Political Benchmark Vocab

Question 1

What are federalists?

Answer 1

people who agree with the constitution

Question 2

What is quartering?

Answer 2

where soldiers need to be in housed during war time

Question 3

What are the qualifications to become a senate?

Answer 3

must be at least 30 years old
must be a USA citizen for at least 9 years
has to live in the state he/she was elected in

Question 4

what are the qualifications to become apart of the house of reps

Answer 4

must be at least 25 years old
must be a citizen of the USA for at least 7 years
must live in the state he/she was elected in

Question 5

who is the presiding officer of the House?

Answer 5

The Speaker of the House

Question 6

The House begins the impeachment process by doing what?

Answer 6

They begin by accusing the official, but then the trial is carried by the senate

Question 7

What does impeach mean?

Answer 7

to call into question the integrity or validity

Question 8

What is a compromise?

Answer 8

is a settlement in which both sides give up something in order to reach an agreement

Question 9

What was the Great Compromise?

Answer 9

When delegates came to an agreement which combined the best of the Virginia plan and the new jersey plan

Question 10

What plan was supported by small states and why?

Answer 10

The New Jersey plan and because they were small but said that every state should have the same amount of congressmen

Question 11

What plan supported larger states and why?

Answer 11

The Virginia plan and because they wanted more congressmen because they had larger population

Question 12

What is the total number of senators?

Answer 12

100

Question 13

Number of House Of Reps

Answer 13

435

Question 14

Where did the Constitutional Convention meet in 1787

Answer 14

Philidelphia

Question 15

During what months of 1787 was our Constitution written?

Answer 15

May to September

Question 16

Who served as president of the convention

Answer 16

George washington

Question 17

What’s the main job of the executive branch

Answer 17

enforce laws

Question 18

what is the main job of the legislative branch

Answer 18

make laws

Question 19

what is the main job of the judicial branch

Answer 19

interpret laws

Question 20

What is checks and balances

Answer 20

when each branch checks the other two branches

Question 21

What is the term of office of a senator

Answer 21

six years

Question 22

how many justices are there

Answer 22

9

Question 23

What does the senate do during the impeachment process

Answer 23

the senate acts as the jury and tries any impeachment cases

Question 24

What is the term of office of a representative

Answer 24

2 year terms

Question 25

Name the two houses of congress

Answer 25

house of reps and senate

Question 26

How many senators does does each state send to Washington D.C

Answer 26

2 senators

Question 27

What are the first ten amendments called

Answer 27

the bill of rights

Question 28

What is bicameral

Answer 28

having two houses/branches

Question 29

what is unicameral

Answer 29

having one house/single legislature

Question 30

What question was resolved with the Great Compromise

Answer 30

“How should states by represented in the legislature body?”

Question 31

How many houses does the Virginia plan have?

Answer 31

2 houses

Question 32

How many houses does the New Jersey plan have

Answer 32

1 house

Question 33

What is the term of office of a president

Answer 33

2 terms but 4 years

Question 34

What are the qualifications to become a president

Answer 34

must be at least 35 years old
must be a natural born citizen
must have lived in the states for at least 14 years

Question 35

In order for a law to pass how many states had to agree out of the 13

Answer 35

9 of 13

Question 36

What is the name of our legislative branch

Answer 36

congress