Amendments
How many amendments are there?
27
How many houses are in Congress?
Two
What does article 2 discuss?
The executive branch
What does article 3 discuss? Which branch of government?
The judicial branch
Which article discusses relations among states?
Article 4
The first 10 amendments are called this.
The Bill of Rights
How many senators are there per state and in total?
2 per state, and 100 total
Who is a part of the executive branch?
president, vice president, and the cabinet
How many justices are in the Supreme Court?
9
Which does article 6 discuss?
Federal laws are more powerful than state laws
What are the 5 rights/freedoms guaranteed in the first amendment?
People have freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and the right to petition the Government.
How many house of reps are there?
435
Why was the electoral college created?
Bc the founders of the Constitution did not trust the people to vote for the president
How long are the terms of the justices?
Life
What does the 8th amendment discuss?
No excessive bail or cruel and unusual punishment can be given out
The 19th did what?
Gave women the right to vote
What are the qualifications in order to be a senator?
A minimum of 30 years old, live in the state they represent, and be a citizen of the U.S. for at least 9 years.
What are the qualifications in order to become president?
The president must be a natural born U.S. citizen, at least 35 years of age, and lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years.
Who appoints Supreme Court Justices?
The president
Which amendment protects you against searches and seizures without a search warrant?
The 4th
What does the 5th amendment guarantee?
Habeus Corpus (you must know what you are being accused of) and no double jeopardy (can't be tried for the same crime twice)
What are the qualifications in order to be in the house of reps?
A minimum of 25 years old, live in the state they represent, and be a citizen of the U.S. for at least 7 years.
How does each states number of electoral college votes get determined?
It is the states number of senators plus the number of house of reps added together
What is the Supreme courts job?
To uphold to the constitution and make sure no laws are violating peoples rights.
Explain the checks and balances system of government
Checks and balances or separation of powers: The three branches of govt. were created as a checks and balances system where no one branch has all of the power. Each one has some way to keep the other branch in check.