Constitution Review

Question 1 The Constitution is the highest law in the land, this is know as what?

Answer 1 Federal Supremacy

Question 2 Who wrote the Constitution?

Answer 2 James Madison

Question 3 Who makes up the Electoral College?

Answer 3 Average citizens

Question 4 What type of representation is the New Jersey Plan?

Answer 4 Equal Representation

Question 5 Which Amendments are the “Civil War Amendments”?

Answer 5 Amendments 13 , 14 and 15

Question 6 What is “slander”?

Answer 6 It is talking smack about someone. Verbally maligning a person’s character

Question 7 What is the term length of office for a Supreme Court justice?

Answer 7 For life but generally termed “good behavior”

Question 8 Who were the Federalists?

Answer 8 A group of our Founding Fathers (led by James Madison and George Washington) who felt that the Constitution was adequate enough as written and did not need a Bill of Right as those rights were implied.

Question 9 How many Amendments are there?

Answer 9 27

Question 10 How many Articles are there?

Answer 10 7

Question 11 Who breaks a tie in the Senate?

Answer 11 The Vice President

Question 12 What is the Presidential line of succession?

Answer 12 President Vice President Speaker of the House President Pro Tempore Secretary of State

Question 13 How does the President get elected?

Answer 13 The people vote on the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November. The Electoral College votes on the 1st Wednesday after the 2nd Monday in the Month of December. The candidate who receives 270 electoral vote wins If there is no clear winner in the Electoral College, then the House of Representatives chooses the President

Question 14 What is the address of the White House?

Answer 14 1600 Pennsylvania Ave

Question 15 What is the term length of office for a member of the House?

Answer 15 2 years

Question 16 Which amendment is a result of the Vietnam War?

Answer 16 Amendment 26

Question 17 How many Supreme Court judges are there?

Answer 17 Currently the number of justices on the Supreme Court is set at 9

Question 18 What is the term length of office for a member of the Senate?

Answer 18 6

Question 19 Which Amendments deal with a person’s right to vote?

Answer 19 Amendments 14, 15, 19 and 26 You could include Amendment 17 – the direct election of Senators

Question 20 What are your Basic Freedoms according to the 1st Amendment?

Answer 20 Speech Religion Press Assembly Petition

Question 21 Who is in charge of the House of Representatives?

Answer 21 The Speaker of the House

Question 22 What is the role of the Cabinet?

Answer 22 To advise the President

Question 23 Which amendment required the President to sign a letter before going in for surgery?

Answer 23 The 25th

Question 24 Name a power of Congress that you could find in I:8.

Answer 24 Borrow money Establish federal courts Print and coin currency Establish post offices Maintain the Armed Forces Declare war………

Question 25 Why was the Constitution written?

Answer 25 The states had too much power under the Articles of Confederation. The Federal government was too weak to do anything. We had a Congress and a figurehead in the President (he had not Executive Branch) but no national court system.

Question 26 Who set the precedent that presidents only serve two terms?

Answer 26 George Washington

Question 27 What is the term for a two house legislature?

Answer 27 Bicameral

Question 28 How many members are there in the Senate?

Answer 28 100 – two from each state

Question 29 What is the subject of the 2nd Amendment?

Answer 29 The right to bear arms

Question 30 What is “due process”?

Answer 30 The legal steps that must be taken before a person can be deprived of life, liberty or property.

Question 31 How many voting members are there in Congress?

Answer 31 535 – 100 in the Senate and 435 in the House

Question 32 What do the Mayflower Compact, the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution have in common?

Answer 32 The are all legal documents on how a government should govern,

Question 33 Who was the first Supreme Court Chief Justice?

Answer 33 John Jay

Question 34 What is “double jeopardy”?

Answer 34 Being tried for the same crime twice

Question 35 What is the term length of office for the President?

Answer 35 4 years

Question 36 What is the subject of the 15th Amendment?

Answer 36 Voting rights

Question 37 Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 37 Thomas Jefferson

Question 38 What are the three requirements to become President?

Answer 38 You must be at least 35 years old Have been living in the US for the past 14 years You must be a natural born citizen

Question 39 What is a pocket veto?

