Constitution Benchmark Study Guide

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#1

• Who was the “Father of the Constitution?

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• James Madison



#2

• All revenue (money)bills originate inthe ?

•

• House of Representatives



#3

• How areAmendmentsratified?

• 2/3 of both houses of Congress and ¾ of the states.



#4

• Executive Branchchecks andbalances the

Legislative Branchhow?

•

• Vetoing bills



#5

• Bicameral meanshaving what?

• 2 houses



#6

• Our country’s firstconstitution wascalled what?

•

• The Articles of Confederation



#7

• The Bill of Rightsforbids what type of punishment?

•

• Cruel and Unusual



#9

• What is the main ideaof the Preamble?

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• To state the purposeof the Constitution



#10

• The Preamble beginswith?

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• “We the people…”



#11

• The supreme law of the land is?

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• The U.S. Constitution



#12

• What does the FirstAmendmentguarantee?

• Freedom of speech,religion, press,assembly and rightto petition.



#13

• A citizen of the UnitedStates is a personwho is ?

• Born here or naturalized



#14

• The LegislativeBranch _______ laws

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• Makes laws



#15

• The Executive Branch _______ laws

•

• Enforces laws



#16

• The Judicial Branch _______ laws

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• Interprets laws



#17

• The Judicial Branchof the governmentconsists of:

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• Supreme Court andFederal Courts



#18

• The Executive Branchof the governmentis headed by:

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• The President of theUnited States



#19

• The LegislativeBranch of thegovernment iscalled:

•

• The Congress



#20

• Article I of theConstitution dealswith:

• The LegislativeBranch



#21

• Article II of theConstitution dealswith:

• The Executive Branch



#22

• Article III of theConstitution dealswith:

• The Judicial Branch



#23

• How many stateswere needed toratify theConstitution?

• Nine



#24

• The President of theConstitutionalConvention was:

• George Washington



#25

• The Constitutionforbids states to(Choose one):

• A. tax• B. make laws

• C. coin money

•

• Answer: C-CoinMoney



#26

• The Presiding officer of the Senate is:

• The Vice-President of

the United States.



#27

• Qualifications for President are (3things):

• 35 years old, anatural born citizenand resident for 14years.



#28

• Impeachmentcharges are startedin what house?Which house arethey tried in?

• Charges start in theHouse and are tried

in the Senate.



#29

• The # of representativeseach state has inthe House of Representativesdepends on what?

• The population of

each state



#30

• The term of office for a representative inthe House is:

• Two years



#31

• Senators are electedfor how manyyears?

• Six



#32

• The balance of power in the power in theUnited Statesgovernment isdivided betweenhow manybranches?

• 3



#33

• In the 6th Amendment,a person accusedof a crime isguaranteed whatrights?

• A trial by jury, aspeedy trial and a

lawyer for defense



#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.



#35

• The Legislativebranch of thegovernment checksand balances theExecutive branchby ?

• Passing laws that the

President hasvetoed, by a 2/3vote



#36

• What system did theFramers of theConstitution put intoplace to keep anyone branch of government fromgaining too muchpower?

• Checks and balances



#37

• The GreatCompromiseresulted in anagreementbetween________?

• Small and largestates



#38

• The number of Senators from eachstate is

_________?

• Two, regardless of population.



#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.



#40

• The electoral collegewas placed in theConstitutionbecause why?

• The Founding Fatherswanted to keep thecommon people

from making amistake.



#41

• The power to declarewar belongs to:

• Congress



#42

• How many Justicessit on the SupremeCourt?

• 9



#43

• The term of the justices of theSupreme Court isfor how long?

• Life



#44

• Name the order of succession if thePresident is unableto serve.

• V.P., Speaker of theHouse, Pres. ProTempore, Secretary

of State



#45

• What power wasgiven to theSupreme Court asa result of Marburyv. Madison?

• Judicial Review



#46

• Treaties and somepresidentialappointmentsincluding SupremeCourt Justices mustbe approved bywhom?

• Senate



#47

• What is the militarytitle for thePresident?

• Commander in Chief



#48

• Amendments can beproposed by:(choose one)

• A. State governors• B. Supreme Court

• C. Congress

• D. the President

• Answer:

• Congress



#49

• The Judicial branchchecks andbalances theLegislative andExecutive branchby doing what?

• Declaring lawsunconstitutional



#50

• What is the name for the first tenamendments?

• The Bill of Rights



#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.

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