Ch.6 Exam

Question 1

To bring charges against

Answer 1

Impeach

Question 2

Commands that have the power of laws

Answer 2

Executive orders

Question 3

Freedom from punishment

Answer 3

Pardons

Question 4

Father of the constitution

Answer 4

James Madison

Question 5

Permission to search property

Answer 5

Search warrant

Question 6

Law must be fairly applied

Answer 6

Due process

Question 7

Formally accuse

Answer 7

Indict

Question 8

Cannot be tried again for same crime

Answer 8

Double Jeopardy

Question 9

Power to take personal property

Answer 9

Eminent domain

Question 10

Requires accused person to be brought to court

Answer 10

Writ of Habeas Corpus

Question 11

Presides over the senate when the vice president is absent

Answer 11

President pro tempo

Question 12

Necessary and proper clause

Answer 12

Elastic clause

Question 13

Presiding officer of the house

Answer 13

Speaker of the house

Question 14

Two part house legislature

Answer 14

Bicameral

Question 15

Head of the senate

Answer 15

Vice president

Question 16

Law applied to an act that occurs before the law went into affect

Answer 16

Ex post facto

Question 17

Betraying one’s country

Answer 17

Treason

Question 18

Opening to the constitution

Answer 18

Preamble

Question 19

Article 1

Answer 19

Legislative branch

Question 20

Article 2

Answer 20

Executive branch

Question 21

Article 3

Answer 21

Judicial branch

Question 22

Innocent until proven guilty

Answer 22

Bill of attainder

Question 23

The number of senator and representatives in each state

Answer 23

Electoral college

Question 24

The only court established in article 3

Answer 24

Supreme court

Question 25

What type of government did the constitution establish for the United states?

Answer 25

Federal system

Question 26

Wha is the difference between delegated, reserved, and concurrent power?

Answer 26

Delegated is federal powers ( Printing money ), reserved if for the states (elections ) , and concurrent is both the states and federal government ( taxes )

Question 27

What role does the vice president serve in the legislative branch?

Answer 27

The vice president is the head of the senate and can only vote in case of a tie

Question 28

Why do you think the requirement for serving in the senate are stricter than those serving in the house of representatives?

Answer 28

There is only 2 per state, which is dividing the states in half

Question 29

What powers are granted to the president?

Answer 29

They have military powers, veto laws passed by congress, and appoint supreme court judges.

Question 30

WHy is it that the president and congress work together?

Answer 30

The country would not run smoothly is they disagree

Question 31

What is the main power of the judicial branch?

Answer 31

Interrupt the constitution

Question 32

What are the qualifications for being in the house of representative

Answer 32

You have to be 25 years old and you have to be a citizen for 7 years

Question 33

What are the qualifications for being in the senate

Answer 33

You have to be 30 years old and you have to be a citizen for 9 years

Question 34

When does the vice president vote

Answer 34

Only when there’s a tie

Question 35

5 powers granted to congress

Answer 35

Army, Navy, Make money

Question 36

Why you are arrested

Answer 36

Habeas Corpus

Question 37

Innocent until proven guilty, ex post facto laws

Answer 37

Attainder

Question 38

What are the qualifications of being the president

Answer 38

You have to be 35 years old and you must be a resident for 14 years

Question 39

Delegated powers

Answer 39

Reserved to the federal government ; Money, armed forces, declare war

Question 40

Concurrent powers - shared

Answer 40

Reserved to the states ; Maintain law and order, public welfare, levy taxes