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Questions for Mrs. Halls Constitution Test
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8th Grade
03/18/2010

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Term
  1. The preamble is the introduction to the________?
Definition
Constitution
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2. Name 2 Houses of congress?
Definition

 

Senate & Houses Repersentatives

Term
3. The House of Repersentatives is alloted by state________.
Definition

The People

 

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4. How many memebers of the Senate can each state have?
Definition
2
Term
5. How many Senators are there in the U.S
Definition
100
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6. How old do you have to be to be elected to the house? 
Definition

35 years old

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7. What is the length of a term of office for a member of the House?
Definition
2 years
Term

8. What is the term for a member

of the Senate?

Definition
6 years
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 9. How old do you have to be to be elected to the senate?
Definition
30 years old
Term

10. To be elected for either the House or Senate he/she must be an  

      inhabitantof _______  where         

he or she was elected?   

Definition
His/her state
Term

If the President rejects or______

a Bill he is saying no.

Definition
Veto
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If the President Vetoes a Bill~the Bill can become a law if_______of both Housesvote to overide the Veto.
Definition
2/3
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13. Congress has the power to do what is “necessary and proper” to carry out its other powers ~ this is called the ______________________ clause.
Definition
elastic
Term
14. The President give a yearly message (speech) to the people called the ____________________________________________ Address.
Definition
State of the Union
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15. The _________________________ is the highest court in the U.S.
Definition
Supreme court
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16. Supreme Court Judges serve a term of ____________________.
Definition
Life
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17. To become President one must be ___________ years old.
Definition
35
Term
18. The President must be a natural-born ________________________.
Definition
U.S Citizen
Term
19. If the President is unable to finish his/her term the ______________________________ takes over.
Definition
Vice-President
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20. The procedure for returning a person charged with a crime to the state where the crime was committed is called _____________________________.
Definition
Extradition
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21. ____________ means to officially approve the Constitution or Amendment.
Definition
Ratify
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22. The 5th Amendment protects citizens against _______________________, or being tried twice for the same crime
Definition
Double Jeopardy
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23. ___________________ are the 1st 10 Amendments to the Constitution.
Definition
Bill of Rights
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24. ___________________ is the right to vote.
Definition
Suffrage
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25. Amendment # 1 = The Freedom of Religion, ________________________, Press, Assembly, and Petitio
Definition
Speech
Term
26. Amendment # 2 = The Right to Bear _________________________.
Definition
Arms
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27. Amendment # 3 = Quartering _____________________________.
Definition
Troops
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28. Amendment # 4 = Search and _____________________________.
Definition
Seizure
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29. Amendment # 5 = Rights of Accused ________________________.
Definition
Persons
Term
30. Amendment # 6 = Right to a _____________________, Public Trial.
Definition
Speedy
Term
31. Amendment # 7 = Trial by _____________________ in Civil Cases.
Definition
Jury
Term
32. Amendment # 8 = Limits of fines and ___________________________.
Definition
Punishment
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33. Amendment # 9 = Rights of ______________________________.
Definition
People
Term
34. Amendment # 10 = Powers of States and _______________________.
Definition
People
Term
35. _____________________________ is money paid by arrested persons to guarantee they will return for trial.
Definition
Bail
Term
36. Amendment # 13 = Abolished ____________________________.
Definition
Slavery
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37. Amendment # 19 = Gave __________________ the right to vote
Definition
Women
Term
38. The Legislative Branch of Government = the _____________________________ & __________________________
Definition
Senate & Houses Repersentatives
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39. The Executive Branch of Government = the ________________________.
Definition
President
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40. The Judicial Branch = the ______________________________________.
Definition
Supreme Court
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