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US & IL Constitution
Required Illinois Government Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| # of Articles in the Constitution? | 7 |
| # of Amendments in the Constitution? | 27 |
| Article I | The Legislative Branch |
| Congress Bicameral? | 2 Houses |
| Senate= | 100 total/2 per state |
| House= | 435/based on state population |
| Congress' main job | legislate= make laws |
| House of Representatives Qualifications | -At least 25 years old -U.S. citizen for 7 years -Live in district and state they represent |
| House of Reps term | 2 years |
| Presiding office of the House | Speaker of the House |
| Senate Qualifications | -At least 30 years old -U.S. citizen for 9 years -Must live in the state they represent |
| Senate term | 6 years |
| Senate residing office | Senate President/Vice President |
| What if the Vice president is absent? | President Pro Tempore presides over chamber. *usually senior member of the majority party |
| Expressed powers of congress | -Levy taxes -Borrow money -Regulate commerce -Coin money -Declare war -*Raise and support armed forces= implied power |
| What is an Implied power of Congress? | Any power of Congress that is not expressed or written in the Constitution ("necessary and proper" clause) |
| What is an example of an Implied power in Congress? | The Draft |
| What are Bills? | Proposed laws introduced by Congress |
| Standing Committee | permanent |
| Joint Committee | Contains members from both chambers/permanent or temporary |
| Select Committee | Temporary, created to investigate a specific issue |
| Conference Committee | Contains members from both chambers created when different versions of the same bill has passed each chamber |
| How must Bills be presented before going to the President's desk? | IDENTICAL FORM IN EACH CHAMBER |
| Powers Forbidden to Congress | Post facto laws Suspending writs of Habeas Corpus Bill of Attainder Granting titles of nobility Impeachment |
| Post facto Laws | Making an act illegal after the act had already occurred |
| Suspending Writs of Habeas Corpus | A guarantee the accused will be present when charged with a crime |
| Bill of Attainder | Making a law that carries an automatic sentence without a trial |
| Impeachment and trial | House impeaches, Senate tries |
| Article II | The Executive Branch |
| Qualifications for the President | -At least 35 years old -US citizen for 14 years prior -Natural born citizen |
| Presidential term | 4 years |
| Main job of the President | Enforce the laws of the US faithfully |
| Who elects the President and VP? | The Electoral College |
| Electors | The individuals that actually cast a ballot for the President/vice president |
| How many electoral votes to win? | 270/538 |
| Win or take all except in | Maine and Nebraska |
| Executive branch members consists of | -President and Vice president -Member of his cabinet (15 heads of the Executive department, Secretaries) |
| Member of the cabinet are ______ by the President and ______by the Senate. | appointed, confirmed |
| Powers of the President include | -Commander in Chief or Military -Execute laws faithfully -Grant pardons and reprieves (a check on judicial branch) -Appoint ambassadors and Federal judges -Gives the State of the Union Address -Signs Legislation into Law -Veto- refuse to sign bill |
| Order of Presidential Succession (25th Amendment) | Speaker of House, President pro tempore of Senate, Sec. of State |
| Which executive department is the last in line of succession? | Sec. of Homeland Security |
| Article III | The Judicial Branch |
| How many justices on the Supreme Court? | 9 |
| Supreme Court Justices term | For life with good behavior (because they are less likely to be swayed by political pressure of the media) |
| Supreme Court declares laws | Constitutional or unconstitutional |
| Article IV | Relations among the states State-State State-Federal Government |
| Article V | Amending the Constitution |
| To propose | 2/3 congress or 2/3 states vote |
| To ratify/pass | 3/4 state legislators or 3/4 special conventions vote |
| Article IV | The Supremacy Clause- The supreme law of the land |
| Article VII | Ratification of the Constitution |
| The Preamble "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union..... | establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." |
| The Principles of Government | Popular Sovereignty, Federalism, Separation of Powers, Check and Balances, Judicial review |
| Define Popular Sovereignty | People choose leaders and give them authority. |
| Federalism | Power of govt. is divided between national and state governments. |
| Separation of Powers | Power divided among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. |
| Checks and Balances | Each branch exercises some control over the others. |
| Judicial Review | The Supreme Court had final authority in determining the constitutionality of laws and actions of the Government invalid (ex. Marbury v. Madison) |
| Marbury v. Madison | Established judicial review |
| Father of the Constitution | James Madison |
| Powers not granted or denied to the states are called | Reserved powers |
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