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Constitution Test
Questions for the Constitution and Amendments
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Article I establishes what branch of government? | Legislative |
| All legislative powers are vested (given to) the US... | Congress |
| Congress consists of the _______ and the _______ of _____________. | Senate and House of Representatives |
| How often are members of the House elected? | 2 years |
| You must beat least ____ years old to serve in the house. | 25 years old |
| The number of Representatives a state has in the house is determined by the state's ________. | population |
| There are _____ members of the House. | 435 |
| The Senate is composed of _______ senators from each state. | 2 (two) |
| There are ____ senators. | 100 |
| Senators are elected every ____years. | 6 |
| You must be at least ____ years old to be a senator. | 30 |
| The senate has the sole power to _______ the president of the U.S. | Impeach |
| The ________ ________ of the Supreme Court presides over the impeachment of a U.S. president. | Chief Justice |
| To become a law, a bill must pass through both houses of congress and be signed by the _______. | President |
| Congress can override a presidential veto if both houses of congress agree. ____ of both houses must agree. | 2/3 |
| List eight (4) powers of congress. | In charge of money, Pass a budget, declare war, impeach, make post offices, coin money, bill turned a law |
| Article II of the Constitution establishes the _______ branch of government. | Executive |
| Executive power is given to the _______. | President |
| President and VP are elected to _____ year terms. | 4 (four) |
| The electoral college elects the president. States appoint their electors. How many electors depends on the number of ________ the state has in the house plus the number of ________ the state has in the senate. | Representatives Senators |
| Alabama has _____ votes in a presidential election. | 9 |
| Originally in the presidential election, the person who came in second became the VP. In 1804 the ________ amendment changed this law. | 12th |
| Article III establishes the ___________ branch of government. | Judicial |
| The power of the judicial branch rests in the _____ ________. | Supreme Court |
| Article IV deals with _______ rights. | States' |
| Article V explains how ______ are made to the Constitution. | Amendments/changes |
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