| A | B |
|---|
| 1787 | When did representatives meet to write the new Constitution? |
| Philadelphia | City new Constitution was written in.. |
| Independence Hall | Building new Constitution was written in |
| The Bill of Rights | What is another name for the first ten amendments? |
| Preamble | Where do you find the six reasons for establishing the Constitution? |
| 15th | All citizens may vote regardless of race |
| 19th | voting rights for women |
| 18th | only amendment to be repealed |
| Legislative, Executive, Judicial | three branches of government |
| Senate and House of Representatives | Congress |
| How many senators is each state allowed? | two |
| Who is the president of the Senate? | Vice President |
| Who elects U.S. Senators? | The people |
| What determines the number of each state's representatives? | population |
| Who is the presiding officer of the House? | Speaker of the House |
| What is needed for the House and Senate to do their work? | quorum |
| What is a majority? | half plus one |
| What vote is needed to override a president's veto? | two-thirds |
| If the president does not act on a bill, in how long does it become a law? | 10 days |
| Congress cannot pass a law that turns an act into a crime after the act was committed is called what? | ex post facto law |
| an order to a jailer to bring a prisoner to court or set the prisoner free | habeas corpus |
