Miscellaneous

Question 1

In what year was the Constitution ratified?

Answer 1

1788

9th state, New Hampshire, ratified in June of 1788 - textbook pg 94

Question 2

What power does the U.S. Supreme Court have concerning laws?

Answer 2

Judicial Review

Question 3

Who gives the State of the Union address?

Answer 3

The President

Question 4

What law has been broken if you have given “aid and comfort” to an enemy combatant of another country?

Answer 4

Treason

Question 5

Who was president of the Constitutional Convention?

Answer 5

George Washington

Question 6

What was the number of state approvals needed to ratify the Constitution?

Answer 6

9

Question 7

History’s first Bill of Rights was recorded at Runnymede, England in 1215. What was it called?

Answer 7

Magna Carta

Question 8

What word describes the action of returning a prisoner to another state?

Answer 8

Extradition

Question 9

Who meets in December to discuss the presidential election?

Answer 9

Electoral College

Question 10

How do ambassadors and federal judges get their jobs?

Answer 10

Appointed by the President

Question 11

Are runaway slaves mentioned in the Constitution?

Answer 11

Yes

Question 12

What are laws that protect authors’ creative efforts?

Answer 12

Copyright laws

Question 13

What branch can veto a law passed by Congress?

Answer 13

Executive Branch

Question 14

A record of all proceedings in Congress is called a _____________

Answer 14

Congressional record

Question 15

What form of government does the U.S. actually use although we refer to it as a Democracy?

Answer 15

Republic

Question 16

What was the first written constitution of the newly formed United States?

Answer 16

Articles of Confederation

Question 17

This is what the Constitutional Convention called the agreement that combined the New Jersey and Virginia Plans?

Answer 17

The Great Compromise

or Connecticut Plan

Question 18

This man led a tax rebellion in Massachusetts in the 1780’s

Answer 18

Daniel Shay

Question 19

What are the President’s cabinet members called?

Answer 19

President’s advisors

Question 20

If California has 55 electoral votes, how many Representatives from California are there?

Answer 20

53

Question 21

According to the Constitution, could two new states be formed from an old state?

Answer 21

No

Question 22

What body of government established the lower court systems?

Answer 22

Congress

Question 23

Which branch can impeach the president?

Answer 23

Legislative Branch

Question 24

If a criminal is arrested and accused of a crime in California, can he be extradited to Florida?

Answer 24

Yes

UCEA - Uniform Criminal Extradition Act that California and Florida agreed to follow

Question 25

Under what plan did each state get one vote?

Answer 25

New Jersey Plan

Question 26

If someone signs a contract in Florida, is it still legal in California?

Answer 26

Yes

Question 27

Are Ex Post Facto laws legal in America

Answer 27

No

Question 28

Who is the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court?

Answer 28

John Roberts

Question 29

What law punishes an act which was not illegal when it was committed?

Answer 29

Ex Post Facto

Question 30

What legal document says that there must be a "body of evidence" before someone can be arrested for a crime?

Answer 30

Writ of Habeas Corpus

Question 31

Why is "Bill of Attainder" illegal in our laws?

Answer 31

It punishes a person without trial

Question 32

A party platform is _______________________________

Answer 32

An opinion or statement on political issues written and published by a political party

Question 33

According to the Writ of Habeas Corpus, before you can be arrested for a crime, you must be informed of the _____

Answer 33

Charge

Question 34

What legal document says that an officer of the law must bring an arrested person to trial at once?

Answer 34

Writ of Habeas Corpus

Question 35

What day of the week are congressional elections held?

Answer 35

The first Tuesday after a first Monday in November

Question 36

The Constitution gets its authority from ________

Answer 36

The people