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US Government
Review Game
How many senators does Mississippi have?
How does the West Coast typically vote?
How do the Great Plains states (Kansas, Nebraska, North and South Dakota)
typically vote?
If a state has 6 representatives, how
many Electoral College votes do they have ?
What is a swing state?
What is a “strong” president?
Which amendment provides for freedom of
speech?
What branch is the Commander-in-Chief of
the Armed Forces?
What branch is the Secretary of State a part
of?
Most of the Supreme Court Justices are
_________. (Liberal/ Conservative)
What is an amendment?
Who is the Attorney General?
What does ratify mean?
In order to get an amendment passed, what percentage of Congress
must approve it?
In order to get an amendment passed, what percentage of the states
must approve it?
Which amendment allows citizens to own weapons?
Congress has proposed an amendment against
flag burning. Which existing amendment goes
this go against?
How old does one have to be in order to be
president?
Who elects the president?
How old do you have to be in order to be elected
Representative?
Who is the Secretary of State?
Marbury v. Madison gave the Supreme Court the
power to _____________________.
S785 is changed by the House of Representatives and passed by the House. Where does it go next?
Which amendment provides for freedom of
religion?
What branch of government decides if
laws are Constitutional?
Which amendment allows people the right to not
say anything that makes them look guilty?
What branch of government did the
Founding Fathers intend to be the most important?
Which amendment states that citizens have a right to a trial by jury in civil
cases?
When does the President of the Senate get to vote?
How do the states around the Great Lakes typically
vote?
How does the Southeast typically vote?
Which amendment states that citizens have the
right to complain about their government?
Who nominates Supreme Court Justices?
How is the popular vote different than the
Electoral College vote?
Who confirms Supreme Court Justices?
Who appoints the Secretary of State?
Who confirms the nomination of the
Secretary of State?
Who is the Secretary of Defense?
Who is the President of the Senate?
Which amendment states that citizens have to sell
property to the government when it is in the public interest, but
must be fairly compensated?
How do the Ranching states (Montana, Idaho,
Wyoming) typically vote?
If you were a congressperson would
you have to vote on each bill?
Who are Arkansas’ Senators?
Which amendment provides for freedom
from cruel and unusual punishment?
In case of a tie in the Electoral College, who
votes for the President?
The President’s term is _____ years.
Which amendment states that citizens have the
right to a fair and speedy trial?
A Senator’s term is _____ years.
Why might a representative choose to vote present on a bill?
A Representative’s term is _____ years.
In order to pass a bill, what percentage of
Congress must vote for it?
Which amendment states that citizens will not be tried for the same crime
twice?
What happens when a bill goes to committee?
Who is the Chief Justice?
Which amendment states that there are many more
rights that the people have?
S 123 originated in the ________.
What are the 2 major swing states?
Which amendment provides mandates that
police must have a warrant to search a
home?
What is a pocket veto?
What percentage of Congress must vote to override a presidential
veto?
Who is the Secretary of the Treasury?
Which amendment states that citizens have the
right to meet peacefully?
How does the Northeast typically vote?
What branch of government makes laws?
How many justices are there on the Supreme
Court?
How many senators does Alaska have ?
What branch of government carries out the laws of the United
States?
What branch of government makes
treaties?
How many representatives does
Arkansas have?
Iowa has 6 Electoral College votes. If 55
percent of Iowa voters voted for the Republican Candidate and 45 percent voted for the Democratic candidate, how many of
the 6 votes go to the Republican candidate?
Who introduces a bill to Congress?
If HR 342 is changed by the Senate and approved
by the Senate, where does it go next?
If HR 342 approved by the Senate, where does it
go next?
What branch of government declares
war?
Which amendment states that soldiers aren’t to be housed in the homes of
citizens?
How does Indiana typically vote?
How old do you have to be in order to be elected
Senator?
Where do bills that deal with money start?
What are 3 advantages to the Electoral College?
What does appropriate mean?
When Congress decides to stop action on a bill,
that bill is ___________.
S 752 is approved by the House. Where does it go
next?
Which amendment says that rights not specifically given to the government
are reserved for the people and the states?