1. U. S. CONSTITUTION

2. Accused refuses to testify against himself 5 th AMENDMENT

3. PROTECTS VOTING RIGHTS OF WOMEN 19 TH AMENDMENT

4. RIGHT OF ALL CITIZENS TO VOTE REGARDLESS OF RACE 15 TH AMENDMENT

5. Our country’s first constitution was called… Articles of Confederation

6. The main reason for wanting to change the Articles of Confederation To form a stronger government

7. Father of our Constitution James Madison

8. Goals of the government provided by the Constitution Remember the Preamble: Remember the Preamble: Form a more perfect union Form a more perfect union Establish justice Establish justice Insure domestic tranquility Insure domestic tranquility Provide for the common defense Provide for the common defense Promote the general welfare Promote the general welfare Secure the blessings of liberty Secure the blessings of liberty

9. 7 Articles Article 1 - Legislative Branch Article 1 - Legislative Branch Article 2 – Executive Branch Article 2 – Executive Branch Article 3 – Judicial Branch Article 3 – Judicial Branch Article 4 – Relation of State and Federal Government Article 4 – Relation of State and Federal Government Article 5 – Methods for Amending the Constitution Article 5 – Methods for Amending the Constitution Article 6 – Supreme law of the land Article 6 – Supreme law of the land Article 7 – Methods of ratifying the Constitution Article 7 – Methods of ratifying the Constitution

10. Bill of Rights Another name for the first 10 amendments

11. Amendment must be ratified by ? to become part of the Constitution ¾ of the States By State Legislatures By State Legislatures By Special Conventions By Special Conventions

12. Total number of amendments 27

13. Number of Senators 100 ( 2 from each state)

14. Number of representatives per state is determined by Population of the state

15. Revenue (tax) bills must originate only in the House of Representatives

16. Only amendment to be repealed 18 th Amendment

17. Length of term for member of the House of Representatives 2 years

18. Speaker of the House is chosen by House of Representatives

19. 1/3 of the Senators are elected every 2 years

20. Number of branches in our government 3

21. Legislative Branch of government responsible for making laws

22. Supreme Court and U.S. Courts (Branch of government) Judicial

23. Congress (Senate and House of Representatives) (Branch of government) Legislative

24. Headed by the President (Branch of government) Executive branch

25. U. S. Representative from the 18 th Congressional district in Illinois Aaron Schock

26. Date the President takes office (Inauguration Day) January 20

27. Presidential line of succession Vice President Vice President Speaker of the House Speaker of the House President Pro-Tempore of the Senate President Pro-Tempore of the Senate Secretary of State Secretary of State

28. Court of final authority Supreme Court

29. Order in which a case moves through the federal courts District Court District Court Court of Appeals Court of Appeals Supreme Court Supreme Court

30. Number of days the President may consider a law 10 days

31. Number of times a President may be elected 2 (twice) 2 (twice)

32. Where all impeachments are tried Senate

33. Length of term for a federal court judge Life

34. Requirements for Senators 30 years old 30 years old Citizen for 9 years Citizen for 9 years Lives in the state Lives in the state

35. Number of Senators from each state 2

36. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts

37. Longest possible time a person can serve as President 10 years

38. Main group of Presidential Advisors CABINET

39. Current President of the U.S. Barack H. Obama

40. Name of presiding officer of the Senate Joseph Biden

41. Chief Officer of the U.S. House of Representatives (name) John Boehner Speaker of the House

42. Length of term of the President 4 years

43. Congress can override the President’s veto with ? 2/3 majority in both houses

44. Length of term of Senators 6 years (with 1/3 being elected every 2 years) every 2 years)

45. Names of 2 U.S Senators from Illinois Dick Durbin Mark Kirk

46. Presides over impeachment trial of a President Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

47. Qualifications for President and Vice President 35 years old 35 years old Natural born citizen Natural born citizen Lives in the U.S. Lives in the U.S. for 14 years for 14 years

48. ratify To vote in favor of an amendment or treaty

49. amend To change

50. veto Chief executive’s decision to reject an act of the legislation

51. compromise To give up part of one’s original demands or desires in order to reach an agreement

52. majority Part of the group that is more than half of the total

53. quorum Number of legislators who must be present in order to conduct official business

54. republic A nation whose laws are made by representatives elected by a popular vote

55. Checks and balances A system by which each branch of government has the power to block or overrule the decisions of the other branches

56. 3 Responsibilities of the President Makes treaties Makes treaties Reports to Congress Reports to Congress Meets foreign dignitaries Meets foreign dignitaries

57. Number of Presidential electors for each state Number of Senators Plus Number of Representatives

58. Current U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry John Kerry

59. Number of Supreme Court Justices 9

60. Appoints Supreme Court Justices (with approval of Senate) President

61. Senators are elected by ? The people of the state

62. Judicial Branch of government responsible for interpreting the law

63. Executive Branch of government responsible for enforcing the law

64. Presiding officer in the House of Representatives (title) Speaker of the House of the House

65. Total Number of House of Representative 435

66. Requirements for member of the House of Representatives 25 years old 25 years old Citizen for 7 years Citizen for 7 years Resides in state represented Resides in state represented

67. FEDERALISM Sharing of power by the federal government and state governments

68. Wrote the Declaration of Independence? Thomas Jefferson

69. Name for a written plan of government CONSTITUTION

70. Judicial Review It is the name given to the process by which the courts interpret the meaning of the Constitution and the laws passed under it. It is the name given to the process by which the courts interpret the meaning of the Constitution and the laws passed under it.