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Emerson Constitution
Constitution Notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the constitution replaced this document | Articles of Confederation |
| Which statement about the Articles of Confederation is not true? | It could impose taxes |
| Who was responsible for the wording of the Constitution? | Gouvernor Morris |
| Who was the Father of the Constitution? | James Madison |
| Who was the peacemaker of the Convention? | Ben Franklin |
| Number of years of a Senator's term in office | 6 |
| Total number of Representatives from California? | 55 |
| Number of Senators per state | 2 |
| Total number of Representatives in the US | 438 |
| Total number of Senators in the US | 100 |
| Number of working days the President has to sign or veto a bill | 10 |
| Number of Amendments | 27 |
| Approves treaties | Senate |
| Required age for a senator | 30 |
| Years you must be a citizen to be a Representative | 7 |
| Required age for Representatives | 25 |
| Years you must be a citizen to be a Senator | 9 |
| This amendment gave black males the right to vote | 15th |
| Required age for a Justice | There is no age requirement |
| A penalty of impeachment | removal from office |
| The date the President assumes duties of office | January 20 |
| The first amendment speaks of... | the right of petition |
| The amendments written as a result of the civil war | 13, 14, and 15 |
| Name one reason the President CANNOT be impeached | breaking a campaign promise |
| This person presides over the Senate if the Vice President is absent | President Pro-tempore |
| A bill | a proposed law |
| What did the 26th amendment change the voting age to? | 18 |
| The number of members needed to carry on the work of Congress | a quorum |
| How can the President check Congress | vetoing a bill it has passed |
| "May not be tried for the same crime twice" | double jeopardy |
| How did the Constitution support slavery? | Allowed the slave trade until 1808, counted each slave as 3/5 of a person, and placing a $10 tax on each new slave |
| Repeal | cancel |
| The leader of the Supreme Court | Chief Justice |
| Who must confirm the President's appointees and ambassadors? | Senate only |
| Takes over if both the President and Vice President become unable | Speaker of the House |
| The purpose of the Judicial Branch | interpret the law |
| Purpose of the Executive Branch | enforce the law |
| purpose of the Legislative Branch | make the law |
| A law which punishes a person for something which was not a crime at the time it was committed | ex post facto |
| How Congress checks the President | overrides a veto of a bill |
| To bring formal charges of misconduct against a federal official | Impeachment |
| What determines the number of Representatives for each state? | Population |
| What body has the sole power to try impeachments? | Senate |
| The month the presidential elections are held | November |
| For which office do you need to be "natural born"? | president |
| The simplest version of making a law | both houses pass a bill and the president signs it |
| How you become a justice on the Supreme Court | Appointed by the president and approved by the senate |
| Anti-federalists wanted this included in the Constitution | A Bill of Rights |
| Why can the Supreme Court overturn a law? | If the law is unconstitutional |
| How long a justice serves | for life |
| The number of justices on the Supreme Court | 9 |
| What you need to search a person's house | A search warrant |
| The process to become a citizen | naturalization |
| How can the Supreme Court check the President and Congress? | Declaring an action unconstitutional |
| When the President rejects a bill | veto |
| Who takes over if the President dies? | The Vice President |
| The 19th Amendment | gave women the right to vote |
| The first ten amendments to the constitution are known as | the Bill of Rights |
| The two houses of Congress | House of Representatives and the Senate |
| When does the President of the Senate vote? | only to break a tie |
| How Senators are selected from each state | by direct vote of the people |
| What is NOT a power of Congress? | Sign bills into law |
| What is required to override a President's veto? | 2/3 vote of both houses |
| Where money bills begin | House of Representatives |
| The power to make and declare war | Congress |
| ratify | approve |
| The judicial branch is made up of... | the Supreme Court and other federal courts |
| The number of years a President is limited to | ten years in office |
| The two states' plans that resulted in the Great Compromise | New Jersey and Virginia |
| A presidents term | 4 years |
| The President must have reached this age | thirty-five |
| How the US President is elected | Electoral College |
| The presiding officer of the House of Representatives | Speaker of the House |
| The President of the Senate | The Vice President |
| How many branches of government are there? | 3 |
| The President's main advisor's | the cabinet |
| The Chief Executive | the President |
| Why the system of checks and balances was designed | to keep any one branch from becoming too powerful |
| This state did not attend the constitutional convention | Rhode Island |
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