Article 1
What is the entity that pays senators and representatives?
The bank of the United States
Can you recall how long the term limit on the president is?
What is 4 years?
What is the primary responsibility of the Supreme Court as outlined in Section 2?
The Supreme Court resolves disputes regarding ambassadors and reviews lower court decisions.
What is needed for the first step of making an amendment?
⅔ of both houses to approve it
The 1st Amendment
Freedom of Speech
Predict what would happen if the congress had a tie?
he vice president will have the final vote.
How would you describe how the president is voted by?
What is a ballot?
How long do judges serve, and what is the significance of the term "good Behavior"?
Judges serve during "good Behavior," meaning they can remain in office unless impeached, ensuring judicial independence.
What is needed for the second step of making an amendment?
¾ of legislature to approve it
Can you recall the 4th amendment?
The people have the right to protect their persons, houses, papers and things.
How are the senators and house of representatives alike?
They are both in the congress / legislative branch, as well as they make laws and are voted on by the people.
Compare and contrast the jobs of president and vice president.
If the president is voted out then the vice pres steps in and fills the job.
What conditions must be met for someone to be convicted of treason according to Section 3?
Conviction of treason requires either two witnesses to the act or a confession.
Explain how a citizen is supposed to be treated in a different state.
The exact same as in their own state
Which of the following is the simplified version of the 11th amendment?
an individual cannot sue a state in a federal state
Summarize what Congress does.
They set up the Military, laws, and public services through the taxes they collect.
Explain what ambassadors do.
A ambassador’s job is to advise the president.
In what circumstances can Congress determine the location of a trial by jury for criminal cases?
Congress can determine the trial location if the crime did not occur within any state.
What is the main idea of article V?
Making an amendment
What is the main idea of the 27th amendment?
congress cannot accept a pay raise until next term
What is the rule about dealing with other countries?
No state can hire soldiers from other countries, and they can’t become allies with other countries.
Predict what would happen if the president and vice president were voted out of office.
Some one will be appointed by the congress
What are the implications of a treason conviction regarding the guilty person's family inheritance?
A treason conviction may lead to forfeiture of the guilty person's family inheritance, as determined by Congress.
Elaborate on how a state is to be made.
A state is made by congress, and cannot be made within another state, or by combining 2 other states.
Which amendment has the simplified version of- People get rights not listed in the constitution?
Amendment 9