AP US History I—Karnas
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Constitution Evaluation Packet
DIRECTIONS: Read the seven Articles of the US Constitution found in your textbook (Appendices A-3 through A-7 .
Answer the following questions using COMPLETE SENTENCES & details from what you read to support your answers.
ARTICLE I
What is the purpose of Article 1?
Section 2
What part of Congress does this section describe?
Who can become a member of this part of Congress?
How will the number of members be determined?
Section 3
What part of Congress does this section describe?
Who is the president of this part of Congress?
How is this body elected? Why is this?
What is the role of this part of Congress during Impeachments?
Section 7
What three actions must occur for a bill to become a law?
How are checks and balances established in this section?
Section 8
Describe 4 powers Congress is given that makes the national government stronger than under the Articles
of Confederation.
Evaluate the significance of the “necessary and proper” clause in this section.
Section 9
What action is taken regarding slavery in this section?
Describe what Habeas Corpus is and why you think it was ruled not to be suspended?
What was the significance of this section in general to the Constitutional Convention?
Section 10
Why didn’t the Framers of the Constitution want the states to have the powers to coin money and make
treaties with foreign nations?
Why do you think the Framers of the Constitution made this ARTICLE the longest article?
ARTICLE II
What is the purpose of Article 2?
Section 1
What is the Electoral College? Why did the Framers include this in the process of electing President?
Who can be President?
Section 2
Identify 5 powers the Executive Branch possesses?
How are checks and balances established in this section?
Section 3
What are 3 duties of the President?
Section 4
What can members of the Executive Branch be impeached for?
Why did the delegates at the Convention develop such a strong Executive Branch?
ARTICLE III
What is the purpose of Article III?
Section 1
What does the first section of this article create?
What does Congress have the power to do?
Section 2
What cases can be considered “federal cases” to be tried before the Supreme Court?
What are two circumstances in which the Supreme Court has “original jurisdiction?”
Section 3
What is treason? Who has the power to determine the punishment for traitors?
ARTICLE IV
What is the purpose of Article IV?
Section 1
What is the “Full Faith and Credit” clause AND where did this clause come from?
Section 2
What does extradition mean? Why do you think the Framers included this clause in the Constitution?
Why was the third provision in this section included? What did this mean for slavery?
Section 3
How can a territory become a new state in the United States?
What is Congress’ power in regards to territories and other lands owned by the US?
Section 4
What is the responsibility of the Federal government to the individual states of the United States?
What is the MOST important section in this ARTICLE? Why?
ARTICLE V-VII
Article 5
Describe the two ways an amendment to the Constitution can be proposed?
Describe the two ways an amendment to the Constitution can be ratified?
Why is this Article important?
Article 6
Why did the Framers want to include the first clause of Article 6?
What is the point of the second clause in Article 6?
What is the ONLY required promise to hold federal office in the United States government?
Article 7
What is required for the US Constitution to be ratified?
Which of these (5-7) is the MOST IMPORTANT article? Why?