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Order in the Court!
No Kings Allowed
Locke and Load
Terms of Endearment
Bill Me Later
100
This highest court of the land was the only court mentioned in the Constitution.
What is the Supreme Court?
100
The New Jersey Plan called for this many chief executives.
What is three?
100
These rights are ours at birth according to Locke.
What are Natural Rights?
100
The term of office for a member of the House of Representatives.
What is two years?
100
The start of any law, don't call it a William.
What is a bill?
200
The three levels of federal courts.
What is district (trial), appellate (circuit), and Supreme.
200
The first President of the United States, some wanted him to be our king.
Who is George Washington?
200
Without government, we live in this state according to Locke.
What is the "State of Nature"
200
The length of a Presidential term.
What is four years?
200
The first group of Congressmen who get to hear testimony about the bill, they are permanently there.
What is the Standing Committee?
300
The number of justices of the Supreme Court.
What is nine?
300
This group of electors actually decides who will be President.
What is the Electoral College?
300
He said "free and equal" citizens can make governments that work.
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
300
The term of office for a US Senator.
What is six years?
300
The box that bills go into to be scheduled for consideration.
What is the "Hopper"?
400
The process of declaring a law unconstitutional.
What is judicial review?
400
This power of the President allows him/her to say no to legislation.
What is the veto?
400
He said the power in government should be separated and "balanced".
Who is the Baron de Montesquieu?
400
The number of terms a President can serve.
What is two?
400
The place of origin of all spending bills.
What is the House of Representatives?
500
The precedent case which established "judicial review".
What is Marbury v. Madison?
500
The charges brought against the President and voted for by more than half the House of Representatives.
What are Articles of Impeachment?
500
Author of the "Leviathan", who said life is nasty, brutish, and short.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
500
The term of office for a federal judge or Supreme Court Justice.
What is lifetime?
500
When a bill has past both houses, it is said to be this.
What is referred.