Basic US History
Unit 3 - The Constitution and Voting
Executive and Judicial Branches Questions
Article 2 - Executive Branch
1.
AIIS1-1
What is the President’s term?
2.
Sidebar
When is the general election date (when do people vote)?
3.
AIIS1-2
How many electors does each state have?
4.
AIIS1-5
What is the required citizenship status of someone who wants to be President?
5.
AIIS1-5
What is the required age of someone who wants to be President?
6.
AIIS1-5
What is the residency requirement of someone who wants to be President?
7.
AIIS1-6
Who becomes President if both the President and the Vice President die?
8.
Sidebar
What is the President’s salary?
9.
AIIS2-1
What are the military powers of the President?
10.
AIIS2-2
How do Supreme Court Justices get their jobs? Why is this specific process important?
11.
AIIS3
What is contained in the President’s annual State of the Union address?
Article 3 - Judicial Branch
12.
AIIIS1
What is the term of office for a Supreme Court Justice (this is kind of a trick question)?
13.
AV
What is a change to the Constitution called? What is the process that must be followed for this to occur?
14.
AVI
What does “National Supremacy” mean?
15.
AVII
How many states had to ratify the Constitution?