Who said, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"

Who wrote the Declaration?

True/False: The Declaration of Independence was signed after the U.S Constitution was written.

True/False: Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson looked after the interest of the common people at the convention.

True/False: The Bill of Rights applies to all levels of government.

True/False: The first 10 amendments make up the Bill of Rights.

The Constitution allows laws to be make for subjects that did not exist in 1787.

What are the six(6) goals in the preamble?

The Constitution has a preamble, ____ original articles, and ____ amendments.

Which amendment established rules to fill vacancies in the Vice-Presidency?

Which amendments are called the Bill of Rights?

Which amendment limits the number of presidential terms?

What is the major duty of the legislative branch?

What two houses make up the legislative branch?

What is the Representative government?

True/False: The President of the United States has the power to call Congress into special session

True/False: Congress meets in the Capitol Building in Washington D.C

How many senators are there?

Who is the presiding officer of the Senate?

How many representatives are there?

True/False: Under certain conditions, the House selects the President of the United States.

True/False: Senators are elected from the state as a whole; representatives are elected from districts in the state.

True/False: The number of Congress chcanges every six(6) years

True/False: All revenue bills must start in the house.

True/False: Revenue bills start in the Senate.

True/False: A three-fourth vote is necessary for congress to over ride the president's veto.

True/False: After 10 days, a bill is passed by congress automatically becomes a law if the president does not act and congress is still in session.

Makes the countries laws.

Enforces the countries laws

Has two houses

True/False: An ex post facto law is a law that makes an act illegal after the act has been committed.

True/False: Congress cannot tax goods being exported from a state, even if the goods are going to a foreign country

What court is the final authority on the meaning of the Constitution?

True/False: The first amendment allows for the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.

The president may serve how many terms?

What do the stars on the U.S. flag stand for?

How many amendments have been added to the constitution?

How many years is the president's term of office?

What is the age requirement to become president?

After a bill has gone through both houses of congress successfully, it is sent to:

Which amendment explains that the president may serve only two terms?

How many U.S. senators come from each state?

Each state receives at least ____ representative(s) in the U.S. House of Representatives?

Who has veto power?

The president of the Senate is:

Which of these rights is not an unalienable right from the Declaration of Independence?

The Deceleration of Independence was written largely by:

The United Sates budget is presented by:

There are how many branches of government?

The president takes the oath of office in:

In our first amendment, which is NOT a "freedom?"

The vote of what group really decides who will be president?

What is described in Article 1, section 8 of the Constitution giving Congress broad powers to write laws about new situations?

Which body has the power to raise, borrow, and coin money?

Has two houses

Is the court system of our country

makes the laws

enforces the laws

has six year term

Meet in the capitol building

elected every 2 years

has the vice president as presiding officer

has 435 members

approves or rejects treaties

passes bills they hope will become laws

has 100 members

chief legal officer

manages social security

carries out a war plan

setting a strike

foreign affairs

secret service

True/False: The Virginia Plan proposed of two houses of congress based on population

True/False: A quorum in the house of rep. is a majority of its members plus one

True/False: Senators are elected by the vote of the people in their state

True/False: Congress gets a new number each time a president is elected

True/False: one-third of the senate is elected every two years

True/False: The largest U.S. state is Texas (in terms or population) receiving the most electoral votes

True/False: The Constitution allows for laws to be made on subjects that did not even exist in 1787

True/False: The 13 original colonies included Ohio

True/False: The constitution states that there can be no adjustments to legislative districts based on census

True/False: The latest election for president was held in 2010

True/False: Patrick Henry said, "Give me liberty or give me death!"

True/False: Habeus Corpus gives a prisoner the right to a fair trial

True/False: Ben Franklin was president of the constitutional convention in 1787

True/False: The building in which the constitutional convention met is called independence hall

True/False: Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson were responsible for looking after the interests of the common man at the constitutional convention

True/False: Our original constitution outlawed slavery

True/False: The bill of rights are our first 10 amendments

True/False: The british held the boston tea party to make friends with the colonists

True/False: A U.S. senator may be re-elected only one more time

True/False: The house of rep. has nothing to do with impeachment of a president

True/False: Under certain conditions the house of rep. selects the president

True/False: a 3/4 vote is required for congress to pass a bill over the presidents veto

True/False:After 10 days, a bill passed by congress automatically becomes a law if the president doesn't act and congress is still in session

True/False: Supervising the coining and printing of money is the job of the treasury department

True/False: An ex post facto law is a law that makes something illegal after the act has been committed

True/False: Only federal officers may have titles of nobility

True/False: congress may not tax goods being exported from a state, even if the goods are going to a foreign country

True/False: States must treat the citizens of other states the same way it treats its own citizens

True/False: states can make treaties with foreign countries

True/False: both federal and state governments can establish courts

True/False: The president can call both houses of congress into special session

True/False: the articles of confederation was really our first constitution

True/False: federalism is the sharing power by the federal government and the state government

True/False: there are 12 cabinet positions

True/False: the U.S. supreme court justices are appointed by congress

True/False: the judicial branch has no checks on the other branches

True/False: The U.S. flag should be in the rear of a parade or procession

True/False: The 26th amendment allows 18 year olds to vote in their federal and state elections

True/False: there are 15 justices in the supreme court

True/False: the declaration of independence came before the signing of the constitution

True/False: the United states senators receives a higher salary then U.S. representatives

True/False: The president of the senate is the secretary of state