___ 1. The legislative branch of government is called

___ 2. The plan of government the U.S. used before the Constitution

___ 3. The total number of electoral votes in the electoral college

___ 4. When the senate approves of a treaty

___ 5. Commander and Chief of the armed forces

___ 6. Each branch of government has specific powers only it can use

___ 7. Must be at least 25 years old and a citizen for 7 years

___ 8. The leader of the executive branch of the U.S. government

___ 9. Appointed for life by the President

___ 10. Can grant Pardons

___ 11. Must be at least 30 years old and a citizen for nine years

___ 12. When the Governor of one state asks another state to return a person accused of a crime

___ 13. The first ten amendments

___ 14. The length of a U.S. Senator’s term

___ 15. The highest court in the nation and part of the judicial branch

___ 16. Created a bicameral legislature

___ 17. Number of branches in the U.S. government

___ 18. Compromise which determined how slaves would be counted

___ 19. Each branch has the power to limit the power of the other two

___ 20. The only crime defined in the Constitution

___ 21. The length of a U.S. representative’s term

___ 22. When the sale or manufacture of liquor was made illegal

___ 23. The Governor of the State of Illinois

___ 24. Congress can override a Presidential veto with this

___ 25. Presides over the House of Representatives

___ 26. The President of the Senate who casts the tie breaking vote

___ 27. The necessary and proper clause

___ 28. The legislature of the State of Illinois

___ 29. Must be at least 35 years old and a natural born citizen

___ 30. When the President is accused of high crimes, treason, or bribery

___ 31. This house of Congress must approve of all presidential appointments

___ 32. Taken every ten years to count the population

___ 33. All revenue bills must originate here

___ 34. The day the President takes office

___ 35. The U.S. and Illinois have this to protect our fundamental rights

___ 36. Stated the Constitution’s purpose was to ensure domestic tranquility, establish justice, provide for the common defense and promote the general welfare

___ 37. Makes the laws

___ 38. Interprets the laws

___ 39. The group of presidential advisors who head the executive departments of the federal government

___ 40. The government’s right to take away private property and use it for a public purpose

___ 41. This allows the police to search one’s home and must specify the address of the home to be searched, the date of the search, and what the police are looking for

___ 42. Removes the President, Vice-President or federal judge from office

___ 43. The legislative body for the national government

___ 44. Declared that all men are created equal

___ 45. The amount of votes in the Senate needed to confirm a treaty.

 

 

1. Three

2. Checks and Balances

3. 2/3 Vote of both Houses

4. Four

5. 3/5 Compromise

6. 538

7. Congress

8. 2/3 Vote of Senate

9. House of Representative

10. Cabinet

11. Great Compromise

12. New Jersey Plan

13. Speaker of the House

14. Four Years

15. Senate

16. State Supreme Court

17. The State Assembly

18. Congress

19. City Senate

20. Treason

21. Census

22. 1/3 Vote

23. Representative

24. Eminent Domain

25. Declaration of Independence

26. Articles of Confederation

27. Pro Tempore

28. Vice President

29. Richard Daley

30. 4/5 Vote

31. Search Warrant

32. Seven Years

33. Supreme Court

34. Federal Judges

35. Two years

36. Senator

37. Extradition

38. Elastic Clause

39. Impeachment

40. Separation of Powers

41. Six Years

42. January 20

43. Rod Blagojevich

44. Preamble

45. Ratify

46. Judicial Branch

47. Bill of Rights

48. George Ryan

49. President

50. Prohibition

51. January 3

52. House Warrant