Legislative Branch
Which Article sets up the Legislative branch in the consitution
Article I of the constitution
Which Article sets up the executive branch in the constitution?
Article II of the constitution.
Which Article of the constitution sets up the Judicil Branch?
Article III of the Constitution
What are the first 10 amendments to the constitution called?
The bill of rights
what amendment gives Women the right to vote?
the 19th amendment.
What is the job of the legislative branch?
To write or create the laws.
What is the job of the Executive branch?
To Enforce the laws
What is the job of the Judicial Branch?
To interpret the laws.
Which amendment protects a persons right to own a gun?
2nd amendment
What was the name of our nations first two political parties?
Federalist and Anti-Federalist
how many members are there in Congres? (House and Senate Combined)
535 members.
100 in the senate
435 in the house of representatives
How many terms can a person be president? how many years is that?
2 terms = 8 years total
What is know as the highest court in our country?
The supreme court.
What 5 freedoms are protected in the first amendment?
Freedom of Speech, Press, Religion, Petition, Assembly.
Who has the poser to declair war?
Congres
How old do you have to be to get elected to the house of representatives and the Senate?
Senate 30
House 25
How does someone become President?
They have to win the electoral college system.
How does someone become a Supreme Court Justice?
Recommended/ nominated by the president and the approved by congress.
Which amendment protects against cruel or unusual punishment
8th amendment
what was the reason why political parties started in the united states.
Debate over the constitution. Should the states of federal gov have more power.
Who is the president of the senate and breaks tie breakers in the senate?
Vice president
What are the 3 requirements someone must meet to run for president?
Lived the last 14 years in this country. Natural born citizen. 35 years old
What is it called when the supreme court overturns a previous decision by another court? ( Can even be an old decision by the supreme court).
Judicial Review
Which Amendment makes poll taxes illigal
24th amendment
What does the term double jeopardy mean?
You cannot be tried twice for the same crime.