1. Federal Constitution Review 1

2. The president takes the oath of office on…. 2

3. January 20 th 3

4. The stars on the U.S. flag represent… 4

5. The 50 states 5

6. How many U.S. senators come from each state? 6

7. 2 7

8. The president of the senate is… 8

9. The Vice President of the U.S. 9

10. How many amendments have been added to the Constitution? 10

11. 27 total (17 added from Bill of Rights) 11

12. Who has the power to veto new bills? 12

13. The president 13

14. The number of terms a president may serve is… 14

15. 2 15

16. How many years are in the president’s term in office? 16

17. 4 17

18. The amendment that explains the amount of years a president can serve is… 18

19. 22 nd 19

20. The age requirement of a president is… 20

21. 35 21

22. Each state receives at least this many representatives in the U.S House of Representatives 22

23. 1 23

24. What rights are unalienable? 24

25. Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness 25

26. The Declaration of Independence was largely written by… 26

27. Thomas Jefferson 27

28. The U.S budget is represented by… 28

29. The president 29

30. How many branches are in the government and what are they? 30

31. 3. Executive, Legislative, Judicial 31

32. After a bill is passed through both houses of Congress it is sent to… 32

33. The president 33

34. In our first amendment the freedoms are… 34

35. Of press, of speech, of religion, of petition, and to peaceably assemble 35

36. The vote of what group really decides who will be the president? 36

37. The Electoral College 37

38. What is an elastic clause? 38

39. The part of the Constitution that gives Congress broad powers to write laws about situations that are new and unexpected (i.e. Internet, air travel) 39

40. __________ has the power to raise, borrow, and coin money 40

41. Congress 41

42. Please explain Habeas Corpus 42

43. A prisoner cannot be detained without a trial 43

44. Which branch…. 44

45. Has 2 houses? 45

46. Legislative 46

47. Is the court system of the country? 47

48. Judicial 48

49. Interprets the laws and administers justice? 49

50. Judicial 50

51. Enforces laws? 51

52. Executive 52

53. Makes the country’s laws? 53

54. Legislative 54

55. House vs. Senate 55

56. Serve six year terms… 56

57. Senate 57

58. Meets in Capital Building… 58

59. Both 59

60. Elected every two years… 60

61. House of Representatives 61

62. Has the vice president as presiding officer… 62

63. Senate 63

64. Has 435 members… 64

65. House of Representatives 65

66. Approves or rejects treaties… 66

67. Senate 67

68. Members appointed by the Supreme Court… 68

69. Neither 69

70. Name the Cabinet position… 70

71. In charge of foreign affairs… 71

72. Secretary of State 72

73. Responsible for coining and printing of money 73

74. Secretary of the Treasury 74

75. In charge of natural resources of the nation, scenic and historical regions and National Parks 75

76. Secretary of the Interior 76

77. Conducts educational and research plans aimed at aiding agriculture 77

78. Secretary of Agriculture 78

79. Chief legal officer- conducts investigations 79

80. Attorney General 80

81. Enforces labor standards and laws, runs employment offices, mediates strikes and looks after worker safety 81

82. Secretary of Labor 82

83. Promotes commerce, industry, and businesses 83

84. Secretary of Commerce 84

85. All provisions for the defense, operation of the armed forces 85

86. Secretary of Defense 86

87. Seeks solutions to many problems of urban life 87

88. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 88

89. Manages transportation 89

90. Secretary of transportation 90

91. Establishing energy policies for US and encourages conservation of fuel and electricity 91

92. Secretary of Energy 92

93. Manages federal education programs 93

94. Secretary of education 94

95. Oversees health matters, FDA, Social Security, Public Health Service 95

96. Secretary of Health and Human Services 96

97. Responsible for problems faced by veterans from the country’s wars and conflicts $83 billion 97

98. Secretary of Veterans Affairs 98

99. 100 questions 50 true/false 2 fill in the blank 23 matching 25 multiple choice 99