Article 1
Two Houses of Congress
Senate and House of Reps
4 years
Term for Federal Judge
Life
Amendment that abolished slavery?
13th
Minimum number of Electoral Votes needed to become president?
270
What is a proposed law?
A bill
Citizenship requirement for President?
Natural Born Citizen
Highest Court in the Land?
Supreme Court
Amendment that states NO POLL TAXES (you can't charge people to vote)?
24th
Principle? The President can veto a law made by Congress?
Checks and Balances
30
3 things a president can do with a bill?
Sign it (make it a law), Veto it (deny it), or do nothing.
What does domestic tranquility mean?
Peaceful country
Amendment that says no unlawful searches or seizures of property?
Principle? Tammy Duckworth is our Senator and she represents us in law-making in the Senate.
Republicanism
What is impeachment?
Accuse a federal official of wrong doing.
Living requirement to be US President?
Live in the US for at least 14 years.
What is the highest law of the land?
The US Constitution
Which Amendment states that you have the right to a speedy trial and the right to an attorney?
Principle? The Executive Branch carries out the laws while the Judicial Branch interprets the laws.
Separation of Powers
Term for Representative?
2 Years
Who becomes President if the President, VP, and Speaker of the House dies in a plane crash?
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
Current number of justices on the Supreme Court?
9
Right to a trial by jury is which Amendment?
7th
Principle? The police are not allowed to search your property without a warrant.
Individual Rights