Constitution Review Sheet Part II
1. What did the Articles of Confederation allow the government to do? What did it prevent them
from doing?
2. How does Shay’s Rebellion force us to meet after very few meet for the Annapolis Convection –
They are now going to create a constitution that helps to define the powers of the government
and help them to better rule/guide the citizens.
3. Where was the Constitution written?
4. What does the Preamble of the Constitution do? (The goals are stated here)
5. How is the constitution divided?
6. What is the meaning of Bicameral Legislature (Remember the Great Compromise.)? Why do we
have two houses, each with a different number of members? (Be sure you know how many we
have in each.)
7. Who is Congress made up of?
8. How many people are in the Senate? House of Representatives?
9. What is the responsibility of a Senator or a Representative?
10. How long does each serve for?
11. How old must you be for each?
12. What requirements are expected for each?
13. How does the census relate to the House of Representatives? What is this called?
14. What is impeachment? Who starts the process? (Know at least 2 presidents who have been
impeached.)
15. Does impeachment mean that you are automatically removed from office?
16. What does the Speaker of the House do?
17. Who is the President of the Senate?
18. When does he vote?
19. Who takes his place if he isn’t available?
20. What does the Majority Leader do?
21. Who serves as the Jury in the impeachment proceedings?
22. How many votes do they need to start the impeachment proceedings and how many to convict?
23. Does Congress (both houses) ever need to meet with all attendees?
24. What does it mean to Filibuster? (usually only used in Senate)
25. How do we know how a member of Congress votes? Where is it published? (Remember
watching T.V. in September and October with all of the election ad’s with the ways in which a
politician voted? This is where they receive this info.)
26. What does separation of powers mean?
27. How does a Bill become and Act (law)?
28. How many methods are there? Ex – House approves, senate approves, president signs…. (know
the other two ways)
29. How do they vote for these? (3 ways)
30. What can Congress collect taxes for?
31. What is a bond?
32. What are the different types of citizens? What must a president be?
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Who makes money?
How does Congress and the Treasury try to prevent counterfeiters?
What are the two ways that congress promotes innovation and inventions?
Who can declare war? (Same people that control our defense budget.)
Remember Congress controls the Navy and establishes rules for the military.
What is our version of state militias?
When is the National Guard used?
What does the Elastic Clause do?
What is Habeas corpus?
What is an ex post facto law?
Are import taxes the same in NY as they are in CA?
Can we have a king, queen, prince, princess or any other title of nobility, named here in the
U.S.?
What type of powers are denied to the state? (What are they not allowed to do?)
How long can a president serve for?
What is the term of service?
What is the Electoral College and how does it work?
How many Electoral College votes are there in total?
What are the qualifications of a President?
Who do Presidents swear an oath under?
Why is he also called Commander in Chief? (it is because of a portion of the government that he
is the head of)
What speech tells us about what is going on in our country?
Who can be impeached and why?
What are the three branches and what are they responsible for?
What is jurisdiction, plaintiff and defendant?
What is the difference between a civil case and a criminal case?
What are the two types of cases that the Supreme Court hears?
What is treason? (Think Benedict Arnold)
What is full faith and credit between the states?
How were fugitive slaves covered under the constitution?
Who admits states?
What is a republic?
**Remember that it is the government’s responsibility to protect us from an invasion
What is the Bill of Rights?