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Article One Quiz
History Test On Article One, January 2011
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the 6 Goals of the U.S Government according to the preamble? | Secure The Blessings Of Liberty Provide For The Common Defense Provide For The General Welfare Establish Justice To Form A More Perfect Union Ensure Domestic Tranquility |
| What Is The Legislative Branch's Job? What Article Is It Part Of? What Is A Large Part Of It? | To Make Laws Article I Congress- House Of Representatives And the Senate |
| Enumerated Powers | The Specific Powers Of Congress |
| Three Branches Of Government? | Legislative Executive Judicial |
| What Branch is Congress Part Of? What Is The Meaning Of Bicameral, And How Is Congress Bicameral? | Legislative Bicameral Means Two Chambers And Congress is Bicameral Because It Is split Into The Senate And The House Of Representatives |
| Which Chamber is Based On Population And Which Has equal Representation For Each State? | The House Of Representatives - Population The Senate - Equal Representation |
| What Article Of The U.S Constitution Covers The Legislative Branch? | Article I |
| What Is The Main Purpose Of The Legislative branch? | To make Laws |
| Bicameral (Congress) | Meaning Two Chambers Congress Is Split Into The House Of Representatives And The Senate |
| To Promote The General Welfare (Goal) | To Help With Certain Issues That Face The People (Health, Money, Etc.) |
| Provide For The Common Defense (Goal) | To Have An Army/Navy That Is Well Trained Protect American Borders Ensure The Safety Of Citizens Police Force |
| Ensure Domestic Tranquility (Goal) | to keep Peace Among Friends And Family And Prevent Conflict Among Other Contries |
| To Form A More Perfect Union (Goal) | To Have the Country As A Whole So That It Will Be Stronger And Everyone Would Feel Comfortable There Would Be No Separation Issues |
| Secure The Blessings Of Liberty (Goal) | To ensure the Freedom Of The Citizens And Give Them Their Rights |
| Establish Justice (Goal) | The Courts Make Fair Decisions, Are Not Biased, And Give Fair Punishment |
| The Seven Major Principles | Limited Government Separation Of Powers Republicanism Federalism Checks And Balances Popular Sovereignty Individual Rights |
| Limited Government (Principle) | Power Of Government Is Limited Stays Out Of Private Affairs |
| Separation Of Powers (Principle) | No Single Part Of Government Has Unlimited Control, Rather There Are Separate Branches To Do Each Job |
| Republicanism (Principle) | When The People Retain Control Over The Government A State Or Country Without A Monarch |
| Federalism (Principle) | Sharing Power between The Federal And State Governments |
| Checks And Balances (Principle) | A System Where Each Branch of Government Has A Check On The Other Two Branches So No Branch becomes too Powerful |
| Popular Sovereignty (Principle) | To Give The People The Right To Vote Weather They Would Allow Slavery In Their State Or Not |
| Individual Rights (Principle) | What You Are Allowed To Do And What Can Be Done To You In Return Freedom Of Speech In An Appropriate Way |
| Necessary And Proper Clause (What Does It Do? Nickname? Good Or Bad?) | Gives Congres The Power To Make All Laws That Are Nescessary And Proper To Carry Out The Powers Specifially Delegated To It By The Constitution Elastic Clause General Power Gives Government A Way Of Dealing With Unexpected Situations Gives PowerToMak |
| Qualifications For A House Of Representatives Representative? Term Limit? | Need To Be 25+ Need to Be A Citizen For 7 Years+ Hold Residency In State You Wish To represent And Pay State Taxes 2 Year Term |
| Qualifications For Being A Senator? | Need To be 30+ Years Old Need To Be A Citizen For 9+ Years Need To Hold Residency And Pay State Taxes In State You Wish To Reprisent 6 year Term |
| How Many Members Are The In The House Of Representatives? | 435 |
| How Many Members In The Senate? | 100 (Two For Each State) |
| Who Presides of The House Of Representatives? | The Speaker Of The House |
| Who Presides Over The Senate? | The Vice President |
| Virginia Plan | Wanted The Number Of Representatives In Congress To Be Determined By Population |
| New Jersey Plan | Wanted The Number Of Representatives In Congress To Be Equal for All States |
| The Great Compromise | Proposed A Bicameral Legislative, Resulting In The Senate And House Of Representatives Gave each State What It Wanted By using Both Population And Equal Reprisentation |
| The Three Fifths Compromise | Said That Every 3 of Five Slaves Would Be Counted As The Population For The House Of Representatives |
| Impeachment | To Bring Charges Against |
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