#2 Constitution Flashcards
(L) How many members are in the House of Representatives?
(435)
(L) What are the qualifications for the House of
Representatives? (25 Years Old)
(7 Year citizen)
(Live in the state [district])
(L) What are the terms of office for the House of
Representatives and Senate?
(2 years) (6 Years)
(L) Who can propose revenue (tax) laws? (House of Reps)
(L) How many members are in the Senate? (100)
(L)What are the qualifications to run for Senate?
(at least 30)
(9 Year citizen)
(live in the state)
(E) Who is the head of the Executive Branch? (The President)
(E) What is the citizenship requirement for being the President?
(Must be a natural born Citizen of the US)
(E) How old must a person be to become President? (at least 35
Years Old)
(E) How many years must a person have been a resident of the
U.S. to become president? (at least 14 years)
(E) What is the term of office for the President? (4 Years)
(E) How many terms can the President serve? (no more than 2
Terms)
(J) Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? (John
Roberts)
(J) What can the Supreme Court determine about a law? (a law's
constitutionality)
(M) What is the meaning of a veto? (The President does not sign
a bill (rejects it) and sends it back to Congress
(M) What does it mean to impeach? (Vote to bring charges of
serious crimes against a President or official. If found guilty
he can be taken out of office
(L) Which house of congress can impeach the President? (House
of Representatives)
(E) Who can grant a pardon? (The President)
(M) What is a pardon? (When the President grants freedom to
a person who was convicted of a federal crime or is facing
federal charges.)
(J) Which branch of government reviews and interprets federal
and state laws? (Judicial)
(J)Which court was set up by the Constitution? (Supreme Court)
(J) What is the age, citizenship, and residency requirement for a
Supreme Court Justice? (None)
(J) How many terms of office can a Supreme Court Justice
serve? (Unlimited – Life)
(J) The type of cases that a court has the power to hear is called
the court’s what? (Jurisdiction)
(J) How many Supreme Courts are there? (One)
(J) How many Justices are there on the U.S. Supreme Court? (9)
(J) Who makes appointments to federal courts? (The President)
(L) Who is the presiding officer in the House of Representatives?
(Speaker of the House)
(L) How many representatives does California have in the House
of Representatives? (53)
(L) Who has the power to coin money? (Congress)