Constitution Table of Contents & Article 1

Question 1

Article of the Constitution that discusses the executive branch

Answer 1

Article 2

Question 2

Article of the Constitution that discusses the judicial branch

Answer 2

Article 3

Question 3

Article of the Constitution where we recognize that we are a federal government and describes the states relationship with the central government

Answer 3

Article 4

Question 4

Article of the Constitution that talks about amendment so that we can change the constitution

Answer 4

Article 5

Question 5

Article of the Constitution that sets up the supremacy clause = our basis of government

Answer 5

Article 6

Question 6

Article of the Constitution that discusses ratification = how we know our Constitution is now in effect

Answer 6

Article 7

Question 7

Comes after article 7 of the Constitution

Answer 7

The Bill of Rights (amendments 1-10)

Question 8

Gave 18-year-olds the right to vote

Answer 8

Amendment 26

Question 9

Discusses congressional pay, says Congress has a right to set their pay however they must survive an election if they want to raise it

Answer 9

Amendment 27

Question 10

Branch of government that makes the laws

Answer 10

Legislative branch

Question 11

Congress itself is split into two – this is called

Answer 11

Bicameral- 2 houses/ chambers of congress

Question 12

Number of US Representatives

Answer 12

435

Question 13

Number of US senators

Answer 13

100

Question 14

How are members of the house of representatives chosen

Answer 14

We choose by census (count of population), the bigger the state, the more representatives

Question 15

How long is the term for a house of representative

Answer 15

2 years

Question 16

Who originates revenue bills- ways to give the government money (taxes)

Answer 16

House of Representatives

Question 17

Who leads the House of Representatives and how is he/ she elected

Answer 17

Speaker of the house, elected by House of Representatives

Question 18

How are US senators chosen

Answer 18

Each state gets 2 senators, ours are Ted Cruz and John Cornyn

Question 19

Article of the Constitution that discusses the legislative branch

Answer 19

Article 1

Question 20

Who has the power to do a filibuster

Answer 20

The Senate

Question 21

What is a filibuster

Answer 21

When a Senate doesn’t agree with a law, he doesn’t stop talking (don’t always have to talk, it can be broken if 60 members of Senate say stop)

Question 22

Who leads the Senate

Answer 22

The vice president is the president of the Senate, he can only vote if there is a tie because he isn’t an actual senate member

Question 23

Who is the second the leader of the senate

Answer 23

The President Pro Tempore, because VP isn’t always there, he can vote

Question 24

Direct election of Senators by state

Answer 24

17th amendment