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U.S. Constitution
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8th Grade
02/13/2013

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Who elects U.S. Senators?
Definition
The people
Term

How many Senators does each state have?

The Total?

Definition

2 Senators from each state

100 total

Term
How were they elected before the 17th Amendment?
Definition
They were chosen by satate legislatures
Term
What are the qualifications for Senator?
Definition

Must be atleast 30

Citizen for 9 years

Must live in state they represent

 

Term
Who is the President of the Senate?
Definition
Pro Tempore
Term
Who acts in succession to the president?
Definition

Vice President

Speaker of the House

President Pro Tempore

Secretary of State

Term

How long is the Senators Term?

How many are elected every 2 years?

Definition

6 Year Terms

1/3 of them are elected every 2 years

Term
What is said of the Senate in regard to impeachment?
Definition
They are the Jury
Term
Does the passing of a bill by the Senate and House make it a law? Explain
Definition
No, the president must sign it.
Term
What can Congress do when it has heard that the president has vetoed a bill?
Definition
Congress then overrides it with a 2/3 vote
Term
What happens if a Senator should die?
Definition
The governor will make an appointment
Term
What do the Senate do besides pass bills?
Definition
They approve treaties and approve officials.
Term

How often are the members of the House chosen?

How long is their term?

Definition

They are chosen every even amount of years.

2 year term

Term
How do we decide how many Representatives a state gets?
Definition
By the population of the state
Term

How many representatives are there?

How many from California?

Definition

435 Representatives

53 from California

Term
What Congressional District do you live in?
Definition
18th District
Term
What are the Qualifications for Representatives?
Definition

Must be U.S. Citizen for 7 years

Must live in state you represent

Must be 25

Term
What is said of the House regard to impeachment?
Definition
The house press charges
Term
Name the presiding officer of the House?
Definition
The Speaker of the House
Term
What is the number of our present Congress?
Definition
113th
Term
Where must all revenue bills begin?
Definition
Revenue Bills begin in the House of Representatives
Term

What is the Major duty of the Executive Branch?

Legislative Branch?

Judicial Branch?

Definition

To enforce Laws

To make Laws

To Administer laws

Term
Who are the most important people in the Executive Branch?
Definition
The president and vice president
Term
How do we decide how many electors each state will get in the electoral college?
Definition
The number of Senators and number of Representatives
Term
What are the qualifications for President and Vice President?
Definition

Must be 35

Natural born citizen

Lived in U.S. for more than 14 years

Term
What military powers does the President have?
Definition
Commander and Chief of the Military
Term
What vote in the Senate will approve presidential nominations?
Definition
The Majority Vote
Term
What vote in the Senate will approve treaties?
Definition
A 2/3 vote
Term
How many days is the President allowed to consider a bill?
Definition
10 days
Term
Who can call Congress into a special session?
Definition
The President
Term
Can the President alone make a treaty with a foreign nation?
Definition
No, the Senate must approve
Term
Who shall preside when the President is impeached?
Definition
Supreme court Justice
Term
What are the five major classes of Presidential duties.
Definition

Foreign affairs

Domestic and Military Administration

Legislation

Appointment

Judicial Functions

Term
Who were the last 6 Presidents?
Definition
Jimmy Carter, George H Bush, Bill Clinton, George W Bush and Barack Obama
Term
What are the first 10 amendments called?
Definition
The Bill of Rights
Term
Which words of the Declaration describe our belief in the equal rights of all persons?
Definition
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator.
Term
What are the Unalienable rights listed in the Declaration?
Definition
Life liberty and the pursuit of happiness
Term
What are the two houses?
Definition
The House of Representatives and the Senate
Term
How many amendments are there?
Definition
27
Term
When was the Declaration of Independance signed?
Definition
July 4, 1776
Term
What is the order of the three branches of government?
Definition

Legislative

Executive

Judicial

Term
What are the every day proceedings of the Congress printed called?
Definition
The Congressional Record
Term
What amendment abolished slavery?
Definition
13
Term

All persons born or naturalized in the United States enjoy full rights

Which amendment?

Definition
Amendment 14
Term

Which amendment?

Limits presidents term to 2

Definition
Amendment 22
Term
Which amendment repealled another amendment?
Definition
Amendment 21
Term

Which amendment?

Banned alchohol

Definition
Amendment 18
Term

Which amendment?

Established the process by which an ailing President can pass duties of office.

Definition
25
Term

Which amendment?

Lets 18 year olds vote

Definition
26
Term
Which amendment gave the right for women to vote?
Definition
19
Term
Which amendment provides for popular vote for Senators?
Definition
17
Term
Write the Preamble
Definition
"We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
Term

True or false?

Patrick Henry did not want to see the war begin

Definition
false
Term

True or false?

The declaration of Independance was signed in 1787?

Definition
False
Term

True or false?

To provide for prayer in public schools, the Constitution must be amended.

Definition
True
Term
The national budget is presented by whom?
Definition
The President
Term
Name three types of federal courts.
Definition

District Courts

Supreme Court

Court of Appeals

Term

True or false?

Six states had to approve the Constitution before it became effective

Definition
False You need 9 states
Term

True or false?

9 States had to approve the Constitution before it became effective

Definition
True
Term

True or false? 

The Constitution outlawed slavery

Definition
False
Term

True or false?

Each state gets the same number of votes in the Electoral College?

Definition
False
Term

True or false?

The first ten amendments were adopted a month after the Constitution was approved.

Definition
False
Term
Who wrote the Bill of Rights?
Definition

Thomas Jefferson

Patrick Henry

Term

True or false?

Jefferson supported the Bill of Rights.

Definition
True
Term
What is a pocket veto?
Definition
When the president does not act on a bill
Term
The attack on the World Trade Center took place in what city?
Definition
New York City, Pennsilvania
Term

True or false?

The Articles of Confederation were really the first U.S. Constitution.

Definition
True
Term
What does GDP stand for?
Definition
Gross Domestic Product
Term
Who prepares the annual budget then presents it to Congress?
Definition
The President
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