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KHS Constitution
KHS Constitution Facts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Six purposes of government | |
| Role of the legislative branch | |
| bicameral | |
| Two branches of legislative branch | |
| terms of office of House of Representatives # of reps per state in the House AND # reps total in the House | |
| Requirements to be rep in House | |
| Formula to determine the population of each state for purposes of representation | |
| census | |
| Requirements to be a senator | |
| Leader of the House | |
| Powers of ONLY the House 1 2 | |
| Terms of office for senators # of senators per state | |
| identify president of Senate and role identify president pro tempore | |
| powers of ONLY Senate 1, 2, 3 | |
| State's role in elections | |
| Basic rules for Legislative Branch operations 1, 2, 3, 4 | |
| Two protections members of Congress have while in session | |
| Define enumerated powers | |
| Outline process for bill passage into law | |
| List the enumerated powers of Congress (Section 8, clauses 1-10, 17) | |
| List the enumerated powers of Congress related to the military (Section 8, clauses 11-17 | |
| Describe the necessary and proper clause (Section 8, clause 18) | |
| Define implied powers | |
| Identify the three compromises regarding slavery | |
| Define writ of habeas corpus | |
| Define ex post facto law | |
| Define bill of attainder | |
| ID 3 other restrictions on congress in addition to habeas corpus, ex post facto and bill of attainder | |
| Make a list of ten restrictions on states found in Section 10, clauses 1 and 2 | |
| Make a list of four other restrictions on states from Section 10, clause 3 | |
| Term of office for President | |
| Requirements to be President | |
| ID rules for electors in the electoral college (4) | |
| ID four situation in which VP takes over for President | |
| ID two rules regarding President's salary | |
| ID two promises President makes in the oath of office | |
| List the 7 powers of President from Article 2, Section 2 | |
| List the 7 duties of the President from Article 2, Section 3 | |
| ID the 3 reasons executive or judicial official may be impeached | |
| ID congress's role in the federal courts 1, 2 | |
| ID two constitutional protections for federal judges | |
| List the 8 areas in which federal courts have jurisdiction | |
| ID the area of original jurisdiction of Supreme Court | |
| ID the area of appellate jurisdiction of Supreme Court | |
| ID individual right protections found in the Constitution 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | |
| Define treason and outline process for conviction | |
| ID the three requirements all states must honor (Article IV, Sections 1-2) | |
| ID the rules for admitting new states and control of new territories | |
| ID 3 guarantees the national government makes to states | |
| ID 2 ways to propose amendments and 2 ways to ratify amendments | |
| Define the Supremacy Clause (Article VI, Section 2) | |
| Requirements to ratify the original Constitution | |
| First Amendment - 5 | |
| Second Amendment - 1 | |
| Third Amendment -1 | |
| Fourth Amendment - 4 | |
| Fifth Amendment - 5 | |
| Sixth Amendment - 6 | |
| Seventh Amendment - 1 | |
| Eighth Amendment - 3 | |
| Ninth Amendment - 1 | |
| Tenth Amendment - 1 | |
| 12th Amendment - President needs ? to win; who selects Pres and VP if no winner? | |
| 13th Amendment - 1 | |
| 14th Amendment - citizenship; Section 1 3 guarantees; Section 2 removes ? | |
| 15th Amendment - 1 | |
| 16th Amendment - 1 | |
| 17th Amendment - 1 | |
| 18th Amendment - 1 | |
| 19th Amendment - 1 | |
| 20th Amendment - Calendar facts for taking Executive office | |
| 21st Amendment - 1 | |
| 22nd Amendment - Terms limits for President; maximum years in office? | |
| 23rd Amendment - 1 | |
| 24th Amendment - 1 | |
| 25th Amendment - process for removing President (not impeachment) | |
| 26th Amendment - 1 | |
| 27th Amendment - 1 |