Answer 39 A pocket veto is when the 10 day window a President gets to act on legislation does not exist, the bill automatically dies.

Question 40 Who was the first woman on the Supreme Court?

Answer 40 Sandra Day O’Connor

Question 41 What was the New Jersey Plan?

Answer 41 Called for a unicameral legislature Every state would get the same number of representatives regardless of population Favored the smaller populated states

Question 42 What are the goals of the Preamble?

Answer 42 To form a more perfect union Establish justice Ensure domestic tranquility Provide for the common defense Promote the general welfare Secure the blessings of liberty

Question 43 Who declares war?

Answer 43 Congress

Question 44 Where do all revenue bills begin?

Answer 44 In the House of Representatives

Question 45 What is “Judicial Review”?

Answer 45 The process of the Supreme Court reviewing laws or executive actions to determine if the violate the Constitution

Question 46 Who is in charge of the Senate when the President of the Senate is not there?

Answer 46 The President pro Tempore

Question 47 Which five amendments deal with an individual’s rights when it comes to due process?

Answer 47 Amendments 4 - 8

Question 48 Who is the head of the Executive Branch of government?

Answer 48 The President

Question 49 What type of representation is the Virginia Plan?

Answer 49 Proportional – representation based on population

Question 50 What does the 19th Amendment allow?

Answer 50 Women’s suffrage (women get the right to vote)

Question 51 What is a “democracy”?

Answer 51 A democracy is where everyone (all citizens) are involved in the decision making process Example – Ancient Greece

Question 52 What was the first document that ruled/governed the United States called?

Answer 52 The Articles of Confederation

Question 53 What is the Elastic Clause?

Answer 53 Santa’s cousin – just kidding The Elastic Clause allows Congress to stretch its power to pass laws on things the Founding Fathers did not conceive of – like internet bullying I:8 (18)

Question 54 What are the requirements to become a member of the House of Representatives?

Answer 54 At least 25 years of age Having lived in the US the last 7 years Naturalized or natural born citizen Live in the district you represent

Question 55 What is a “republic”?

Answer 55 A republic is where you have elected officials make the decisions for you The US is a republic! Republic - representative

Question 56 How many voting members are there in the House of Representatives?

Answer 56 435

Question 57 Which amendment is the only amendment to repealed?

Answer 57 18

Question 58 The first 10 Amendments are also know as what?

Answer 58 The Bill of Rights

Question 59 Who were the Antifederalist?

Answer 59 A group of Founding Fathers who felt that the Constitution did not quite go far enough to protect that rights of the individuals. Wanted to include the Bill of Rights.

Question 60 What are the requirements to be a member of the Senate?

Answer 60 At least 30 years of age 9 year residency Live in the district you represent Natural born citizen or naturalized citizen

Question 61 How many branches make up the Federal Government?

Answer 61 3

Question 62 What is the Virginia Plan?

Answer 62 Representation is based on population (proportional) Favored the larger populated states

Question 63 It takes a _____ vote of the Senate to approve an appointment made by the President.

Answer 63 2/3

Question 64 What was the Great Compromise?

Answer 64 Also known as the Connecticut Compromise Called for a bicameral legislature The upper house (Senate) would be based on equal representation The lower house (House of Representatives) would be based on proportional representation

Question 65 Revenue bills deal with what?

Answer 65 Money

Question 66 What is a “capital” crime?

Answer 66 A crime punishable by death.

Question 67 Who was the first African American to be seated on the Supreme Court

Answer 67 Thurgood Marshall

Question 69 I have the Freedom of Speech, so I can say anything I want right?

Answer 69 No. My Freedom of Speech ends when it is a case of slander/libel or when my words cause harm to others. Example – You cannot yell “Bomb!” on an airplane because people will panic and the sudden shift in balance in the plane can cause it to crash.

Question 70 If the entire government structure was wiped out and the military was gone, who would take over as President??

Answer 70 Ms. Jensen and her first Executive Order would be that everyone should take an afternoon nap and upon waking get warm cookies and a beverage of their choice. 