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Article One Review
Review Article One of the US Constitution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the three parts of the Constitutuion? | Preamble, Articles and Amendments |
| What are the six goals of the Preamble? | Form an more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourseleves and our posterity. |
| What does the term posterity mean? | Future generations |
| How old do you need to be to vote? | 18 |
| What is a confederacy? | A form of government that has a very weak central government. |
| What is a Federal government? | State and National Powers |
| What do we call the plan that describes our government? | Constitution |
| Who makes up the legislative branch? | Congress |
| Which two houses make up Congress? | the House of Representatives and the Senate |
| What is legislative power? | The power to make laws |
| What does the term vested in mean? | officially given to |
| Where is the legislative power vested? | Congress |
| How long is a Representatives term? | 2 year |
| What are the three qualifications to be a Representative? | 25 years old, citizen of the US for 7 years and an inhabitant of the state you represent |
| How many representatives are there in the US? | 435 |
| Who is the leader of the House of Representatives? | The Speaker of the House |
| How are the number of representatives in a state chosen? | By the census |
| What is the census? | A population county given every ten years |
| How many Senators are there in the US? | 100 |
| How many Senators are there in each state? | 2 |
| How long is a Senators term? | six years |
| What are the qualifications to become a Senator? | 30 Years old, 9 years a citizen and inhabitant of the state your represent. |
| Who is the leader of the Senate? | The Vice President |
| When can the Vice President vote in the Senate? | When there is a tie |
| If the Vice President is not at the Senate building, who is in charge? | A president Pro tempore |
| What are the three ways Congress can "get" money? | lay and collect tax, borrow money from other countries and coin money |
| How can Congress spend money. | They must pass an appropriations law which spells out how much money will be spent and why. |
| What does appropriations mean? | a specific amount of money for a specific reason |
| What are some of the powers that Congress has? | Declare war, raise and suport an army, provide an dmiantain a navy, make laws for Washington DC, make federal laws, make laws that are neccessary and proper, regulate commerce (trade), establish post offices, and control funds for sue by armed forces |
| What are some thing Congress cannot do? | Take away a person's right of Habeas Corpus, pass bills of attainder, pass ex post facto laws, tax products form a state, spend money without passing a law, or issue a title of nobility. |
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