Q's 51-100

Question 1

51. Who has the power to impeach?

Answer 1

The House of Representatives

Question 2

52. Who acts as the jury in an impeachment trial?

Answer 2

The Senate

Question 3

53. Who is the presiding judge in an impeachment trial?

Answer 3

The Chief Justice

Question 4

54. What part of the U.S. Constitution lists the powers of the Congress?

Answer 4

Article I - Section 8

Question 5

55. Who has the power to declare war?

Answer 5

The Congress

Question 6

56. What are the titles of the officers of the Senate?

Answer 6

President of the Senate
President Pro-tempore of the Senate
Majority Leader of the Senate
Majority Whip of the Senate.
Minority Leader of the Senate.
Minority Whip of the Senate.

Question 7

57. Who has the power to lay and collect taxes?

Answer 7

The Congress

Question 8

58. Why must all tax laws originate in the House of Representatives?

Answer 8

Because at the time the Constitution was written the House was the only part of the government elected directly by the people.

Question 9

59. Who has “reserved” powers?

Answer 9

The states

Question 10

60. Give examples of reserved powers?

Answer 10

marriage, education, alcoholic beverage, and driving laws.

Question 11

61. What is the interstate commerce clause?

Answer 11

It gives the Congress power to make laws for businesses that operate in more than one state.

Question 12

62. List five of the enumerated powers.

Answer 12

Power to tax, raise an army and navy, regulate interstate commerce, to coin money, and to declare war.

Question 13

63. Why is the U.S government entitled to have an Air Force?

Answer 13

Because of the “necessary and proper clause” or the “elastic clause”

Question 14

64. What are the titles of the officers of the House of Representatives?

Answer 14

Speaker of the House
President Pro-tempore of the House
Majority Leader of the House
Majority Whips of the House
Minority Leader of the House
Minority Whips of the House.

Question 15

65. Who is the President of the Senate?

Answer 15

The Vice President of the United States.

Question 16

66. What is a quorum?

Answer 16

The percentage of a group who must be present for an official meeting to take place.

Question 17

67. How much is a member of the House of Representatives paid?

Answer 17

$174,000 a year. Plus a housing and travel allowance

Question 18

68. How much is a United States Senator paid?

Answer 18

$174,000 a year. Plus a housing and travel allowance

Question 19

69. How much is the President paid?

Answer 19

$400,000

Question 20

70. Where do taxes bills start?

Answer 20

In the House of Representatives

Question 21

71. What is a bill?

Answer 21

A proposed law

Question 22

72. Who can propose a law?

Answer 22

Anyone, as long as a member of Congress sponsors it.

Question 23

73. What is a veto?

Answer 23

A rejection especially of a bill by the executive branch.

Question 24

74. What is a filibuster?

Answer 24

A speech that goes on and on in an attempt to keep the Senate from voting on a bill.

Question 25

75. How can the President check the Congress?

Answer 25

With the veto of a bill.

Question 26

76. How can the Congress balance the President’s veto?

Answer 26

By overriding it with a ⅔ vote.

Question 27

77. What is a pocket veto?

Answer 27

The President has 10 days to sign a bill or it becomes a law without his signature unless the Congress has adjourned, then it is an automatic veto.

Question 28

78. What powers does the Constitution grant Congress that were not granted in the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 28

Power to tax, maintain an army and navy, make courts, maintain a militia.

Question 29

79. Who has the power to appoint ambassadors?

Answer 29

The President

Question 30

80. Who appoints members of the cabinet?

Answer 30

The President

Question 31

81. Who approves the ambassadors and cabinet?

Answer 31

The Senate

Question 32

82. Who appoints judges?

Answer 32

The President

Question 33

83. Who approves judges?

Answer 33

The Senate

Question 34

84. How long does a judge serve?

Answer 34

For life

Question 35

85. Who breaks a tie in the Senate?

Answer 35

The Vice President

Question 36

86. What are three roles of the President?

Answer 36

Head of State, Commander in Chief, and Head of the Executive Branch

Question 37

87. What is a treaty?

Answer 37

An agreement between two or more countries

Question 38

88. Who signs and negotiates treaties?

Answer 38

The President

Question 39

89. Who approves treaties?

Answer 39

The Senate

Question 40

90. How can an amendment to the Constitution be proposed?

Answer 40

By a ⅔ vote in Congress or by a ⅔ vote of a Constitutional Convention called for by ¾ of the states.

Question 41

91. How can an amendment to the Constitution be ratified?

Answer 41

By ¾ of the states either by their legislature or by convention.

Question 42

92. What is an amendment?

Answer 42

A Change

Question 43

93. What does ratified mean?

Answer 43

To Approve

Question 44

94. Who has the power to declare war?

Answer 44

The Congress

Question 45

95. What is an ambassador?

Answer 45

A person who represents their home country to another country.

Question 46

96. What is a cabinet member?

Answer 46

Advisor to the president and head of a government department

Question 47

97. How many states must ratify an amendment to the Constitution?

Answer 47

¾ of the states so right now that is 38 states.

Question 48

98. How is the President elected?

Answer 48

By electors or a group of people chosen by each state.

Question 49

99. How many electors are required to elect the President?

Answer 49

Presently 270

Question 50

100. What does adjourn mean?

Answer 50

To end a meeting