Bill of Rights
What is article 1 of the constitution?
Right to free speech, right to assembly, right to religion, the press, and the right to petition (any one of them counts)
Why are elections held on Tuesdays?
Congress says so
What are the three branches of government?
Judicial, legislative, executive
How many times does the word ‘slavery’ appear in the original Constitution?
0
Which level of government provides your local public schools and issues your driver's license?
State government
What is article 2?
establishes the executive branch, vesting the "executive Power" in a single President
How many total votes are in the Electoral College?
538
What branch has the power of the purse and the power to declare war?
Legislative
What was the only misspelled word in the original Constitution?
Pennsylvania (they spelled it Pensylvania)
Which level of government is primarily responsible for regulating and funding public K-12 schools?
state government
what is article 3?
Article III of the U.S. Constitution establishes the judicial branch of the federal government
How many electoral votes does a presendential candidate need to win?
270
If the President vetoes a bill passed by Congress, what fraction of the vote is required in both the House and Senate to override the veto?
2/3
How many constitutional amendments are there in total?
27
Which level of government makes money?
federal government
what is aricle 5?
Article V of the U.S. Constitution details the amendment process, establishing two ways to propose changes to the Constitution and two ways to ratify them
How is the number of a state’s electoral votes decided, and what is the minimum a state can have?
# of senators + number of representatives, and also 3
What term describes the system of government where power is shared between the federal government and individual state governments?
Federalism
What are the first three words of the Constitution?
We the people...
Who is elected in a U.S. state who can sign or veto state legislation?
Governor
what is article 9?
limits the powers of Congress
Which two states do not use a winner-take-all system for their electoral votes?
Maine and Nebraska
What legal principle requires the government to respect all of a person's legal rights and ensures that laws and legal proceedings must be fair, as guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment?
Due process
What year was the Constitution written?
1787
Every ten years, the federal government counts every resident in the country to help determine representation and funding. What is this process called?
The Census.