the Articles of Confederation
Our country's first Constitution was called ____________
Three
There are ___________ main branches of our government.
President, Enforce the Laws
The ______________ heads the executive branch of our government. His/her job is to_______________
Congress, Make the Laws
The legislative branch of our government is called the ____________ Its job is to ________________
Supreme Court and U.S. Courts, Interpret the Laws.
The judicial branch of our government is made up of the ____________Their job is to ___________________
Number of Representatives, Population
The __________________ a state gets depends upon its ___________________
Two Year
A member of the House of Representatives has a _____________ term in office.
Twenty-Five Years Old, Seven Years, Lives in the State
A member of the House of Representatives must:
be at least _____________
have been a citizen for at least _____________
______________ he or she represents
Senate, House of Representatives
The Congress is made up of the _____________ and the ______________
Amendments
______________ are changes in the Constitution.
Census, 10 Years
A ___________, a count of the population, is taken every ____________
Speaker of the House
The _______________, the leader of the House, is elected by the House members. (Usually majority party)
Impeachments
All __________________ are tried by the Senate.
Senators
____________, members of the "upper" house, are elected by the people.
Two
Each state has _________ senators.
Six Years, Two Years
A senator's term of office is _____________.One third of the senators are elected every ____________.
Thirty Years Old, Nine Years, Live in the State
A member of the Senate must:
be at least ____________
have been a citizen for at least __________
____________ he or she represents
Vice-President
The President of the Senate is the ___________ of the United States. (alternate is President Pro-term).
Congress
Rules for citizenship are made by ____________.
Congress
Money may be coined or printed only by __________.
Congress
War may be declared only by __________.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
If a president is impeached, the trial will
be presided over by __________.
2/3 of Senators Present
An impeached man is found guilty by a vote of _______________.
2/3 vote
A ________________ is needed to expel a member of Congress.
The House of Representatives
Tax bills may be written only by ____________________. (any bills to spend money).
10 Days
After a bill has been sent to the President, it becomes a law if he does not send it back within ____________.
Writ of Habeas Corpus
An order making a jailer show that a man is in jail for a good reason is called a ___________
Ex Post Facto Law
A law to punish a man for something that was not against the law when he did it is called an ____________.
Four Years
The president's term of office is ___________.
The number of Senators and Representative.
The number of presidential electors a state gets is equal to the
Thirty-Five years old, Natural Born Citizens, Fourteen years
A person running for U.S. President must:
be at least _____________
be a ____________
have lived in the U.S. at least ____________
2/3 of the senators present
The President may make a treaty provided he gets agreement from ____________
The President
Judges of the Supreme Court must be nominated by _____________
Eight Judges
The Supreme Court has a Chief Justice and _____________
Life
The length of term for a U.S. court judge is for _____________
Supreme Court
Questions about the Constitution are finally settled by the _____________
2/3 of the house wants it
Congress may propose an amendment to the Constitution whenever ______________
Legislature of 3/4 of the states
An amendment becomes part of the Constitution when it is ratified by ____________
Due process of law
The courts may not take a man's life without _______________
A majority of electoral votes
The President is elected if he wins a ___________
Born or naturalized in the U.S.
A citizen of the U.S. is a person who was ___________
Seven
The number of articles in the Constitution is ___________
Twenty-Seven
There are ________ amendments to the Constitution.
Fifteen
The number of members in the President's cabinet is ___________
States and the People
Powers not given to the U.S. by the Constitution and not forbidden to the states are reserved to the ___________
Secretary of the State
The major department head appointed by the President to deal with foreign countries is the __________
Thomas Jefferson
The only President whose election depended upon the vote of the House of Representatives was ____________
Speaker of the House
If neither the President nor the Vice-President can serve, the position would be filled by the ___________
The president
The Commander-in-Chief of the military is ___________
Elected by the house of representatives.
