The Preamble
To create a stronger and better union.
What is one purpose of the Constitution stated in the Preamble.
The legislative branch.
What is Congress.
This is how long House of Representative members are elected.
What is 2 years.
The number of senators each state has...
What is 2.
This is where a bill begins to raise taxes or create a new tax.
What is the House of Representatives.
This is the financial power that only Congress has...
What is the power of the purse (the power to raise taxes and allocate money (give money))
What is justice.
The House of Representatives and the Senate.
What are the two parts, or "two houses" of Congress.
This is the minimum age a person must be to run and be a member of the House of Representatives.
What is 25 years old.
The number of years a Senator serves in one term.
What is 6.
This member of the Executive Branch signs a bill that both houses of Congress passed into law.
What is the president.
Congress is the only branch that can do this when using the nation’s credit?
What is borrow money.
The Constitution does this among states in the Preamble.
What is promote peace or provide for domestic tranquility.
What is to make laws.
This is the main power of Congress, or the chief role of the legislative branch.
How long must someone be a U.S. citizen to be a representative?
What is seven years.
The minimum age to be a senator.
What is 30 years old.
This is the term given when the President of the United States rejects a bill Congress has passed.
What is "veto."
One of the military powers that Congress has.
What is: declare war
or
maintain a navy
or
raise and support an army
The Constitution says that it will provide this in the preamble against enemies.
What is provide for the common defense.
What is raise taxes.
The state they represent.
Where a representative must live in order to be a representative?
This is the minimum number of years a Senator must be a U.S. citizen.
What is 9 years.
This is the ratio that members of both houses of Congress (House of Representatives and Senate) have to have if they want to override (over throw) a President's veto on a bill to make a law.
What is 2/3 (two thirds).
Congress has this power over trade with other nations and among states.
What is regulation (controlling) trade. (making laws about trade, decide which countries to trade)
This is a longterm goal that is to be secured for future generations.
What is the "blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity" or freedom for future generations.
The Army needs more money for tanks and goes to Congress task for it. Which power of congress is this...
What is the "power of the purse" - or the power to allocate moneys and fund the government.
The Speaker.
What is the leader of the House or Representatives.
This member of the Executive Branch leads the senate.
Who is the Vice President.
True or False: The Senate shares equal power with the House of Representatives in creating (drafting), changing (amending), and voting on a bill (a pre-law)
What is True.
Congress can impeach a president. (remove a president from office). This house has the power to bring accusations of wrong doing, and this house of Congress has the power to convict (act as judge) of those accusations.
What is the House of Representatives can bring charges against a President for wrongdoing (accuse) and the Senate acts as a courtroom to see if the President is guilty.