There are ________ total votes in the Electoral College.

The ________ Plan, submitted by James Madison, proposed two houses of Congress based upon population.

The Articles of Confederation could be considered our first Constitution.

Marbury v. Madison established the precedent for judicial review.

The "Great Compromise" was vital because it solved the problem of representation.

Patrick Henry said, "Give me liberty or give me death."

The last amendment to the Constitution was adopted in 1981.

The United States Congress creates laws for all 50 states.

True or False. There are ten Cabinet positions.

The 28th amendment has been approved by the states and will go into effect in March 2025.

James Madison was considered the "Father of the Constitution."

To become president, you must be a natural-born citizen.

The people of the entire state elect United States senators.

One-third of the Senate is elected every two years.

The Constitution allows for laws to be made for subjects that did not even exist in 1787.

In the Electoral College, a candidate must have at least 270 votes to be elected president.

There are three branches of government.

The next presidential election will be in 2026.

The Preamble is at the beginning of the Constitution and explains the goals of the document.

Benjamin Franklin was the President of the Constitutional Convention.

Popular vote is defined as the vote of the people.

The original Constitution outlawed slavery.

The first ten amendments are called the Bill of Rights.

The British held the Boston Tea Party to greet new immigrants to the colonies.

A United States senator may be re-elected only once.

True or False. There are an even number of justices in the United States Supreme Court.

The House of Representatives does not get involved in impeachment cases.

United States representatives receive larger salaries than United States senators.

A three-fourths vote is necessary for Congress to pass a law over the president's veto.

If a president does not act on a bill within ten days, it will become law if Congress is in session.

The Anti-Federalists opposed ratification of the Constitution.

An ex post facto law is a law that makes an act illegal after the act has been committed.

Federal judges hold office for life unless removed by impeachment.

Each state must treat the citizens of other states the same way it treats its own citizens.

States can make treaties with foreign countries.

Both the federal and state governments can establish a court system.

The president can call both houses of Congress into special session.

Popular sovereignty is the idea that the power to govern belongs to the people (or representatives).

The budget is the federal government’s annual plan for raising and spending money.

Congress appoints the United States Supreme Court Justices.

The United States flag should be in the rear of a parade or procession.

The president is the head of the legislative branch.

The First Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation.

The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776.

The executive branch has no checks over the judicial branch.

The Declaration of Independence was written before the Constitution.

One purpose of the census is to decide how many U.S. representatives each state receives.

What is the correct statement about the United States Constitution?

The idea that the federal government shares powers with state and local governments is called:

What do the stars on the U.S. flag represent?

What do the stripes on the U.S. flag represent?

How many amendments have been made to the United States Constitution?

Which of the following serves a term of four years?

Which of the following is a check on presidential power?

What is the age minimum for the president?

The president-elect assumes the duties of the office on:

After a bill has passed the two houses of Congress, it is sent to the:

How many senators from each state?

What is the least number of representatives a state may have?

Who has veto power?

Which of these is NOT a First Amendment freedom?

Which of the following is NOT an unalienable right of the Declaration of Independence?

The Declaration of Independence was written by:

The national budget is presented by the:

What vote really elects the President of the United States?

The part of the Constitution (in Article 1, Section 8) that gives Congress broad powers to write laws about situations that are new and unexpected (such as the Internet, space research, travel) is called the:

Which body has the power to raise, borrow, and coin money?

"We the People of the United States in order to form a more perfect union..." is part of the:

If the president should die, who would become president?

Revenue bills must start here.

The vice president is the presiding officer.

Must live in the state he or she represents.

Has 100 members.

Serve six-year terms.

Approves or rejects treaties.

Has 435 members.

The Supreme Court appoints members.

Elected every two years.

Passes bills they hope will become laws.

The Bill of Rights consists of the first ten amendments to the Constitution.