Chapter 3

Question 1

How many articles are in the Constitution?

Answer 1

7

Question 2

Which articles create the three branches of government?

Answer 2

Articles I-III

Question 3

In which article is the supremacy clause located?

Answer 3

Article VI

Question 4

How many times has the Constitution been amended?

Answer 4

27

Question 5

This section of the Constitution is simply an introduction.

Answer 5

the Preamble

Question 6

This section of the Constitution was written so that the Constitution would be responsible to the wills of a changing nation.

Answer 6

the Amendments

Question 7

The first ten amendments are called the __________.

Answer 7

Bill of Rights

Question 8

The Supremacy Clause states that the ____________ is the supreme law of the land.

Answer 8

Constitution

Question 9

The Constitution has been amended ______ times.

Answer 9

27

Question 10

Articles 1-3 create the ___________ of government.

Answer 10

branches

Question 11

The authority of government comes from the people.

Answer 11

popular sovereignty

Question 12

A system in which the power of government is divided between the national and state governments.

Answer 12

federalism

Question 13

The central governments’ power is divided among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.

Answer 13

separation of powers

Question 14

Each branch of the federal government has some control over the other branches.

Answer 14

checks and balances

Question 15

The power of the courts to declare laws and actions of local, state, or national governments invalid if they violate the Constitution.

Answer 15

judicial review

Question 16

The Constitution limits the actions of the government by specifically listing powers it does and does not have.

Answer 16

limited government

Question 17

What are the three parts to the Constitution?

Answer 17

the preamble, the articles, and the amendments

Question 18

How many articles and sections are in the Constitution?

Answer 18

7 articles and 27 amendments

Question 19

Which article establishes the judicial branch of government?

Answer 19

Article III

Question 20

What are the two parts to our bicameral legislature, which is established under Article I?

Answer 20

the House of Representatives and the Senate

Question 21

Which amendment gives privacy; protects against search and seizures; search warrant; arrest warrant; probable cause?

Answer 21

4th Amendment

Question 22

Which amendment gives evidence to justify a trial; double jeopardy; can’t be forced to testify against yourself; due process of law; eminent domain?

Answer 22

5th Amendment

Question 23

Which amendment abolished slavery?

Answer 23

13th Amendment

Question 24

Which amendment gave Congress the power to levy an income tax?

Answer 24

16th Amendment

Question 25

Which amendment gave freedom of speech and religion; separation of church and state?

Answer 25

1st Amendment

Question 26

Which amendment says voting rights cannot be denied based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude?

Answer 26

15th Amendment

Question 27

Which amendment banned the manufacture and sale of alcohol?

Answer 27

18th Amendment

Question 28

Which amendment protects the rights of people charged with a federal crime; right to a speedy trial; right to know charges; right to question all witnesses?

Answer 28

6th Amendment

Question 29

Which amendment repealed the 18th Amendment?

Answer 29

21st Amendment

Question 30

Which amendment gave citizenship to anyone born in the United States?

Answer 30

14th Amendmentnt

Question 31

Which amendment was for women’s suffrage?

Answer 31

19th Amendment

Question 32

Which amendment gives the right to bear arms?

Answer 32

2nd Amendment

Question 33

Which amendment limited the President to two terms in office?

Answer 33

22nd Amendment

Question 34

Which amendment lowered the voting age to 18?

Answer 34

26th Amendment

Question 35

Which amendment set the succession for the President, if he dies in office?

Answer 35

25th Amendment

Question 36

How old do you have to be to be in the House of Representatives?

Answer 36

25 years old

Question 37

How many years per term does the House of Representatives have?

Answer 37

2 years

Question 38

How many years must you be a US citizen to be in the House of Representatives?

Answer 38

7 years

Question 39

How old do you have to be to be in the Senate?

Answer 39

30 years old

Question 40

How many years per term are there for the Senate?

Answer 40

6 years

Question 41

How many years do you have to be a US citizen to be in the Senate?

Answer 41

9 years

Question 42

How old do you have to be to be the president?

Answer 42

35 years old

Question 43

How many years per term are there for the president?

Answer 43

4 years

Question 44

How many terms can the president serve?

Answer 44

2 terms

Question 45

How many years do you have to live in there US for to be the president?

Answer 45

14 years

Question 46

How many electoral votes does a candidate need to win the presidential election?

Answer 46

270 electoral votes

Question 47

Who is president of the Senate? What is his primary role in the Senate?

Answer 47

the Vice President; he is the deciding vote

Question 48

Why do we have a system of checks and balances?

Answer 48

So the branches are balanced with power.

Question 49

Why is the Constitution considered a “living document?”

Answer 49

It can be changed through the amendment process.

Question 50

How can the President be removed from office?

Answer 50

The president can be impeached by Congress for “treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.”

Question 51

Explain in detail how the President is elected.

Answer 51

The president is chosen using the electoral system where the people vote for a candidate and electors vote based on the wish of the people.