Constitution Test in T Minus 8 Days!

Next Thursday 10/8!

True or False:The Constitution test is

NEXT Wednesday

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1.True

2.False

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What is the main duty of the Legislative Branch?

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1. Make Laws

2. Enforce Laws

3. Interpret Laws

4. Break Laws

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Together the House & Senate make up which of the following?

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:081. Congress

2. Legislative Branch

3. Executive Branch

4. The Judicial Branch

5. # 1 and 2 are correct

6. #1 and 3 are correct

How many members are in the House of Reps?

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1. 430

2. 435

3. 440

4. 835

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What is the Age requirement for the House?

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51. 20 years old

2. 25 years old

3. 30 years old

4. 35 years old

How long is a term in the house?

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1. 2 years

2. 6 years

3. 4 years

4. life

How long must a Representative be a citizen?

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1. 7 years

2. 9 years

3. 14 years

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Who is your member in the House?

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1. Jesse White

2. Pat Quinn

3. Don Manzullo

4. Joe Walsh

5. Rod Blagojevich

6. None of the above

What are the 2 powers given to the House?

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1. Money & Approve Treaties

2. Money & Approve Nominations

3. Impeachment & Money

4. Veto & Money

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What is the number of Senators each state is allowed?

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51. 0 Senators

2. 2 Senators

3. 4 Senators

4. 6 Senators

What is the term, age and residency

requirements for a Senator?

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91. 2, 30, 7

2. 4, 25, 9

3. 6, 30, 9

4. 4, 35, 7

Which of the following is NOT a power that both the

House & Senate have?

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1. Declare War

2. Make Laws

3. Settle State Disputes

4. 2/3 Override of Presidential Veto

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Who can be considered “young and dumb” in Congress?

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1. Members of the House

2. Members of the Senate

3. The President

4. The Supreme Court

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True or False?A bill is NOT the same thing as a

Law

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1. True

2. False

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True or False:Most bills become laws

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2.False

Bills may originate in either house, except for revenue bills, which must originate in the House.

To become law, a bill must be:a. Passed by a majority vote of both

houses and signed by the president.

b. Passed by a majority vote of both houses and kept by the President for 10 days while Congress is in session without signing it or returning it to congress

c. Passed by a majority vote of both houses of Congress, sent to the President, he vetoes it and returns the bill to the house where it originated. The veto can be overridden if it re-passes each house by a 2/3 majority vote. The bill then becomes a law over the President’s veto. If the President fails to sign a bill after congress adjoins, the bill is automatically killed (dead). This is called a pocket veto & Congress cannot try to override it.

1. Idea (Bill) Introduced to One House

2. Goes to Committee to write it

3. Sent to Whole house to VOTE

PASSES!

1. Goes to OTHER house

2. Committee to add things

3. Whole house VOTES

PASSES!

Can SIGN or VETO

FAILS

FAILS

Bill Dies

Bill Dies

LAW!

Over 200 Bills introduced per

YEAR…

only 10-20 become law

HOW DOES A BILL

BECOME A LAW?!?

Congress can add ANY kind of appropriation they want to ANY

bill…this is called…

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1. Pork Barrel Spending

2. Crazy!

3. Arriverderci Spending

4. All of the above

5. 1 and 2 only

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What CAN’T Congress do?

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1. Declare a law unconstitutional

2. Suspend Habeas Corpus

3. Pass an Ex Post Facto law

4. All of the above

5. 1 and 3 only

6. 2 and 3 only

Let’s take a look at the Executive Branch

I want your job!

You so crazy

What does the President do?

• Executes the laws• Chief of military• Negotiates with other

countries-foreign policy

Which of the following is NOT a power given to the President?

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1. Commander in Chief of the military

2. Declares laws unconstitutional

3. Picks Vice President

4. Nominates Judges to the Supreme Court

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What is the Age & Citizenship requirement for a President?

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1.35 yrs old, life

2.40 yrs old, 12 years

3.45 yrs old, 14 years

4.30 yrs old, 9 years

How many terms can a President serve?

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1.1 with a max of 4 years

2.2 with a max of 10 years

3.2 with a max of 8 years

4.3 with a max of 12 years

5.No limit

Who elects the President?

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1. The People

2. The States

3. The Electoral College

4. All of the above

How does the Electoral College work?

• There are actually 2 elections that happen in order to elect the president.– Popular vote (1st Tuesday in November)– Electoral Vote

1. Citizens in the states go out and vote in the popular election

2. Whoever wins that state gets the votes from that state in the electoral election

3. Whoever wins the majority (270) of electoral votes wins the Presidency!

Each state has the same amount of votes in the electoral college as they do members in

CONGRESS. If Illinois has 18 members in the house, how many

electoral votes do we have?

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1. 18

2. 21

3. 20

4. 19

5. None of the above

How many votes are there TOTAL in the electoral college?

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1. 270

2. 435

3. 535

4. 538

• These people decide what is fair and what is not

What is the term for a Supreme Court Justice?

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0%1. 2 years

2. 4 years

3. 6 years

4. Life

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