| A | B |
|---|
| main reason for changing Articles of Confederation | too weak |
| Who was president of the Constitutional Convention? | George Washington |
| What is another name for the first ten amendments? | Bill of Rights |
| Congress is composed of.. | Senate and the House |
| senator's term of office | six years |
| representative's term of office | two years |
| law that turns an into a crime after the act was committeed | ex post facto law |
| order to bring a prisoner to court or set them free | habeas corpus |
| determines the number of electors a state gets | number of senators and representatives from the state |
| Presidential candidate must win | majority of electoral votes |
| three parts of executive branch | President, Vice President, and Cabinet |
| main purpose of judicial branch | interpret laws and administer justice |
| nominates Supreme Court judges | President |
| Supreme Court judges serve for | life |
| 3 major types of federal courts | Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and District Courts |
| decides all questions of Constitutional interpretation | Supreme Court |
| number of justices on Supreme Court | 9 |
