The Constitution

Question 1

What does the preamble grantee?

Answer 1

~To form a more perfect union.
~Establish justice.
~Ensures domestic tranquility.
~Provide for the common defense.
~promote the general welfare.
~Secure the blessings of Liberty.

Question 2

What does Article I go over?

Answer 2

The legislative branch

Question 3

What are the qualifications to be a representative?

Answer 3

~Meet the qualifications of the state.
~At least 25 years old.
~Been a citizen of the United States for 7 years.
~be a resident of their state.

Question 4

How is a vacancy in the house filled?

Answer 4

By a special election call by the governor.

Question 5

What is the leader of the House called?

Answer 5

The speaker of the house

Question 6

Who has the sole power of impeachment?

Answer 6

The house

Question 7

How long do senators serve?

Answer 7

6 years

Question 8

How long do representatives serve?

Answer 8

2 years

Question 9

Which amendment makes it so that senators are elected by the people rather than the legislature?

Answer 9

Amendment 17

Question 10

How much of the senate faces election every 2 years?

Answer 10

one-third

Question 11

What are the qualifications to be a Senator?

Answer 11

~At least 30 years old
~A U.S. citizen for 9 years
~a resident of the state they represent.

Question 12

What is franking privilege?

Answer 12

the right to send official mail for free.

Question 13

Where must bills dealing with taxation start?

Answer 13

The house

Question 14

What is a writ of habeas corpus?

Answer 14

A person who is arrested must quickly be brought before a judge and charged with a crime or else let go. Congress cannot take this away except for times of extreme danger (Eg. the civil war)

Question 15

What is a bill of attainer?

Answer 15

punishment without a trial

Question 16

What is an ex post facto law?

Answer 16

makes a law retro-active

Question 17

How many electoral votes are there currently?

Answer 17

270

Question 18

How many votes from senators?

Answer 18

100

Question 19

How many votes from representatives?

Answer 19

435

Question 20

How many representatives for D.C.?

Answer 20

3

Question 21

Who oversees the counting of the electoral votes?

Answer 21

Congress

Question 22

What is the Presidental line of succession?

Answer 22

a) Vice president
b) President Pro Tempore
c) Cabinet members in the order of which they were created

Question 23

What is the salary of the president?

Answer 23

$400,000 a year

Question 24

How many supreme courts are there according to the constitution?

Answer 24

1

Question 25

Who establishes judges and justices?

Answer 25

Congress

Question 26

What is original jurisdiction?

Answer 26

Where the court case starts. A court case must start at a lower court.

Question 27

What is appellate jurisdiction?

Answer 27

First been tried in a lower court before it can be appealed to a higher court.

Question 28

What duties do states share?

Answer 28

Full faith and credit

Question 29

What state act does not have to be respected by other states?

Answer 29

Extradition

Question 30

What kind of government are new states required and privileged to have?

Answer 30

Republican government

Question 31

What groups have power to propose amendments?

Answer 31

~3/4ths of state legislature ~3/4ths of states in their own conventions

Question 32

What provision of the constitution can never be changed without the states' consent?

Answer 32

State representation

Question 33

Why did the framers of the constitution purposefully make it hard for amendments to be ratified?

Answer 33

So the power could not be abused and so everyone would want that amendment.

Question 34

What provision did the Constitution make for debts contracted before its ratification?

Answer 34

The federal government would take all the debt.

Question 35

What is the second clause of article VI known as?

Answer 35

Supremacy clause

Question 36

What does Article II deal with?

Answer 36

The executive branch

Question 37

What does Article III deal with?

Answer 37

The judicial branch

Question 38

What does Article IV deal with?

Answer 38

interstate relationships

Question 39

What does Article V deal with?

Answer 39

Amending the constitution

Question 40

What does Article VI deal with?

Answer 40

Constitutional and national supremacy

Question 41

What does Article VII deal with?

Answer 41

ratifying the constitution