| Term | Definition |
|---|
| King John | signed the magna carta in 1215 |
| Magna Carta | established limited government |
| John Locke | 17th century philospher who influenced the Consitutition |
| John Dickinson | wrote the Articles of Confederation |
| Mayflower Compact | first government document in the new world |
| May 25, 1787 | Constitutional Convention began |
| 74 | number of delegates elected to attend the convention |
| 55 | number of delegates who attended the convention |
| 39 | number of delegates who signed the Constitution |
| Washington | President of the Constitutional Convention |
| Madison | Secretary of the Constitutional Convention |
| Edmund Randolph | wrote the Virginia Plan |
| William Patterson | wrote the New Jersey Plan |
| Sept. 17, 1787 | date the Constitutional Convention ended |
| Great Compromise | blended the New Jersey and Virginia Plans |
| Roger Sherman | wrote the Great Compromise |
| Hamilton, Madison, Jay | leaders of the Federalists |
| Richard Henry Lee | leader of the Anti-Federalists |
| Preamble | introductory paragraph |
| make laws | duty of the legislative branch |
| Congress | leader of the legislative branch |
| Nancy Pelosi | Speaker of the House of Reps. |
| Robert Byrd | President Pro Temp of the Senate |
| Harry Reid | Senate Majority leader |
| Mitch McConnell | Senate Minority leader |
| Steny Hoyer | House Majority leader |
| John Boehner | House Minority leader |
| 100 | number of Senators-total |
| 435 | number of Representatives-total |
| 2 | term of office for Representatives |
| Jan. 3 | Congressional sessions begin |
| First Tuesday after the first Monday in Nov. | Popular Election |
| 111 | Congressional session number |
| 19 | number of Illinois Reps. in Congress |
| Durbin/Burris | Illinois Senators |
| 15th | Representative district we live in |
| filibuster | unlimited debate in the Senate |
| 25 | minimum age to be a rep. |
| 30 | minimum age to be a Senator |
| incumbent | candidate seeking re-election to the same office |
| 4 years | term of office for President |
| Jan. 20th at noon EST | When are Presidents inaugurated |
| 10 years | maximum years a person may be President |
| 9 | judges on the Supreme Court |
| John Roberts | Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court |
| first Monday in Oct. | Supreme Court sessions begin |
| June 30 | Supreme Court sessions end |
| 94 | total number of federal district courts |
| 13 | total number of appellate courts |
| waging war against the U.S. or helping the enemy | treason |
| full faith and credit clause | documents legal in one state are legal in all states |
| extradition | removal of a person in one state to stand trial in another state |
| 27 | number of amendments |
| Bill of Rights | first 10 amendments |
| Delaware | first state to approve the Constitution |
| April 30, 1789 | date that Washington's term began |
| 1791 | year the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution |
| 400,000/year | current Presidential salary |
| Quorum | term that means one more than half of the house or senate is present |
| Tim Johnson | Representative of the 15th district in Illinois |
| 9 years | citizenship requirement to be a Senator |
| 7 years | citizenship requirement to be a Representative |
| Philadelphia | city where the Constitutional Convention was held |
| 7 | number of articles in the Constitution |
| 38 | number of states that must approve a Constitutional Amendment |
| 35 | minimum age to become President |
| Robert Gates | Secretary of Defense |
| Eric Holder | Current Attorney General |
| Hillary Clinton | Secretary of State |
| Johnson and Clinton | Two impeached Presidents |
| Jefferson and Adams | Two Presidents elected by the House of Reps. |
| Timothy Geithner | Sec. of the Treasury |
| $193,400 | Cabinet member salary |
| $227,300 | Vice Pres. salary |
| $174,000 | Congressional salary |
| $223,500 | Speaker of the House salary |
| $193,400 | Minority and Majority leader salary |
| Enforce laws | Duty of the Executive Branch |
| the President | Leader of the Executive branch |
| Cloture | vote to limit the debate in the Senate to one hour/Senator |
| Christmas Tree bill | Term that describes a bill that has been amended numerous times |
| Gerrymandering | Term that means illegally drawing legislative districts |
| Censure | discipline of a member of the House or Senate by the members |
| Primary election | contests between members of the same political party |
| 538 | Total number of Electoral Votes |
| 270 | Number of Electoral votes needed to win |
| 21 | Illinois electoral votes |
| Jan 6th | When electoral votes are counted |
| First Monday after the second Wed. in Dec. | When electors vote |
| 1790 | Year the first census was conducted |
| 11th | Illinois District court number |
| 7 | appellate court number |
| 7 years | number of years that states get to approve amendments |
| 3/5 | Compromise that decided how slaves would be counted for reps. |
| life | term of office for Federal Judges |
| 83 days | length of the longest filibuster |
| Strom Thurmond | He holds the individual record for speaking in a filibuster |
| 60 | Number of Senators who must vote for cloture |
| 2 | Number of years in a Representative term |
| 3 | number of days one house of Congress may adjourn without permission of the other |
| 3 | Number of hours a Senator in a filibuster must talk about the bill |
| 6 | number of years in a Senate term |
| 11 | Illinois district court number |
| 26 | votes needed to win a Presidential election in the House |
| Pocket veto | Cancellation of a Bill due to Congress adjourning |
| Joseph Biden | Current Vice-President |
| Implied or Expressed | Types of Congressional powers |
| Petit | Type of jury that issues verdicts |
| Grand | Type of jury that issues indictments |
| 25 | Committees in the House of Reps |
| 16 | Committees in the Senate |
| Republic guarantee | promise to the states that there will always be elections |
| 1993 | year that the last amendment was added to the Constitution |
| vote to break a tie | only Constitutional duty given to the Vice-President |
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