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Constitution Test EQ
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Document that sets out the laws and principles of a gov. | Constitution |
| Nation in which voters elect representatives to govern them | Republic |
| Settlement in which each side agrees to give up some of its demands | Compromise |
| To change | Amend |
| Includes the 3/5 compromise | Constitution |
| Kept a journal that was a record of convention | Thomas Jefferson |
| Bill can only be introduced: | In Congress |
| Congress can: | appropriate money, declare war, regulate trade |
| Bills that are vetoed by the president still can become a law if: | Congress passes the law with a 2/3 vote |
| Approves ambassadors, judges, and cabinet members | Senate |
| Before bills are voted on they are discussed in: | Committees |
| Term length for House of Representatives | 2 Years |
| Gathers evidence and brings charges of impeachment | House of Representatives |
| Votes to accept treaties | Senate |
| Bill that president signs have received | Majority vote of Congress |
| Constitution allows: | Taxation |
| Government must follow the same rules for all citizens in trials. | due process |
| president of constitutional convention | George Washington |
| Executive branch includes: | President, vice president, cabinet |
| Executive branch is: | headed by president |
| President must: | follow rules in the constitution |
| President: | Enforces the law |
| Requirements to run for president. | 35 years old, natural born citizen, must have lived in US for 14 years |
| Judicial branch is | the court system |
| Courts must follow rules | In Constitution |
| Courts: | interpret the laws |
| Power of Impeachment | House of Representatives |
| Principal of federalism | Power divide between national and sate governments |
| Approved July 4, 1776 | Declaration of Independence |
| Lists power of executive | Constitution |
| "Right to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness" | Declaration of Independence |
| Sated America was free from the rule of Britain | Declaration of Independence |
| 1st level of federal courts with a judge and jury | Circuit Courts |
| Disagreement between state and federal gov, decided by: | Supreme Court |
| Power to nominate Supreme Court Justices | President |
| Length of term for Supreme Court Justice | LIFE |
| Supreme Court decides if laws violate: | Constitution |
| President: | has veto power |
| President can check Power of: | Other branches |
| Jobs of the President: | Commander in Chief, Chief of State, Chief Diplomat |
| Advisers to the president are: | The Cabinet |
| Commander in Chief of Military is: | President |
| President is elected by: | Majority vote of electoral college |
| Power to declare war | Congress |
| Length of term for president | 4 years |
| 1st level of federal courts with a judge and jury | circuit courts |
| Number of justices including chief (#) | nine |
| Court decides if laws are: | unconstitutional |
| courts can check power of: | other branches |
| 2nd Amendment | Right to bear arms |
| courts settle arguments between: | Two states |
| 1st amendment | Freedom of speech, press, assembly, petition, religion |
| 4th amendment | protection against unreasonable search and seizure |
| 5th amendment | Right to remain silent, freedom of double jeopardy, due process |
| 6th Amendment | Right to a speedy public trial, right to an attorney |
| 8th Amendment | No cruel or unusual punishment |
| 9th Amendment | rights reserved for the people |
| 10th Amendment | rights reserved for the state |
| 13th Amendment | slavery abolished |
| 14th Amendment | everyone born in US is a citizen |
| 15th Amendment | cannot deny the right to vote |
| 19th Amendment | women get the right to vote |
| 22nd Amendment | limit term of president to 2 terms |
| 26th Amendment | 18 yrs old get the right to vote |
| Includes the Preamble | Constitution |
| Explained reasons why treason was being committed | Declaration of Independence |
| Weak Federal Government | Articles of Confederations |
| "All men are created equal" | Declaration of Independence |
| Had a Bill of Rights added | Constitution |
| Lists wrongs of the King | Declaration of Independence |
| Includes 3 branches of government | Constitution |
| Signed in 1787 | Constitution |
| Amended constitution gives right to vote at age | 18 |
| Bill of rights guarantees | Speedy trial, freedom of speech, due process of law |
| Constitution is a living gov. because | It can be amended to change with times |
| "we the people do ordain and establish" | Power of constitution comes from the people |
| author of great compromise | Roger Sherman |
| Shared powers between the states and national gov. | Federalism |
| Gov where people rule | Popular sovereignty |
| first official government in America | Articles of Confederations |
| to reject a bill passed by congress | veto |
| List of Freedoms the gov will protect | Bill of Rights |
| Delegate wanted to make sure | Federal Gov. didn't have too much power |
| Federal gov cannot | control trade within a state |
| Constitution can be changed by | Amendments |
| Establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, secure blessing of Liberty | Preamble |
| Which has 435 members | House of Representatives |
| Which has 100 members | Senate |
| first 10 amendments are in: | Bill of Rights |
| Bill becomes a law when: | President signs it |
| After Bills are written they go by: | A congressional committee |
| Term length for Senate | 6 years |
| Requirements to serve in Senate: | 30 yrs old, 9 yrs as a citizen, must live in state you represent |
| Requirements to serve in House of Representatives: | 25 yrs old, 7 yrs as a citizen, must live in state you represent |
| Congress can check power of: | Other branches |
| Congress must follow laws: | In Constitution |
| Main Job of Congress (Legislative Branch is to... | make the law |
| Legislative branch is made up of: | Congress (Both House of Representatives and Senate) |
| To approve | Ratify |
| To charge a high officer with wrong doing | Impeach |
| Proposed law | Bill |
| Father of Constitution | James Madison |
| Wrote the Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson |
| Ruled Great Britain during the Revolution | King George the Third |
| 1st President under the constitution | George Washington |
| City constitution was written in | Philadelphia |
| Congress is made up of: | Senate and House of Representatives |
| Once Impeached the president is tried by: | Senate |
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