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The U.S. Constitution Legislative Branch Executive Branch Judicial Branch Amendments How a Bill Becomes a Law 200 400 600 800 1000 Bonus Question: 5000 pts

Legislative Branch: 200 Question: How many members make up congress? Answer (535 Back

Legislative Branch: 400 Question: Name the two different parts of Congress and how many representatives are in each. Answer (The Senate has 100 representatives and the House of Representatives has 435 representatives) Back

Legislative Branch: 600 Question: How long is a term for a representative from the House and from the Senate? Answer House = 2 years, elected unlimited times Senate= 6 year terms, elected unlimited times Back

Legislative Branch: 800 Question: The President can make treaties with other countries if the treaty is approved by Answer (The Senate Back

Legislative Branch: 1000 Question: Who is the President of the Senate? Answer (The Vice President of the U.S.) Back

Executive Branch: 200 Question: Who makes up the Executive Branch? Answer President Vice-President President’s Cabinent Back

Executive Branch: 400 Question: What qualifies someone to become President? Answer Be 35 years old Live in the US for 14 Years Be a natural born citizen Back

Executive Branch: 600 Question: How long is the President’s term and how many times can they be elected? Answer 4 years, elected twice (two terms) Back

Executive Branch: 800 Question: Who would take over if the President and Vice-President die? Answer The Speaker of the House Back

Executive Branch: 1000 Question: List three of the President’s Powers and Duties. Answer Enforce laws Veto bills passed by congress Makes treaties with other nations (approved by Senate) Back

Judicial Branch: 200 Question: Who makes up the Judicial Branch? Answer Supreme Court and other Federal Courts Back

Judicial Branch: 400 Question: Which court is the HIGHEST court in the land? Answer Supreme Court Back

Judicial Branch: 600 Question: True or False: The Supreme Court declares laws unconstitutional. Answer True Back

Judicial Branch: 800 Question: How long of a term does a Supreme Court Justice serve? Answer Life Back

Judicial Branch: 1000 Question: How do you become a Supreme Court Justice? Answer Appointed by the President Approved by the Senate Back

Amendments: 200 Question: What are the first ten amendments called? Answer Bill of Rights Back

Amendments: 400 Question: What does the Second amendment protect? Answer Protects the right to bear arms Back

Amendments: 600 Question: What does the 6th amendment protect? Answer Protects the right to a fair and speedy public trial by jury, including the rights to be notified of the accusations, to confront the accuser, to obtain witnesses and to retain counsel Back

Amendments: 800 Question: What does the 13th amendment do? Answer Abolishes slavery Back

Amendments: 1000 Question: What does the 26th amendment do? Answer Establishes the official voting age to be 18 years old Back

How a bill becomes law: 200 Question: In order for a bill to become a law, it MUST be passed by who? Answer Passed by the House and Senate Back

How a bill becomes law: : 400 Question: What are the first and second steps in making a bill become a law? Answer First= The bill is introduced in the House of Representatives Second= The House of Representatives passes the bill Back

How a bill becomes law: 600 Question: What are the third and fourth steps in making a bill become a law Answer Third = The Senate passes the bill Fourth= The President is given the bill Back

How a bill becomes law: 800 Question: What are the fifth and sixth steps in making a bill become law? Answer Fifth= President vetoes bill Sixth= The bill goes back to the House and Senate Back

How a bill becomes law: 1000 Question: What is the final step for a bill to become a law? Answer Congress overrides the veto and the bill becomes a law. Back

Bonus Question: 5000 pts. Question: List the 5 freedoms given under the 1st amendment? Answer Religion Speech the press Assemble Petition the government Back

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Daily Double The Winner Of The Last Round Write Down How Much Money You Are Willing To Risk If You get the Question write you win that money If you get it wrong you Loss the money!