US Constitution 2012 Study Guide
1. What is the purpose of the Preamble?
2. How does the Constitution begin?
3. How many Articles are there in the US Constitution?
4. How many amendments have been added to the Constitution?
5. The number of main branches in our government is _______.
6. The legislative branch is also called ______.
7. The judicial branch consists of ______.
8. The number of representatives a state gets depends on ______.
9. The length of term of members of the House of Representatives is _____.
10. How long is the term of office for senators?
11. Each state sends _____ senators to the Senate.
12. A member of the Senate must be at least _____.
13. How often is the census taken?
14. Where are impeachment trials held?
15. The number of senators each state has is ___.
16. How many total Senators are there?
17. How many members of the House of Representatives are there?
18. The leaders of the Senate are _____.
19. Who are the current Senators and Representative from ND?
20. How long is the President's term in office?
21. How many terms can a president serve before he must leave office?
22. How are the number of electors each state gets determined?
23. How many electoral votes does ND have?
24. How long is the term of office for a federal judge?
25. How many Supreme Court justices are there?
26. Who is the current chief justice of the Supreme Court?
27. Questions about interpreting the Constitution are finally settled by whom?
28. What departments are included within the President’s Cabinet?
29. If the President is unable to serve who are the next 4 federal officials in line for the presidency?
30. Who can propose a bill?
31. What types of bills need to be introduced in the House of Representatives?
32. If a president vetoes a bill can Congress still make it a law? How?
33. When do bills go to committee?
34. What information is kept in the Congressional Record? Can anything be kept secret from Americans?
35. Who breaks the tie when one occurs in the Senate?
36. Do all bills become laws?
37. What is the difference between a law and a bill?
38. What are the 3 branches and government and the main responsibilities?
39. When is general election? (Be specific- All 4 parts)
Who has the power to . . .
-declare war
-impeach
-veto bills
-appoint federal judges
-raise armies and navies
-declare presidential actions unconstitutional
Vocabulary:
treason
pardon
ratify
impeach
elastic clause
unconstitutional
-to pass tax laws
-declare laws unconstitutional
-grant pardons and reprieves
-command the armed forces
veto
preamble
checks and balances
appeal
elector
ex post facto laws
naturalization
quorum
census
copyright
Presidential cabinet