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Constitution/Citizenship Quiz Study Guide
Know…
1. Your 2 Indiana U.S. senators
Dan Coats and Joe Donnelly
2. the member of the House of Rep in our district
Todd Young
3. the Speaker of the House
John Boehner
4. the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
John Roberts
5. Term length in years for the President/U.S. House of Rep/U.S. Senator
President-4, House of Rep-2, Senator-6
6. Age minimum for President/Senator/House of Rep
President-35, Senator-30, House of Rep-25
7. What is the minimum voting age and amendment that changed it to what it is today?
18-26th Amendment
8. Roles of the Branches of Government
Legislative-makes laws
Executive-enforces laws
Judicial-interprets whether or not laws are constitutional or not
9.
the total number of Supreme Court Justices
9
10. the number Senators per state
2
11. amendment that protects freedom of speech
1
12. President that served 4 consecutive terms and the amendment that set the number of
terms at 2.
FDR-22 Amendment
13. Mayor of Greenwood
Mark Myers
14. Who is the president/leader of the senate?
Vice- President (Joe Biden)
15. Who are the two presidents that have been impeached in our nation’s history?
Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton
16. Know one example of each check and balance. (ex. L over J)
See your Checks and Balances Worksheet
17. What are the two major political parties in the U.S.?
Republicans and Democrats
18. Who is the U.S. Secretary of State?
John Kerry
19. Who is the Governor of Indiana?
Mike Pence
20. How are the number of electors from each state determined?
# of member of the house of representatives + # of senators
21. Judicial Review
The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and/or acts of the President to be
unconstitutional.
22. Bill of Rights
First 10 Amendments to the Constitution
23. Popular Sovereignty
See Vocab Frames
24. Federalism
The sharing of power between the federal government and the states.
25. Senate
Upper House of Congress where every state has 2 representative s
26. House of Rep
Lower House of Congress where a state’s number of representatives is determined
by its population.
27. Commander in Chief
Presidential role meaning…Supreme command of the armed forces.
28. Treason
Treason will not be on the Test!!!
29. Separation of Powers
See Vocab Frames
30. Checks and Balances
See Vocab Frames
31. Veto
See Vocab Frames
32. Electoral College
Group of electors from each state that formally elect the President
33. Double Jeopardy
Part of the 5th Amendment that states a person cannot be charged with the same
crime twice.
34. Cabinet
Group made up of the 15 executive department secretaries that advise the President
35. Impeachment-Added Item
To bring charges of treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors
against the President.