Constitutional Principles Executive Branch President and VP How a Bill becomes Law Constitutional Principles Mixed Bag 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500

-What branch includes the President and VP? Row 1---100 Question

-Executive Branch Row 1---100 Answer

-How old must a President be? Row 1---200 Question

-35 Row 1---200 Answer

-What is the citizenship requirement for a President? Row 1---300 Question

-native born Row 1---300 Answer

-This is the process of electing the President where each state is assigned a number of electors equal to its representation in Congress and a majority of electoral votes is required to be elected? Row 1---400 Question

-electoral college Row 1---400 Answer

-How long are the terms of Presidents? Row 1---500 Question

-4 years Row 1---500 Answer

-How many terms can they serve? Row 2---100 Question

-2 terms Row 2---100 Answer

-Which Amendment sets up the order of Presidential succession? Row 2---200 Question

-22 Amendment Row 2---200 Answer

-Who is third in line to be President? Row 2---300 Question

-Speaker of the House Row 2---300 Answer

-How old must a VP be? Row 2---400 Question

-35 also Row 2---400 Answer

-The President is the head of which branch of government? Row 2---500 Question

-Executive Row 2---500 Answer

-This is an action taken by a legislative committee that places a bill to the side without a vote of approval or denial. Row 3---100 Question

-pigeonhole Row 3---100 Answer

-These are meetings held by legislative committees in order to allow public comments and information to be given to legislative committees. Row 3---200 Question

-public hearings Row 3---200 Answer

-This is the right of a Senator to hold the Senate floor for am unlimited amount of time—usually threatened as a form of killing or revising a bill the Senator opposes. Row 3---300 Question

-filibuster Row 3---300 Answer

-A special vote taken by the Senate that would require a Senator to give up the floor during a filibuster---requires a 2/3 vote---very difficult to achieve. Row 3---400 Question

-cloture Row 3---400 Answer

-This is the process where the President does not sign a bill and Congress has adjourned and after ten days the bills dies rather than becoming law. Row 3---500 Question

-pocket veto Row 3---500 Answer

-Name the concept that all three branches of government are designed so that they have the ability to stop other branches from becoming abusive? Row 4---100 Question

-checks and balances Row 4---100 Answer

-This term means that people have the right to rule themselves through the democratic process of voting? Row 4---200 Question

-popular sovereignty Row 4---200 Answer

-What term describes the system of having multiple governments on the national, state, and local levels? Row 4---300 Question

-federalism Row 4---300 Answer

-These are powers that are given only to the national government such as the power to declare war, raise an army, coin money, or make treaties? Row 4---400 Question

-enumerated, delegated, expressed, exclusive Row 4---400 Answer

-These are powers that are shared by all levels of government such as the power to tax, pass laws, and enforce laws? Row 4---500 Question

-concurrent powers Row 4---500 Answer

-Civics is the study of ____________ and government? Row 5---100 Question

-citizenship Row 5---100 Answer

-In what type of government is the nation ruled by religious leaders? Row 5---200 Question

-theocracy Row 5---200 Answer

-What is the name of the process where non-citizens gain citizenship? Row 5---300 Question

-naturalization Row 5---300 Answer

-What government program was designed to help women and minorities gain access to jobs in order to compensate for past discrimination?. Row 5---400 Question

-affirmative action Row 5---400 Answer

-This is an agreement between men and their government? Row 5---500 Question

-social contract Row 5---500 Answer