The man who wrote the Declaration of Independence was ________________.

The war in which the colonies won their independence from England was the ________________________.

Before the adoption of the Constitution, the newly independent states were joined by the ___________________________________

The Constuitutional Convention met in the city of _________________________

The Preamble begins with _________________________

Which of the following is not included in the Preamble?

The plan of government proposed during the Constitutional Convention that called for a bicameral Congress based on population was the _________________________.

The Constitution needed the approval of how many states?

Impeachment charges are started by the __________________________.

The power to declare war belongs to the ...

The presiding officer of the Senate is _____________________

The executive branch ____________________________________

The electoral college was established by the Constitutional convention because __________________________________

The judicial branch __________________________________

The Chief Justice who helped establish that the Supreme Counrt had the power of judicial review was _____________________________.

The number of justices on the Supreme Court is __________.

The supreme law of the land is __________________________.

The President of the United States does not have the power to ____________________

The United States Constitution went into effect __________________________.

Power in the United States government is divided among _________________________.

The number of Articles in the U.S. Constitution is ______________.

Congress is divided into _________________________

The number of representatives each state has in the House depends on __________________

U.S. Senators are elected for _________________________

Members of the House of Representatives are elected for _______________

The total number of members in the House of Representatives is ______

The total number of U.S. senators is ______

All revenue (money) bills originate in the ______________.

The number of ammendments that have ben added to the Constitution is ______________.

The person who takes the president's place if he or she is unable to serve a full term is the ________________________.

The person who usually admisters theoath of office to the president on Inauguration Day is the ______________________________.

The term of justices of the Supreme Court is _______________________.

Powers that are specifically given to the Congress by the Constitution are called _____________________.

All appointments to the Supreme Court must be approved by _____________________.

Impeachments are tried by the ___________________________.

It punishes for something that was not illegal when it was done.

Type of law that punishes without a trial

A person has the right to appear in person, in court;

A formal request to the Supreme Court to hear a case is known as a ______________________.

Bicameral means have ____ houses.

The executive branch checks (or controls) the legislative branch by _______________________.

The legislative branch checks the executive branch by ____________________________.

The legislative branch _______________________.

The section of the Constitution that gives Congress the power to pass laws "necessary and proper" to fulfill its other duties is the ______________.

Qualificaitons of a Supreme Court justice are ____________________________.

The first ten amendments to the Constitutiona are called ______________________.

The number of members in the House of Representatives is based on ______________ while the Senate is based on ________________.

When the Supreme Court is the court that hears a case for the first time, it is called ________________________.

When the Supreme Court hears a case that has already been heardin a lower court, it is called _______________________.

Treason is ________________________________________.

The Preamble of the Constitution ___________________________________.