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#1
• Who was the “Father of the Constitution?
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• James Madison
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#2
• All revenue (money)bills originate inthe ?
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• House of Representatives
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#3
• How areAmendmentsratified?
• 2/3 of both houses of Congress and ¾ of the states.
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#4
• Executive Branchchecks andbalances the
Legislative Branchhow?
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• Vetoing bills
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#5
• Bicameral meanshaving what?
• 2 houses
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#6
• Our country’s firstconstitution wascalled what?
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• The Articles of Confederation
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#7
• The Bill of Rightsforbids what type of punishment?
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• Cruel and Unusual
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#9
• What is the main ideaof the Preamble?
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• To state the purposeof the Constitution
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#10
• The Preamble beginswith?
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• “We the people…”
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#11
• The supreme law of the land is?
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• The U.S. Constitution
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#12
• What does the FirstAmendmentguarantee?
• Freedom of speech,religion, press,assembly and rightto petition.
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#13
• A citizen of the UnitedStates is a personwho is ?
• Born here or naturalized
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#14
• The LegislativeBranch _______ laws
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• Makes laws
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#15
• The Executive Branch _______ laws
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• Enforces laws
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#16
• The Judicial Branch _______ laws
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• Interprets laws
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#17
• The Judicial Branchof the governmentconsists of:
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• Supreme Court andFederal Courts
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#18
• The Executive Branchof the governmentis headed by:
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• The President of theUnited States
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#19
• The LegislativeBranch of thegovernment iscalled:
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• The Congress
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#20
• Article I of theConstitution dealswith:
• The LegislativeBranch
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#21
• Article II of theConstitution dealswith:
• The Executive Branch
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#22
• Article III of theConstitution dealswith:
• The Judicial Branch
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#23
• How many stateswere needed toratify theConstitution?
• Nine
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#24
• The President of theConstitutionalConvention was:
• George Washington
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#25
• The Constitutionforbids states to(Choose one):
• A. tax• B. make laws
• C. coin money
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• Answer: C-CoinMoney
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#26
• The Presiding officer of the Senate is:
• The Vice-President of
the United States.
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#27
• Qualifications for President are (3things):
• 35 years old, anatural born citizenand resident for 14years.
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#28
• Impeachmentcharges are startedin what house?Which house arethey tried in?
• Charges start in theHouse and are tried
in the Senate.
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#29
• The # of representativeseach state has inthe House of Representativesdepends on what?
• The population of
each state
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#30
• The term of office for a representative inthe House is:
• Two years
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#31
• Senators are electedfor how manyyears?
• Six
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#32
• The balance of power in the power in theUnited Statesgovernment isdivided betweenhow manybranches?
• 3
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#33
• In the 6th Amendment,a person accusedof a crime isguaranteed whatrights?
• A trial by jury, aspeedy trial and a
lawyer for defense
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#34
• What rights aregranted by the 5th Amendment?
• No person may beforced to witnessagainst himself, noperson will be heldto answer for a
crime unlessformally chargedand no double
jeopardy.
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#35
• The Legislativebranch of thegovernment checksand balances theExecutive branchby ?
• Passing laws that the
President hasvetoed, by a 2/3vote
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#36
• What system did theFramers of theConstitution put intoplace to keep anyone branch of government fromgaining too muchpower?
• Checks and balances
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#37
• The GreatCompromiseresulted in anagreementbetween________?
• Small and largestates
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#38
• The number of Senators from eachstate is
_________?
• Two, regardless of population.
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#39
• What are thequalifications tobecome a member of the House of Representatives(there are 3)?
• 25 years old, Citizen
for 7 years, live instate he/sherepresents.
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#40
• The electoral collegewas placed in theConstitutionbecause why?
• The Founding Fatherswanted to keep thecommon people
from making amistake.
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#41
• The power to declarewar belongs to:
• Congress
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#42
• How many Justicessit on the SupremeCourt?
• 9
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#43
• The term of the justices of theSupreme Court isfor how long?
• Life
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#44
• Name the order of succession if thePresident is unableto serve.
• V.P., Speaker of theHouse, Pres. ProTempore, Secretary
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#45
• What power wasgiven to theSupreme Court asa result of Marburyv. Madison?
• Judicial Review
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#46
• Treaties and somepresidentialappointmentsincluding SupremeCourt Justices mustbe approved bywhom?
• Senate
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#47
• What is the militarytitle for thePresident?
• Commander in Chief
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#48
• Amendments can beproposed by:(choose one)
• A. State governors• B. Supreme Court
• C. Congress
• D. the President
• Answer:
• Congress
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#49
• The Judicial branchchecks andbalances theLegislative andExecutive branchby doing what?
• Declaring lawsunconstitutional
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#50
• What is the name for the first tenamendments?
• The Bill of Rights
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#51-Rewards for Excellence
• If you earn an ‘A’ onthe Constitution test(0-5 wrong), youwill not have AB
homework nextweek.
• If everyone in theclass passes the
test (no more than15 wrong), theentire class will nothave homeworknext week.