What determines the number
of representatives that
each state has in the
House of Representatives?
Who breaks the tie when the
Senate vote is 50 to 50?
What is the purpose of the
Executive Branch?
How many justices serve on
the Supreme Court?
What branch is responsible
for declaring war?
Who takes the place of the
President if he or she is
unable to serve a full term?
How long do justices on the
Supreme Court serve?
How old must a person
be to become a member
of the Senate?
How long is one term of
office for a Senator?
How long is one term of
office for a President?
How many years old must
U.S. citizens be before
they can vote?
How long is a member of the
House of Representative’s
term of office?
What is the point of the
Preamble?
What does the word
impeach mean?
The Senate must approve
presidential appointments.
What is this an example of?
What group does the
President hire and use for
advice and aid?
What does the word
suffrage mean?
Name the three branches
of government.
What are the two houses
of Congress?
What is the purpose of the
Bill of Rights?
How many Senators are there
from each state?
How old does a person
have to be in order to
run for President?
Who is the Commander-inChief of the military?
Which branch of government
declares laws constitutional
or unconstitutional?
Who appoints members of
the Supreme Court?
What is the main purpose of
the Legislative Branch?
What fraction of each house
of Congress is needed to
override a Presidential veto?
If your teacher is a U.S. citizen
who has lived in the U.S.A.
his entire life and he is 28
years old, which job is he
legally qualified?
What are the first 10
amendments to the U.S.
Constitution called?
Why was the system of
“checks and balances”
created?
Name three ways a U.S.
citizen can participate
in the government?
What is the one elected office
that requires a person to be
born in the U.S.A.?
What does the word
veto mean?
When did the U.S.
government conduct the
next census after 1790?
When the Constitution was
first written, which group of
people was NOT included in a
state’s population?
When the Constitution was
first written, which group was
counted as 3/5 of a person?
If a state has 25 electoral
votes, how many
representatives does that
state have?
What happens to a bill that
has been vetoed by
the President?
What is the name of the
leader of the House of
Representatives?
Who elects the President?