If no candidate for President has a majority of the electoral votes, the President is ____________
the Articles of Confederation
Our country's first Constitution was called ____________
Three
There are ___________ main branches of our government.
President, Enforce the Laws
The ______________ heads the executive branch of our government. His/her job is to_______________
Congress, Make the Laws
The legislative branch of our government is called the ____________ Its job is to ________________
Supreme Court and U.S. Courts, Interpret the Laws.
The judicial branch of our government is made up of the ____________Their job is to ___________________
Number of Representatives, Population
The __________________ a state gets depends upon its ___________________
Two Year
A member of the House of Representatives has a _____________ term in office.
Twenty-Five Years Old, Seven Years, Lives in the State
A member of the House of Representatives must:
be at least _____________
have been a citizen for at least _____________
______________ he or she represents
Senate, House of Representatives
The Congress is made up of the _____________ and the ______________
Amendments
______________ are changes in the Constitution.
Census, 10 Years
A ___________, a count of the population, is taken every ____________
Speaker of the House
The _______________, the leader of the House, is elected by the House members. (Usually majority party)
Impeachments
All __________________ are tried by the Senate.
Senators
____________, members of the "upper" house, are elected by the people.
Two
Each state has _________ senators.
Six Years, Two Years
A senator's term of office is _____________.One third of the senators are elected every ____________.
Thirty Years Old, Nine Years, Live in the State
A member of the Senate must:
be at least ____________
have been a citizen for at least __________
____________ he or she represents
Vice-President
The President of the Senate is the ___________ of the United States. (alternate is President Pro-term).
Congress
Rules for citizenship are made by ____________.
Congress
Money may be coined or printed only by __________.
Congress
War may be declared only by __________.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
If a president is impeached, the trial will
be presided over by __________.
2/3 of Senators Present
An impeached man is found guilty by a vote of _______________.
2/3 vote
A ________________ is needed to expel a member of Congress.
The House of Representatives
Tax bills may be written only by ____________________. (any bills to spend money).
10 Days
After a bill has been sent to the President, it becomes a law if he does not send it back within ____________.
Writ of Habeas Corpus
An order making a jailer show that a man is in jail for a good reason is called a ___________
Ex Post Facto Law
A law to punish a man for something that was not against the law when he did it is called an ____________.
Four Years
The president's term of office is ___________.
The number of Senators and Representative.
The number of presidential electors a state gets is equal to the
Thirty-Five years old, Natural Born Citizens, Fourteen years
A person running for U.S. President must:
be at least _____________
be a ____________
have lived in the U.S. at least ____________
2/3 of the senators present
The President may make a treaty provided he gets agreement from ____________
The President
Judges of the Supreme Court must be nominated by _____________
Eight Judges
The Supreme Court has a Chief Justice and _____________
Life
The length of term for a U.S. court judge is for _____________
Supreme Court
Questions about the Constitution are finally settled by the _____________
2/3 of the house wants it
Congress may propose an amendment to the Constitution whenever ______________
Legislature of 3/4 of the states
An amendment becomes part of the Constitution when it is ratified by ____________
Due process of law
The courts may not take a man's life without _______________
A majority of electoral votes
The President is elected if he wins a ___________
Born or naturalized in the U.S.
A citizen of the U.S. is a person who was ___________
Seven
The number of articles in the Constitution is ___________
Twenty-Seven
There are ________ amendments to the Constitution.
Fifteen
The number of members in the President's cabinet is ___________
States and the People
Powers not given to the U.S. by the Constitution and not forbidden to the states are reserved to the ___________
Secretary of the State
The major department head appointed by the President to deal with foreign countries is the __________
Thomas Jefferson
The only President whose election depended upon the vote of the House of Representatives was ____________
Speaker of the House
If neither the President nor the Vice-President can serve, the position would be filled by the ___________
The president
The Commander-in-Chief of the military is ___________
Elected by the house of representatives.
If no candidate for President has a majority of the electoral votes, the President is ____________