Anatomy Of The Constitution

Question 1

The US constitution is a document that established what?

Answer 1

Our nations government

Question 2

How many words (approximately) is the constitution comprised of?

Answer 2

4,500

Question 3

What 3 branches of government did the constitution create?

Answer 3

Legislative, executive and judicial

Question 4

How many parts is the constitution divided into?

Answer 4

9

Question 5

What is the first paragraph of the constitution called?

Answer 5

The preamble

Question 6

Who was the “we” in the phrase “we the people”?

Answer 6

All living people within the United States

Question 7

What is the first and longest part of the constitution?

Answer 7

Article I

Question 8

Which branch of government did Article I create?

Answer 8

Legislative

Question 9

How do you make an amendment?

Answer 9

2/3 of the congress and 3/4 of the state

Question 10

The legislative branch is comprised of?

Answer 10

Congress, House of Representatives, senate, elections and meetings, revenue bills, powers of congress, powers denied to congress, powers denied to the states, compensation, immunities and disabilities of members

Question 11

What branch contains the president: term, election, qualifications, compensation and oath of office?

Answer 11

Executive

Question 12

What branch contains the courts, terms of office, jurisdiction and treason?

Answer 12

Judicial

Question 13

What is article V?

Answer 13

Provisions for amendment

Question 14

What is Article I of the constitution?

Answer 14

The legislative branch

Question 15

What is Article II?

Answer 15

Executive branch

Question 16

What is Article III of the constitution?

Answer 16

Judicial branch

Question 17

What is Article IV of the constitution?

Answer 17

Relations among states

Question 18

What sections are Article IV; Relations among states comprised of?

Answer 18

Full faith and credit. Privileges and immunities of citizens. New states, territories. Protection afforded to states by nation.

Question 19

What is Article VI called?

Answer 19

Public debts, supremacy of national laws, oaths

Question 20

What 3 clauses does Article VI; Public debts, supremacy of national laws, oaths compromised of?

Answer 20

Validity of debts, supremacy of national law, oaths of office

Question 21

What is Article VII called?

Answer 21

Ratification of the constitution

Question 22

How many amendments does the constitution have?

Answer 22

27

Question 23

What are the 10 amendments of the constitution called?

Answer 23

Bill of Rights

Question 24

As part of Ratification: Article VII; how many of the 13 states had to approve the constitution before it could take effect?

Answer 24

9

Question 25

Who said “Floor debate [on a bill] is an exhilarating experience and important duty”

Answer 25

Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick

Question 26

Who said “The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them.”

Answer 26

Richard Nixon

Question 27

Who said, “We apply laws to facts. We do not apply feelings to facts.”

Answer 27

Justice Sonia Sotayor

Question 28

How many members of the senate are there?

Answer 28

100

Question 29

How long is a senators term?

Answer 29

6 years

Question 30

How many senators per state?

Answer 30

2

Question 31

How many members of the House of Representatives are there?

Answer 31

435, divided among 50 states in proportion to their total population

Question 32

What does “Republican” form of government mean?

Answer 32

Representative democracy

Question 33

Who is the “Father of the Constitution “?

Answer 33

James Madison

Question 34

Who makes the laws?

Answer 34

Congress

Question 35

Who enforces the laws?

Answer 35

The president

Question 36

Who interprets the laws?

Answer 36

The courts

Question 37

What year was the constitution signed?

Answer 37

1787

Question 38

What years was President George Washington in office?

Answer 38

1789-1797

Question 39

What year was the constitution ratified?

Answer 39

1790