Constitution

Question 0

How many members are in the House of Representatives?

Answer 0

435

Question 1

What is the term of office for a representative?

Answer 1

2 Years

Question 2

How many members are in the Senate?

Answer 2

100

Question 3

Who must be 25 years old?

Answer 3

House of Representative

Question 4

Who must be 30 years old?

Answer 4

Senate

Question 5

Who must be a citizen for at least 7 years?

Answer 5

House of Representative

Question 6

Who must be a citizen for at least 9 years?

Answer 6

Senate

Question 7

The Speaker presides over the ___________.

Answer 7

House of Representative

Question 8

How is membership/representation of the House determined?

Answer 8

Population

Question 9

How is membership/representation of the Senate determined?

Answer 9

Equal Representation

Question 10

Which two houses make up Congress?

Answer 10

House of Representatives and the Senate

Question 11

With is the length of the term of office for a senator?

Answer 11

6

Question 12

President over senate?

Answer 12

Vice President

Question 13

_________ has to sole power to impeach, bring charges.

Answer 13

House of rep

Question 14

Who has the sole power to try the case after an officeholder is impeached?

Answer 14

Senate

Question 15

Where do bills go if both houses want a bill to become law, but each has changed the original?

Answer 15

Conference Committee

Question 16

Who must give permission for new states to be admitted to the union?

Answer 16

Congress

Question 17

The Legislative branch has the power to ___________ laws.

Answer 17

Make

Question 18

Where do all revenue bills originate/start?

Answer 18

The House

Question 19

What article explains the Legislative branch, senator, and representatives?

Answer 19

I (one)

Question 20

The ______________ has to approve treaties negotiated by the President.

Answer 20

Senate

Question 21

Who has the power to tax?

Answer 21

Congress

Question 22

Who has the power to coin money?

Answer 22

Congress

Question 23

Who has the power to borrow money?

Answer 23

Congress

Question 24

Who has the power to declare war?

Answer 24

Congress

Question 25

Who has the power to establish post offices?

Answer 25

Congress

Question 26

Who has power to create lesser courts?

Answer 26

Congress

Question 27

Which article explains the Executive branch?

Answer 27

II (two)

Question 28

How long is the President and Vice President's term of office?

Answer 28

4 years

Question 29

How old must the President be?

Answer 29

35 years old

Question 30

The president must be a _____________ citizen.

Answer 30

Natural born

Question 31

How long must the president have lived in the United States?

Answer 31

14 years

Question 32

Who elects the President?

Answer 32

Electoral college

Question 33

What is the President's main job?

Answer 33

Enforce laws

Question 34

What is the president's power to refuse to sign a bill called?

Answer 34

Veto

Question 35

What three things make up the Executive Branch?

Answer 35

President, Vice President, Cabinet

Question 36

Who is next in line if the president cannot fulfill his/her term of office?

Answer 36

Vice President

Question 37

Who has the power to grant pardons and reprieves?

Answer 37

President

Question 38

Who has the power to give the State of the Union address each year?

Answer 38

President

Question 39

Who has the power to make appointments?

Answer 39

President

Question 40

Who is the Commander and Chief of the armed forces?

Answer 40

President

Question 41

What is the term of office for a Supreme Court justice?

Answer 41

Life

Question 42

Which article describes the Judicial Branch?

Answer 42

III (3)

Question 43

The Judicial Branch has the power to declare laws __________.

Answer 43

Unconstitutional

Question 44

How many justices serve on the Supreme Court

Answer 44

9

Question 45

Are the qualifications to be a Supreme Court Justice listed in the Constitution?

Answer 45

No

Question 46

The _______________ appoints members to the Supreme Court and the ___________ confirms the appointment.

Answer 46

President and Senate

Question 47

Original jurisdiction is ________________________

Answer 47

When Supreme Court has case for the first time

Question 48

Appellate jurisdiction is _______________________

Answer 48

When Supreme Court hears a case after a court has passed judgement on the case

Question 49

What are the there branches of government?

Answer 49

Legislative, executive, and judicial

Question 50

The ________ is the supreme law of the land

Answer 50

Constitution

Question 51

How many branches make up our government?

Answer 51

3

Question 52

What is the main idea of the preamble?

Answer 52

State purpose

Question 53

The preamble starts with _______________

Answer 53

We the people

Question 54

How can the amendments to the constitution be proposed?

Answer 54

2/3 of state legislative or 3/4 approval at a state convention

Question 55

What are the first 10 amendment of the constitution called?

Answer 55

Bill of rights

Question 56

Where was the constitution convention held at?

Answer 56

Philadelphia

Question 57

What is impeachment?

Answer 57

Charging a govt. official with crime?

Question 58

Who presides over the constitution convention?

Answer 58

George Washington

Question 59

When was constitution convention held?

Answer 59

1787

Question 60

The goal of the constitution convention was to _______________

Answer 60

Revise the article of confederation

Question 61

The government could not do the fallowing under the _______________ tax, enforce tax, hold federal court trial, ect.

Answer 61

Article of confederation

Question 62

The smaller states wanted to base the new govt. on the___________ plan.

Answer 62

New Jersey

Question 63

What are two ways to convict someone of treason?

Answer 63

Confession to the crime, 2 eyewitness

Question 64

How many amendments have been added to the Constitution?

Answer 64

27

Question 65

How are amendments to the Constitution ratified?

Answer 65

Legislatures of 3/4 state legislatures or 3/4 of approval at state conventions.

Question 66

What is impeachment?

Answer 66

Charging a govt official with a crime.

Question 67

What is all govt power belongs to the people?

Answer 67

Popular sovereignty

Question 68

What is an ex post facto law?

Answer 68

A law that punishes you for something that was not illegal when you did it.