500
Right to privacy
What is not a right protected by the First Amendment?
500
Raising revenue (states)
What is not a power reserved to the federal government and forbidden to the states by Article I of the U.S. Constitution?
500
No state may enter into a treaty or alliance.
What is a constitutdional limitation on the powers of a state?
500
James Madison
Who wrote the Constitution?