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Constitution-7th GR

Studyguide for the 7th grade constitution test

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How many branches is our government divded into? 3
Name the branches. Executive, Legislative, Judicial
What article of the constitution establishes the legislative branch? Article I
What is the main function of the Legislative Branch? To make the laws.
What are some other things that the legislative branch can do? Borrow money, declare war, and coin money.
How is membership in the House of Representatives determined? Population
Every state gets at least how many representatives in the House? 1
A census is taken to determine representation every how many years? 10
How are electoral votes figured out? Total number of senators and representatives
How many U.S. Representatives does Illinois have? 19
How many Electoral College votes does Illinois have? 21
Any bills dealing with taxes must be proposed by which half of Congress? House of Representatives
What does the Elastic Clause do? Congress can pass oither laws that are necessary and proper to carry out their other delegated responsibilities.
Who brings up charges of impeachment? House of Representatives
Impeachments are tried by the _____ Senate
The presiding official for impeachments is the ______________ Chief Justice
What is the most common way to ratify amendments? 2/3 Congress Proposes/ 3/4 State legislatures ratify
Congress cannot pass ______________laws, which are laws that punish an act which was not illegal when it was committed. ex post facto
In what city was the Constitution Convention held? Philadelphia
In what year was the Constitution held? 1787
In what year was the Constitution ratified? 1788
In what year was the Bill of Rights added? 1791
In what year was the Declaration of Independence adopted? 1776
To form a more ____________ _____________ perfect union
In the House of Representatives, members serve a _______ year term 2
In the House of Representatives, there are _____ members. 435
In the House of Representatives, members are elected by _______. The people of the congressional district.
In the House of Representatives, the _____ is the presiding officer. Speaker of the House
List the qualifications for a member of the House. 25 Years old US citizen for 7 years Resident of the state from which elected
List the qualifications for a member of the Senate. 30 Years old US Citizen for 9 years Resident of the state from which elected
In the Senate, members serve a _____ year term. 6
In the Senate, there are __________ members 100
In the Senate, members were originally elected by ______________ State legislatures.
The seventeenth amendement provided for the _____________ Direct election of Senators
The presiding officer of the Senate is______________ The President of the Senate (Vice President)
What type of vote does it take for a bill to pass through the House or Senate? majority
What type of vote does it take in each the House and Senate to override a President's veto? 2/3
Who presides over an impeachment trial if the President is impeached? Chief Justice
What article of the Constitution establishes the Executive Branch? Aritlce II
What is the main function of the Executive Branch? To enforce or carry out the laws
What else can the President do? Make treaties Appoint ambassadors and Justices Grant Pardons
The President is elected for a term of _______ years 4
What are the requirements for President and Vice President? 35 years old Natural born citizen Live in the US for 14 years
The _________ has the power to make treaties. President
Who approves the treaties? 2/3 of the Senate
The President has the power to pocket veto bills. How many days must he wait to do this? 10 days
The President has a group of advisors called the ________. Cabinet
What is the line of succession to the Presidency? Vice President Speaker of the House Preident Pro Tempore Secretary of State
What article of the Constitution establishes the Judicial Branch? Article III
What is the main function of the Judicial Branch? To Interpret Laws
How long does a Supreme Court Justice serve? life
Who nominates Supreme Court Justices? President
How many votes are needed to make a ruling in the Supreme Court majority
Who interprets problems in the Constitution? The Supreme Court
How can the Judicial Branch check the other two branches? Declare laws or actions unconstitutional.
What are the requirements to become a Supreme Court Justice? There are no written requirements
How many Supreme Court Justices are there? 9
Who is our President? Barack Obama
Who is our Vice President? Joe Biden
Who is the Speaker of the House? Nancy Pelosi
Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? John Roberts
Who are the Senators for Illinois? Dick Durbin Roland Burris
Name the US Representative from the 18th Congressional District of Illinois Aaron Schock
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Thomas Jefferson
Before the Constitution, what document did we use to establish our government? Articles of Confederation
Why was the convention in Philadelphia called? To change the Articles (Revise)
What did they end up doing at this convention? Writing the Constitution
How many states had to ratify the Constitution after it was written? Nine
Several states refused to ratify the Constitution until a ____________ was added. Bill of Rights
What is the Bill of Rights? First 10 amendments
What rights does the 1st Amendment give? Religion Speech Assembly Petition Press
What does the 13th Amendment give? Ban slavery
The ______ Amendment is the only one to ever be repealed 18th
What does the 20th Amendment do? States that the President takes office on January 20.
In the US you must be at least ________ to legally vote. 18
The Preamble contains the ________ of the constitution goals
Article VI of the Constitution establishes what? The Constitution is the supreme law of the land.
States must: Recognize the official acts and records of other states. Return criminals to states where a crime was committed. Treat citizens of other states the same as their own citizens.
How many total number of electoral votes are there? 538
How many articles make up the original Contstitution? 7
How many amendments have there been to the United States Constitution? 27
What do the stars of the flag represent? The number of states.
When no candidate for the presidency and vice-presidency receives a majority of the electoral votes, what occurs? The House picks the President The Senate picks the Vice President Each state receives one vote.
Establish _______________ justice
Ensure _________ _________________ domestic tranquility
Provide for the _____________ ___________ common defense
Promote the ______________ _______________ general welfare
Secure the ___________ _____________ _____________ blessings of liberty
According to this principle of the constitution the people hold the final ruling power. popular sovereignty
According to this principle of the constitution the government shouldn't have total power. limited governemnt
According to this principle of the constitution there is a division of power between the state and federal government. federalism
According to this principle of the constitution power shouldn't be given to one branch or one person. seperation of powers
According to this principle of the constitution each branch should have some way to check or control the other two branches. checks and balances
This plan of government favored the large states. The Virginia Plan
This plan of government favored the small states. The New Jersey Plan
What amendment limits the president to two terms in office? 22nd
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