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Constitution ?'s
Questions 1-100
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the US constitution? | the supreme law of the land |
| When was the US constitution written? | b/w May - Sept. 1787 |
| Who wrote the US Constitution? | Gouverneur Morris (father: James Madison) |
| How many delegates attended the constititional convention? | 55 |
| What state did not send a delegate? | rhode island |
| How many of the delegates signed the constitution? | 39 |
| How many states had to ratify before it was adopted? | 9 out of 13 or 3/4 |
| By what date had nine states ratified the constitution? | june 21, 1788 |
| What is the reamble of the constitution? | an introduction listing 6 reasons for the constitution |
| What are the 6 reasons listed in the preamble? | establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, secure the blessings of liberty |
| What are the 3 branches of the fed. gov? | legislative, executive, judicial |
| Where in the constitution do we find info. about the legislative branch? | Article I, Amendments: 16,17,20,27 |
| what is the legislative branch? | congress |
| what is congress | the law making body of national governments |
| of what is congress composed? | house of reps and senate |
| how many reps are in the house of reps? | 435 |
| how is membership in the house of reps determined? | by population of various states |
| Why does each rep represent so many people? | in 1929 congress passed law limiting size of house to 435 |
| how do reps get their offices? | elected by voters of their state |
| What qualifications must a person meet to be a rep? | at least 25 years old, us citizen 7 years, inhabitant of the state in which they are chosen |
| what requiremments must a person meet to be a voter in most states? | citizen of us and state, 18 years old, register |
| how long is a reps term of office? | 2 years |
| how do we know the pop. of each state | every 10 years we take a census |
| what happens if a rep dies in office, or for some other reason must vacate their office? | the govenor calls for a special election |
| who is the chairman of the house? | speaker of the house |
| who are some of the other officers in the house? | chaplain, sergeant of arms, clerk |
| how are these officers chosen? | nominated by a caucus of majority party, elected by members |
| how is representation from the senate determined? | 2 from each state |
| how many senators in us? | 100 |
| how do senators get get their offices(become a senator)? | elected by voters or state |
| what are the qualifications of a senator? | 30 years old, been a us citizen 9 years, inhabitant of a state |
| have senators always been elected by the people? explain. | np , state legislatures elected them prior to 17th amendment |
| how long is a sentor's term? | 6 years |
| how many senators are elected during each election? why does this occur? | 1/3 of senators every 2 years. continuous body |
| why is the continuous body of the senate occur? | continuous body, to always have experience |
| what happens if a senator dies in office, or for some reason must vacate their office? | governor,w/ permission of state legislature, may appint temporary senator or call for special election |
| who is the chairman of the senate? | vice president of us |
| how can the vice president be the chairman of the senate? | one of the 2 duties assigned to him by constitution |
| can the vp vote in the senate? | ony if there is a tie |
| what is the vp called when he presides over the senate? | president of the senate |
| who acts as chairman of the senate if the vp, for some reason, cannot be present? | president pro tempore |
| who are some of the other officers of the senate | chaplain, sergeant of arms |
| how are officers elected? | senate |
| what is an impeachment trial? | trial to remove public officials from office |
| who does the impeaching? | house of reps |
| who tries an impeachment case? | senate |
| what is a quorum in the senate for the purpose of trying impeachments? | 2/3 of the senators |
| how large a vote does it take to convict an official being tried for impeachment? | 2/3 of the senators present |
| who may be impeached | most public officials except members of congress |
| how is a congressman removed from office? | expelled by 2/3 vote from own house |
| how may an impeached official be punished if he is found guilty? | removal from office, cant hold another us office |
| what if he has committed a crime? | after impeachment trial they may be tried in regular courts |
| is it fair for the vp to to preside over the senate at an impeachment trial of a president, when he is next in line for that office? | chief justice will preside |
| when are the congreeman elected? | tuesday after first monday in nov. of even # years |
| when do congressman take office? | jan.3 |
| who judges the qualifications of persons elected to congress | each house judges our own newly elected members & may by majority vote refuse to seat them |
| what is a quorum for business in each house? | majority |
| how do we now what happens in congress? | each house keeps daily journals & its published in a congressional record |
| is everything said and done published in the congressional record? | yes |
| do both houses always meet at the same time | constituion requires them to meet at same time & place. neither house can ajourn more then 3 days w/o consent of other house |
| how often must congress meet | once a year |
| what is congressional immunity | no congreeman may be arrested going to & from either house of congress. nor may they be sued for anything they say on the floor. |
| may congressmen hold other offices in the us gov? | no |
| what is a bill | a proposed law |
| how does a bill become a law | passes both houses of congress by majority vote & signed by pres |
| what happens if pres vetoes a bill | it returns to house where it originated & must receive 2/3 vote of both houses(overriding veto) or susstaing veto |
| what if the pres. niether signs nor vetoes a bill? | it becomes a lawn w/o signature in 10 days (not counting sundays), unless congress ajourns it does not become a law (pocket veto) |
| can a bill originate in either house of congress | yes, except tax or revenue bill |
| may either house amend a bill of the other house | yes, but must return to original house for approval |
| must the pres see resolutions passed by congress, as well as bills? | yes |
| why must the president see resolutions made by congress? | to keep congress from passing laws & caling them resolutions |
| how are resolutions passed | in same manners as bills |
| what are some of the expressed powers of congress | Article I, Section 8 |
| what is meant by the implied powers of congress | powers given by eleastic clause (they can pass laws necessary and proper to keep powers) |
| what powers are forbidden to congress? | cant take habeus corpus, ex post facto laws, bills of attainder, cant take exports, cant enter into conferderacies, alliances |
| what powers are forbidden to states | cant gain title of nobility, cant ento into confederacies, alliances |
| where can info about the executive branch be found in the constitution? | Article II, Amendments: 12,20,22,23,25 |
| what is the executive branch | pres, vp, cabinet, & all depts. under pres |
| what is the pres. main function? | enforce laws |
| who elects pres and vp? | electoral college |
| what is the electoral college | body of electors chosen in each state to elect pres & vp |
| what is an elector | person elected by people of state to cast vote for pres and vp |
| how do electors vote | maat at state capitol, cast one vote for pres and vp, send it to pres of senate(vp) |
| how are electoral votes form all the states counted | in presence of both houses of congress |
| how many electors are there | one for each house member&senate + 3 for d.c = 538 |
| how are the pres and vp elected? | pres & vp candidate that receives majority of electoral votes wins |
| what if no presidential candidate gets a majority of electoral votes | house of reps shall elect president from 3 candidates w/ most electoral votes, each state has one vote |
| what if no vp candidate gets a majority of electoral votes | house of reps shall elect vp from 2 candidates w/ mpst electoral votes. each state has one vote |
| when are electors elected? | tues after 1st mon in nov. every 4th year |
| when do electors vote | monday after 2nd wed. in dec. |
| when does congress count the electoral votes | jan 6, unless the 6 is on sun., then it is on the following mon. |
| how long are the terms of office for pres and vp? | 4 years |
| how many terms may a president serve. | 2, unless they serve more than half of someone elses term. |
| qualifications for pres | natural born citizen, 35 years old, 14 years in us |
| what is meant by presidential succession | order in which people are to fill the office of ..., resignation or removal act |
| what is the line of succession for pres | vp, speaker of house, president pro temp of senate, then cabinet in order of its office |
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