Vocab - Preamble
House of Reps
Senate
Dates
Miscellaneous
100
an introductory statement
What is a preamble?
100
The branch of gov't to whom the Constitution gives the most power.
What is Congress?
100
The President of the Senate
What is the VP of the US?
100
The year in which the Articles of Confederation were written
What is 1776?
100
The number of men who participated in the Constitutional Convention.
What is 55?
200
the system of basic laws and principles that establishes the function of and limits to gov't?
What is a constitution?
200
What two things did Article I say would be determined by the population size?
What is direct taxes and the number of representatives per state in the House of Reps?
200
at least 30 years old, citizen for 9 years, living in state they represent.
What is qualifications for a person to serve in the Senate?
200
The date that the Constitutional Convention began
What is May 25, 1787?
200
The house of Congress that can propose to levy taxes
What is House of Reps?
300
to order by virtue of a supreme authority
What is to ordain?
300
How long is a member of the House of Representatives' term?
What is two years?
300
Length of term for a Senator
What is six years?
300
The day that the first session of Congress was to start on each year per Article I, Section 5.
What is first Monday in December?
300
The House of Congress which tries impeachments.
What is the Senate?
400
future generations; descendants
What is posterity?
400
at least 25 years old, a citizen of US for 7 years, living in the state they represent
What is the qualifications for a person to serve in the House?
400
Determines the officers in the Senate, with the exception of the president
What is the Senate itself?
400
The year of the first census
What is 1790?
400
The establishment of justice, peaceful operation of society, and common defense.
What are the primary responsibilities of gov't?
500
an organize society having a specific form of gov't
What is polity?
500
How is a vacancy in the House of Representatives filled?
What is by an election in the state with the vacant seat, set up by the Governor?
500
Who elects the members of the Senate?
What is the state legislature?
500
The year the 3/5 compromise became null and void
What is 1865?
500
The state which received the most members in the initial House of Representatives.
What is Pennsylvania?
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