During what war did the colonists win their independence from England (the British)?

The government in place before the U.S. Constitution was called the ______________.

In what city was the Constitutional Convention held?

The first three words in the Preamble are _________.

The _______________ is the introduction to the U.S. Constitution.

In order for the Constitution to be ratified, it had to get the approval of _______ of 13 states.

There are ________ branches in the U.S. government.

There are _______ house(s) in Congress.

The lower house is called the _______________.

The upper house is called the ___________.

There are __________ articles in the U.S. Constitution.

There are _______ amendments in the U.S. Constitution.

The number of representatives in each state is based on ________________.

Each state gets __________Senators.

There are ______________ representatives in the House of Representatives.

There are __________ Senators total.

The term of a U.S. Senator is ___________ years.

The term of a U.S. representative is ________ years.

The term of the President is __________ years.

The term of a Supreme Court justice is _____________.

The first 10 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution are called ___________.

All revenue (tax) bills must start in the _____________.

The main job of the judicial branch is to _____.

The main job of the executive branch is to __________.

The main job of the legislative branch is to _________.

The impeachment process begins in the ____________________ acting as the "cops" and collecting evidence and charging the official.

The ____________ acts as the jury and tries the impeachment case.

Only ______________ can declare war.

In case of a tie in the Senate, the ___________ votes to break the tie.

Along with the Vice-President, the ________________ is the leader in the Senate.

The ___________ actually elects the President of the U.S.

The original purpose of the Electoral College was to ______________.

There are _________ Supreme Court Justices total.

The highest law in the U.S. is the ______________.

If something were to happen to the President, the _____________ would take over the office of President.

The President appoints members to his Cabinet with the approval of ______________.

Bicameral means having _____________ houses.

The Executive Branch (or President) can check the power of the Legislative Branch by _______________.

The Legislative Branch (Congress) can check the power of the President by _______________.

A ____________ is a formal request for the Supreme Court to hear a case.

A ________________ punishes for a crime that wasn't a crime when the act/behavior was done.

A _______________ literally means "you shall have the body" and means you have a right to appear in court.

A ____________ punishes someone without a trial.

The _________________ is also known as the "necessary and proper" clause.

If a case has ___________, it goes straight to the Supreme Court.

A case that reaches the Supreme Court through _________ has had to work its way through the lower courts first.

You can be accused of ______________ if you help the enemies of your country.

Prior to the 17th Amendment, _________________ used to be elected by state legislatures.

Article 5 is about ___________.