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What is a proposed new law called?
bill
What was the forerunner of the written constitution in America?
Mayflower Compact
What is the greatest penalty which either house of congress may impose upon a member?
Expulsion
Which article provides for amendments of the Constitution?
Article V
TRUE/FALSE
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN presided as chairman of the Constitution.
FALSE..... George Washington
Where were the 2 preliminary meetings held which led to the Constitutional Convention?
Mount Vernon
Annapolis
Who wrote the final draft of the Constitution?
Gouverneur Morris
Who was one of the Presidents to be impeached?
Andrew Johnson
Which article established the legislative branch
Article I
TRUE / FALSE
The THREE-FIFTHS COMPROMISE combined the Virginia and New Jersey Plans in establishing
the national legislature.
Connecticut Compromise
Who is remembered as the " Father of the Constitution"?
James Madison
What city became the temporary capital of the new government after the Constitution
had been ratified?
New York City
What word refers to a private meeting of political party members to decide on policy or to choose a candidate?
caucus
Which article describes the Constitution as the " supreme law of the land"?
Article VI
What is a CENSUS?
a counting of the number of people in a specific area
Who presides over the Senate when the Vice President is absent?
president pro tempore
president pro tem
From who did the idea of separation of powers originate?
Charles de Montesquieu
which article established the judicial branch
Article III
Which article established the executive branch?
Article II
What is a VETO?
rejection of a bill by the President
Name the three men who wrote the FEDERALIST PAPERS.
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
What term refers to the division of power between the national and state governments?
federalism
Which article set the guidelines for ratification of the Constitution?
Article VII
TRUE / FALSE
One of the exclusive powers of the SENATE is its power to approve all Presidental
appointments.
TRUE
Called for a one-house legislature with all states having equal representation.
New Jersey Plan