What is the magic number? (US Government)
Executive
Branch that enforces the laws
Judicial
Branch that interprets the laws
Legislative
Branch that makes the laws
Amendment
Change to Constitution
Article 5
Describes the Amendment Process
Article 2
Describes the Executive Branch
Article 3
Describes the Judicial Branch (Courts)
Article 1
Describes the Legislative Branch
2
Numbers of houses in Congress
Supreme Court
Highest court in the Land
Population
How a state's number of representatives is determined
435
Members in House of Representatives
100
Members in Senate
Every 2 years
Members of the House get reelected
Every 6 years
Members of the Senate get reelected
35
Minimum age for President
25
Minimum age for a Representative (House)
30
Minimum age for a Senator
Bill of Rights
Name given to first 10 Amendments
27
Number of Amendments
9
Number of Justices on Supreme Court
Article 6
States Constitution is Supreme Law of the Land
Article 4
States are allowed to make laws
4 years
Term length of the President
People from state
Who elects a representative
1787
Year Constitution was adopted