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Civics Exam

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the length of term of members of the house of representatives is 2 years
the articles of confederation did not abide for making courts
the president of the meeting called to change the articles of confederation was George Washington
the number of men who signed the constitution was 39
the legislative branch of our government is called Congress
laws for the United States are made by Congress
our country's first constitution was called the Articles of Confederation
a member of the house of representatives must have been a citizen of the United States for at least 7 years
the speaker of the house is chosen by the house of representatives
senators are now elected by the people
the length of a term of a senator is 6 years
a member of the US senate must be at least 30 years old
a president of the Senate is the vice president of the United States
money may be coined or printed only by Congress
the constitution forbids the use of a bill of attainder
the constitution forbids states to coin money
an impeached man is found guilty by a vote of 2/3 of the senators present
in order to do their work, the house and Senate must have present more than 1/2 of the members
a record of each senator's or representatives vote must be given if requested by 1/5 of its members
tax bills may be written only by the House of Representatives
after a bill has been sent to the president, it becomes a law if he does not send it back within 10 days
a law to punish a man for something that was not against the law when he did it is called an "ex post facto" law
the longest possible time a person could now serve as president is 10 years
the president may make a treaty given he gets agreement from 2/3 of senators present
the supreme court has a chief justice and how many associate justices 8 associate judges
questions about interpreting the constitution are finally settled by the supreme court
congress may propose an amendment to the constitution whenever 2/3 of both houses want it
an amendment may also become part of the constitution by approval by conventions in 3/4 of the states
nobody holding a US office shall ever have to pass a religious test
if the candidates for president have no majority of the electoral votes, the president is elected by the House of Representatives
the US can punish a state which denies the right of citizens to vote by reducing its number of representatives
the number of constitutional amendments is 27
the 19th amendment protects the voting rights of women
the number of departments the president has in his cabinet is 15
invoking the 5th amendment means an accused man refuses to testify against himself
the president's oath is usually administered by the chief justice
the right of all citizens to vote, regardless of their race, is provided in amendment 15
the constitution writers at first provided that the president be elected by state electors
the president whose election depended upon the vote of the house of representatives was Thomas Jefferson
our first vice president was John Adams
the constitutional amendment that was later repealed is the 18th
the right to admit new states belongs to Congress
powers not given to the US by the constitution and not forbidden to the states are reserved to the States or the people
Congress must meet at least once every year
if neither the president nor vice president can serve, the position would be filled by the Speaker of the house
all federal and state officers must swear to support the constitution
the number of presidential electors a state gets is the same as the number of its senators and representatives
the number of representatives a state gets depends on the number of people it has
the constitution guarantees to every state a what kind of government republic
a state may not Grant a title of nobility
the constitution became the law of the land in 1788
the man who did the final writing of the constitution was Gouverneur Morris
the major department head who is appointed by the president to deal with foreign countries is the secretary of state
if a president is impeached, the trial will be presided over by the chief justice
the constitutional convention held its meetings in Independence Hall
judges of the supreme court must be nominated by the president
1/3 of the senators are elected every 2 years
an amendment becomes part of the constitution when it is ratified by the legislatures of 3/4 of the states
a member of the house of representatives must be at least 25 years old
a US president must be at least 35 years old
war may be declared only by Congress
the number of articles in the constitution is 7
an order making a jailer show that a man is in jail for a good reason is called a writ of habeas corpus
a citizen of the US is a person who was born or naturalized here
a member of the US senate must have been a citizen of the US for at least 9 years
all impeachments are tried by the senate
the commander in chief of the army and navy is the president
rules for becoming a US citizen may be made only by Congress
no amendment could change equal representation in the Senate without consent of the states involved
the votes needed to expel a member of the house or Senate is 2/3
the courts may not take a man's life without due process of law
representatives from the states met to write a new constitution in 1787
a treaty to recognize a new nations government must be approved by the Senate
the executive branch of our government is headed by the President
proposed amendments usually have to be ratified by the state legislatures within 7 years
Congress can pass laws over the president's veto if both houses have a majority of 2/3
the first chief justice of the United States was John Jay
amendment 17 of the constitution changed the election of senators from state legislators to the people
the number of states represented by the signers of the constitution was 12
the judicial branch of the government consists of the supreme court and US courts
during a session of Congress, neither house may adjourn for more than 3 days
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