CONSTITUTION STUDY GUIDE
1. PREAMBLE: Name the six purposes of the constitution stated in the preamble.
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2. What is the main idea of each article?
Article I________________________
Article II___________________________
Article III__________________________
Article IV__________________________
Article V___________________________
Article VI__________________________
Article VII_________________________
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3. Article I
The Legislative Department
The legislative branch consists of
2 houses. They are:
How many members in each?
How long is their term of office?
What are the formal
qualifications?
What is the manner of election
for each house?
What are the titles of their
leadership positions?
What role do they play in cases
of impeachment?
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How many senators does each state have?
How many representatives?
Who fills any vacancies in Congress?
Can one house adjourn without the consent of the other?
The Senate consists of 3 “classes”, which make up a “continuous body”. What does that mean?
6. Members of Congress have “legislative immunity”. What does that mean?
7. Where do all revenue bills have to begin?
8. How many specific powers are granted to Congress in Section 8?
9. What is the power listed in Art I, Sec 8, Clause 18.?
What is this power called?
10. Can Congress suspend a writ of habeas corpus?
What is a writ of habeas corpus?
11. Can Congress issue a bill of attainder?
What is a bill of attainder?
12. Can Congress pass an ex post facto law?
What is an ex post facto law?
13. Can Congress grant a title of nobility?
14. Which house has the power to approve or reject treaties?
Article II
The Executive Department
President’s term of office:
Formal Qualifications :
Manner of election:
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How can the President be removed from office?
What are the three areas of the president’s powers and duties?
What are the four options the president has once Congress has passed a bill?
Who chooses the president if no candidate receives the required number of electoral votes?
Article III
The Judicial Department
How many courts make up
The judicial branch?
Formal Qualifications:
Term of office:
Manner of election/ appointment:
19. How can judges be removed from office?
20. What areas of original jurisdiction does the Supreme Court have?
21. What type of trial is guaranteed in criminal trials?
22. What is the only crime defined in the Constitution?
Article IV
Relations among the States
Fill in the blank:
23. Each state must recognize the _________________of every other state.
24. States may not unreasonably ___________________against citizens from another state.
25. Only _________________can admit new states to the Union.
26. Every state in the Union is guaranteed a __________________ form of government.
Article V
Provisions for Amendment
27. What are the two ways an amendment can be proposed?
28. What are the two ways an amendment can be ratified?
29. What is the ONLY item that CANNOT be changed in the Constitution?
30. What was the only amendment ratified by the convention method?
Article VI
Supremacy of National Law
31. States may not make or enforce any law that contradicts with _____________
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32. What may not ever be required as a qualification for any public office in the US?
Article VII
Ratification of the Constitution
33. How many states had to approve the Constitution before it could go into effect?
The Amendments to the US Constitution
34.How many amendments are there?
35.What amendment protects your five basic liberties?
36.What amendment reserves powers for the states?
37.Which amendments have to do with voting rights or elections?
38.Which amendment repealed another amendment?
39.Which amendments focus on the president or executive branch?
40.Which amendment prohibits Congress from raising their own salaries until
after the next regular congressional election?