Constitution Review I

•The Supreme Law of The Land

•“We The People of the United States…”

•The Three Parts of the Constitution

•Year the Constitution Was Written

•The Introduction of the Constitution

•The Main Body of the Constitution is Called?•How Many does the Constitution contain?

•These were added to the constitution after it was written? (To change)•How many have been added to the constitution?

•The First 10 Amendments are

called?

Article I Review

•The Branch of Government described in Article I of the Constitution

•The job of the Legislative Branch.

•The Legislative Branch is made up of what main body?

•The number of representatives in

Congress

•The 2 houses that make up Congress

•The number of houses in the legislative branch.

•How Congressmen are put in office

•How many representatives are in the House of Representatives?

•What is the number of representatives

based on in the House of

Representatives?

•How long is the term for a representative

in the House of Representatives?

•What are the 3 qualifications for a

representative in the House of

Representatives?

•Who is the leader of the House of

Representatives?

•Whose job is it to begin impeachment

proceedings?

•Which house is in charge of the census?

• In what house in Congress do money bills start in?

•How many senators are in the Senate?

•How many senators does each state have?

•How long is a senator’s term?

•What are the 3 requirements to be a senator?

•Who is in charge of the Senate?

•Who is in charge of the Senate if the Vice President is absent?

•Who must approve government officials

appointed by the President?

•What is an idea called before it becomes a law? (This is presented in the House or the Senate)

•What fraction of Congress is needed to override a veto? (part of checks and balances)

•What can the Legislative Branch do if the President vetoes a bill?

•Who has the power to declare war?

•Who has the power to establish a post office?

•Who has the power to coin money?

•Who has the power to provide a military?

•Who has the power to regulate trade

between the states?

•Who has the power to tax, borrow money, establish a system of weights and measurements, and naturalization?

Article II Review

•What branch of government does Article II of the Constitution set up?

•What is the job of the executive branch?

•Who is the head of the executive branch?

•How long is the term of the President?

•Who is second in command in the executive branch?

•What body elects the president?

•How is the number of electors for each state determined?

•Who chooses the president in the case of a tie in the electoral college?

•How many terms is the president limited to?

•What are the 3 qualifications for president and vice president?

•What are the five powers a president has? (5 different titles)

•As Commander in Chief, what is the president in charge of?

•As Chief Executive, a president runs a country and what speech must he make to the United States?

•As Chief of State, the President is in charge of foreign relations: Who does the president meet with?

As Chief of State, who has the power to make treaties?

•As Chief Legislator and part of checks and balances, what does the president have the power to do to bills?

•As Chief of Party, what party is the president the head of?

•Who has the power to grant pardons?

Article III Review

•Article III of the Constitution sets up what branch of government?

•What is the highest court in the nation set up by Article III?

•What is the job of the Judicial Branch?

•How are Justices selected for the Supreme Court?

•As Part of the Checks and Balances, what can the Supreme Court do?

•How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

•How long is the term of a Justice on the Supreme Court?

Articles IV – VII Review

•Article IV (4) addresses?

•What type of government must each state have according to Article IV (4)?

•What does Article V (5) address?

•How does an amendment get ratified?

•What does Article VI (6) address?

•What does Article VI (6) call the Constitution?

•What does Article VII (7) address?

•How many states had to ratify the constitution?

Amendment Review

•What 5 Freedoms does the first Amendent protect?

•Amendment 2 gives citizens the right to?

•Which Amendment gives the right to a trial by jury?

•Amendment XII outlines presidential elections. With this amendment who votes for the president if the electoral college is tied?

•Which amendment abolishes slavery?

•Amendment XXI is the only amendment created to repeal another amendment. Which amendment does it repeal and what is that amendment about?

•What voting right does amendment XIX give?

•Which amendment limits the term of president to 2 terms?

•Amendment XXIV also deals with voting rights. What is the amendment about?

•Amendment XXV deals with presidential succession. Name the first 4 positions in the line of succession after the president.

•Which amendment lowered the voting age to 18?