1. Constitution Test Review

2. What was the name of the first Constitution? The Articles of Confederation The Articles of Confederation

3. Why didn’t the Articles of Confederation work? The Articles of Confederation provided a weak central government. The Articles of Confederation provided a weak central government.

4. What city did the Constitutional Convention meet in? Philadelphia Philadelphia

5. Who is known as the “Father of the Constitution?” James Madison James Madison

6. What are the three branches of government? Executive Executive Legislative Legislative Judicial Judicial

7. What is another name for the Legislative Branch? Congress Congress

8. How many Houses are there in Congress? 2

9. Name the houses in Congress. The Senate The Senate The House of Representatives The House of Representatives

10. How many members are in the U.S. Senate? 100 Senators 100 Senators

11. How many Senators does Illinois have in Congress? 2

12. What are the requirements needed to be a U.S. Senator? 30 years old 30 years old Citizenship 9 years Citizenship 9 years Serve for 6 years Serve for 6 years Live in the state which elected. Live in the state which elected.

13. How many Representatives are in the House of Representatives? 435 435

14. What are the requirements of a Representative? 25 years old 25 years old Citizenship for 7 years Citizenship for 7 years Term of office 2 years Term of office 2 years Must live in the state which elected. Must live in the state which elected.

15. Senators and Representatives are elected by? Direct Election Direct Election

16. The number of representatives given to a state is determined by Population Population

17. The act of taking a count of the population every 10 years is A Census A Census

18. National or Federal laws are made in which branch of government? Legislative Legislative

19. Amendments may be proposed by a 2/3rds vote of what? Congress Congress

20. The main responsibility of the Legislative Branch is To make laws. To make laws.

21. The presiding officer of the Senate is the_______? Vice-President Vice-President

22. One way a bill can become a law is for ______ to pass it and _______ to sign it. Congress/President Congress/President

23. The President is the head of the __________ branch of government. Executive Executive

24. What is the main responsibility of the Executive Branch? To enforce laws To enforce laws

25. The Legislative Branch is checked by the President through the power of ____. VETO VETO

26. Congress can override the President’s veto by a ____ vote. 2/3rds. 2/3rds.

27. True/False. The President has the power to pardon (forgive) an individual’s crime? True True

28. What are the requirements to be a U.S. President? 35 years old 35 years old A natural born citizen A natural born citizen 4 year term of office 4 year term of office Resident for 14 years. Resident for 14 years.

29. A President gets elected by the__________. Electoral College Electoral College

30. If a presidential candidate was to win all the electoral votes of a state, they must win by a __________________________ of the popular vote. majority majority

31. Treaties made by the President must be approved by the _____ Senate Senate

32. The presiding officer of the Senate is__________. The Vice-President The Vice-President

33. What is the main responsibility of the Judicial Branch To interpret laws To interpret laws

34. How many justices are on the Supreme Court? 9

35. What is the supreme law of the land? The Constitution The Constitution

36. The first ten amendments of the Constitution are called? The Bill of Rights The Bill of Rights

37. Why is a system of checks and balances necessary? To keep any branches of government from becoming too powerful. To keep any branches of government from becoming too powerful.

38. What is the introduction to the Constitution called? The Preamble The Preamble

39. How old must a member of the House be? 25 25

40. How many senators are there from each state? 2

41. How many total senators are there? 100 100

42. How long is a senator’s term of office? 6 years 6 years

43. How old must a senator be to be elected? 30 30

44. How long is the president’s term of office? 4 years 4 years

45. How many terms can a president serve? 2

46. How old must a person be to become president? 35 35

47. What requirements are there to be elected president? A citizen by birth A citizen by birth At least 35 years old At least 35 years old

48. What branch is the Supreme Court? judicial judicial

49. The Judicial Branch’s main responsibility is to Interpret laws Interpret laws

50. The president nominates Supreme Court justices and they are approved by the … Senate Senate

51. How long are Supreme Court justices appointed for? life life

52. What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called? The Bill of Rights The Bill of Rights

53. Why were the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution? To protect individual rights against the government. To protect individual rights against the government.

54. Name the rights the 1st Amendment guarantees. Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, petition Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, petition

64. What does the 2nd Amendment guarantee? The right to own a gun The right to own a gun

65. What does the 4th Amendment protect? Freedom from search or seizure without a warrant Freedom from search or seizure without a warrant

66. The 5th Amendment contains the double jeopardy clause. What does that mean? If you are found not guilty, you cannot be tried again for the same crime. If you are found not guilty, you cannot be tried again for the same crime.

67. Thomas Jefferson said there was a wall of separation between Chuch and state Chuch and state