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constitional scaveng
const. scanvenger hunt Qs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| who is father of constitution? | Madison |
| the essays urging ratification in NY were called? | The Federalist Papers |
| 2 authors of the Fed papers | Alexander Hamilton and James Madison |
| How many states required to ratify constitution? | 9/13 |
| How often is the number of congressional districts per state determined? | 10 years |
| Art.1 Sec.2 how were slaves counted for determining congressional districts? | 3/5 of a person |
| Who has the sole power of impeachment? | House of Reps |
| Who has the sole power to try officials who have been impeached? | Senate |
| When the president of the US is tried for impeachment, who presides over trial? | Chief Justice of Supreme Court |
| What is one limit the 1st article of the constitution places on states? | state rights |
| For what offices mentioned in the constitution must a person be a natural-born citizen? | President |
| Which branches of fed gov is responsible for establishing lower fed courts? | legislature |
| What does article IV say? | constitution supreme to state laws |
| What is the VP's only constitutional responsibility? | to be president of the senate |
| Can the pres intro, ratify or veto a constitutional amendment? | Hell Nah |
| How were senators originally selected? | by state legislatures |
| what type of law must originate in the House? | bills |
| What does the Full Faith and Credit Clause say? | each state recognizes the laws, public records and court decisions of all other states |
| what form of gov does the US guarantee the states? | republican |
| what is a bill of attainder? | legislature declaring person/group guilty of crime and giving no judicial trial |
| which article explains the formal amendment process? | 5 |
| What fraction is required to propose an amendment? | 2/3 |
| What fraction to ratify an amendment? | 3/4 |
| the formal amendment process is an example of which 6 basic principles? | Federalism |
| which article outlines the exec branch? | 2 |
| which article outlines the judicial branch? | 3 |
| which article outlines the legislative branch? | 1 |
| what are 3 of the 5 basic rights in the first amendment? | freedom of religion, freedom of speech, rights of assembly and petition |
| 5 rights guaranteed to all citizens by the bill of rights | keep and bear arms, no quartering of troops, freedom from search and seizure, trial by jury, no cruel or unusual punishment |
| what is the term of a member of the House of Reps? | 2 years |
| what is the term served by a Senate member? | 6 years |
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