constitution quiz thing Flashcards
memorizastion
what was the plan of national government before the constitution called
articles of confederation
what year did the convention happen
1787
Where was the constitutional convention held?
Philadelphia
In the constitutional convention, the Great Compromise was how the delegates chose ____
how states should be represented in congress (one based on population and the other equal for each state)
The delegates at the constitutional convention did not agree on
“only the people present at the constitutional convention should be able to vote.”
In the constitutional convention, the three-fifths compromise was how the delegates chose _
how to count enslaved people
This person is known as the “father of the constitution”, took over 600 pages of the notes, and spoke numerous times.
James Madison
House of Representatives serve _ year terms
2 year terms
you can vote at _ years old
eighteen
how long is the length of term for a Supreme Court justice?
life
_ years is the length of one term for the president
four
To be a senator, you must be at least __ years of age and a citizen for _ years
30 years old and 9 years of being a citizen
To be elected in the House of Representatives, you must be __ years old and a us citizen for at least _ years
25 years old and at least 7 years as a citizen
The U.S constitution states that the president must be at least _ years old
35
Who can override a presidential veto with 2/3 vote?
congress
who has the power to veto laws?
the president
who has the power to propose a bill to raise revenue?
senate
who has the power to nominate ambassadors?
the president
who has the power to settle disputes between different states?
the supreme court
who must approve Supreme Court justices that the president nominates?
The senate
who authorizes the district and appellate courts?
supreme court
combined the House of Representatives and senate are known as?
congress
who handles cases involving ambassadors?
Supreme Court
who carries out the laws passed by congress?
the president
who can grant pardons to people convicted of violating federal law?
the president
which of the two houses of congress can remove the president for crimes against the constitution?
the senate
who is commander in chief of the military
generals
Which amendment made slavery illegal?
the 13th amendment
how many houses of congress are there?
2
how many branches does the American government have ?
3
what fraction of state legislatures must approve an amendment to the constitution?
3/4
what fraction of congress must propose an amendment?
2/3
which amendment gave 18 year olds the right to vote?
26th amendment
what amendment gave women the right to vote?
the 19th amendment
The ____ are in charge of schools, marriage, establishing local governments, licensing doctors, and lawyers and most crimes. They make the laws in the area of day to day life as long as those laws do not contradict with the US constitution. They make laws in the area of day to day life as long as those laws do not contradict with the
congress, and people (?)
what is federalism
the constitutional system that shares power between the national and state governments
