Legislative Branch
This many people are in the senate.
What is 100?
The president has line-item veto power
What is "no"?
There are this many justices on the supreme court.
What is 9?
This amendment allows people to bear arms.
What is the second Amendment?
This person was the first president.
Who was George Washington?
This many people are in the House of representatives.
What is 435?
This person becomes the president if both the president and the vice president are unable to perform their duties.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
These are the explicit qualifications for being a Supreme Court justice.
What is none? (There are several unofficial ones, but no truly "official" qualifications!)
What is the 15th amendment? (Men of color get right to vote). Women (regardless of ethnicity) get the right to vote with the 19th amendment.
This person was president for 2 non-consecutive terms. They have served as the 45th and 47th president.
Who is Donald Trump?
You have to be this old to be in the House of Representatives.
What is 25 years old?
Name two groups of people that are appointed by the president.
What is (are) military officers, federal judges, ambassadors, the president's cabinet, etc?
What is the power of the court system to determine the constitutionality of actions (including actions taken by the other branches)?
The first amendment protects several things, but what are at least three of them?
What is freedom of speech, religion, the press, assembly, and to petition the government?
The president is decided by this kind of vote/voting process.
What is the electoral college?
This person is the president of the senate.
Who is the Vice President?
This is the check the president has on the judicial branch.
What is the ability to appoint federal judges?
The federal court system has three tiers. In order (from lowest to highest court, they are...
What is District Court, Court of Appeals, Supreme Court?
This was the only amendment to be repealed.
What is the 18th amendment? (What is prohibition?)
You have to live in the United States for this many years to become president.
What is 14 years?
This "house" of Congress holds impeachment trials.
This is the check the president has on the power of the legislative branch.
What is veto power?
The term limit for US Supreme Court justices is...
What is "lifetime appointment"?
There is an amendment that discusses Congress giving themselves raises. The catch is...
What is the raises cannot go into effect until the next session of Congress (so they can be voted out before they ever see the raise)?
A president may only serve for...
What is 2 terms or up to ten years? (10 years is only possible if they have been the VP and assumed office for the last 2 years or less of the previous president's term, then have their own 2 terms as president.)