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Article 1-Legislative Branch
Article 2-Executive Branch
Article 3-Judicial Branch
Article 4-Relations Among States/Article 5-Amending the Constitution
Article 6-National Debts and Supremacy Article 7-ratification
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Section 7 says that each state gets 2 Senators. Prior to this amendment, state legislatures elected these Senators. Since this amendment, the people elect the Senators. Name the Amendment? A. 13th B. 14th C. 17th D. 18th
What is C-17th
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What are the three requirements to be the President and how long is his/her term?
What is 35 years old, natural born citizen, and must have resided in the United States for 14 years. The term is four years.
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The term for a Supreme Court Justice is ________, as long as they have _________ ____________.
What is life, "good behahvior"
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Section 1 states that the states must give ____ _____ and _______ to the acts of other states.
What is full faith , credit
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The Constitution assumed the debts from the _______ of _____________.
What is Articles of Confederation
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What are the three requirements to be a House Representative and what are the three requirements to be a Senator?
What is House-25 years old, resident of the state in which you serve, citizen for 7 years. Senate-30 years old, resident of the state in which you serve, citizen for 9 years.
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According to section one, who elects the President? A. people B. the Electoral College C. majority rules D. Congress
What is B. The Electoral College-12th Amendment changed the way the E.C. operates. The Electoral College is made up of each states representatives and each states two Senators.
200
The Supreme Court and other courts can decide over cases involving.......??? There are 9.
What is Constitution, federal law, treaties, ambassadors, high seas, US government, between two states, citizens of different states, cases involving US citizens and foreign governments.
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Section 2 states that when citizens travel from one states to the next, in the new state they will enjoy all the ____________ and ____________ of the citizens of that state.
What is privileges and immunities
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In Section two it is written that the Constitution is the ___________ _____ of the _______. Meaning if the state and federal government have conflict, the federal government will prevail.
What is Supreme, Law, Land
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What is the term for a Senator and a Representative?
What is Senator=6 years and Representative=2 years
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What are the powers of the President, according to section 2? There are 5.
What is 1. Commander and Chief of the armed forces 2. Power to oversee the Executive Department 3. Power to grant pardons, except in cases of impeachment. 4. Power to make treaties with foreign governments with 2/3 Senate approval. 5. Power to nominate ambassadors, Supreme Court Justices and heads of the Executive Departments.
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In Section 2, it says the Supreme Court has original jurisdiction over cases involving _______ ______________ and cases between _______.
What is foreign ambassadors, states
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Section 2 says that if a person commits a crime in one state and escapes to another, they must be ___________ back to the state in which they committed the crime.
What is extradicted
300
Wild Card! Back to Article 2, Section 1.....T/F. The President and Vice President must reside in the same state.
What is False-they may not be residents of the same state.
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The House of Representatives have th power to vote to impeach a President, but what rule does the Senate have in cases of impeachment?
What is The Senate can try the cases, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presides over the trial.
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What are the three reasons why a President can be removed from office?
What is treason, bribery, and high crimes and misdemeanors.
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Section 3 deals with the crime of treason. Treason is defined in two ways. Name the two ways.
What is War against the United States or "giving aid and comfort" to the enemies of the United States.
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In section 3, who has the power to admit new states? A. President B. Congress C. Supreme Court D. none of the above
What is Congress
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If the President dies, the Vice President takes over. But if the Vice President cannot serve, Congress takes over. T/F: Congress cannot reduce the salary of the President during his/her term.
What is True
500
List 9 specific powers given to Congress.
What is (review your study guide)
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According to section 3, the President has to give a report of the __________ of the ________. And also can call Congress into special session.
What is State of the Union.
500
Wild Card: Back to Article 1, Section 7. When a bill passes both the House and the Senate it goes to the President. What are the three things he can do next.
What is 1. sign or pass it. 2. veto it, but it goes back to Congress and if they approve by 2/3 vote it gets passed. 3. He can do nothing...and in 10 days it becomes a law.
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In Article 5, to propose an amendment you need ____vote by both Houses of Congress or state legislatures. And to ratify you need ______ vote of the state legislatures, or a special convention in ______ of the states. ___________ chooses which method of ratification is used.
What is 2/3, 3/4, 3/4, Congress
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In Article 7 it states the in order for the new Constitution to become effective _____ out of 13 states had to ratify it. A. 7 B. 13 C.5 D. 9
What is D-9