Study Constitution Test

Question 1

What does the legislative branch do

Answer 1

Create laws

Question 2

What’s a bill?

Answer 2

A bill is a proposed law by a community that goes through a process to possibly become a law

Question 3

How a bill becomes a law

Answer 3

Bill is introduced by the House of Reps or the Senate, Bill goes to another house and repeats steps 1-3., Bill goes to the Conference Committee to work out differences, Bill goes to President who has two choices…

Question 4

HoR & Senate (what are their options when a bill is placed in front of them?)

Answer 4

What the HOR & Senate can do when a bill is placed in front of them is discuss, debate, and vote on whether it should continue the process.

Question 5

What happens if the president vetoes a bill

Answer 5

If the president vetoes a bill the congress can override this with a ⅔ vote in both houses.

Question 6

Senators

Answer 6

How many: 2 per state (100)
How long: 6 years
Illinois: Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin

Question 7

House of Representatives:

Answer 7

How many: 435 in total
How long: 2 years

Question 8

The Vice President is what

Answer 8

The Vice President is the chief of the Senate

Question 9

Executive:
What does it do?

Answer 9

enforce laws.

Question 10

Qualifications to become president

Answer 10

Chief Executive
4 year term (can serve up to 2 terms)
Qualifications:
Natural-born U.S. citizen
At least 35 years old
Resident of the U.S. for at least 14 years

Question 11

Responsibilities of president

Answer 11

Give the State of the Union Address in January
Call special sessions of Congress
Adjourn (end) sessions of Congress
Receive visits from foreign leaders and diplomats
Suggest laws to Congress

Question 12

Succession order

Answer 12

Vice President*
Speaker of the House*
President Pro tempore*

Question 13

Inauguration process

Answer 13

Jan 20

Question 14

Electoral votes

Answer 14

How many total? 538
How many needed to win? 270
How many does Illinois have? 19

Question 15

Popular vote

Answer 15

Is the vote that the citizens most voted on (different from the electoral votes)

Question 16

Winner takes all

Answer 16

Is when the citizens of states vote and whoever party receives the most votes takes the electoral votes of the states

Question 17

Problems of the Electoral College

Answer 17

It doesn’t every citizen a decision and it’s just the most popular vote instead

Question 18

Judicial:
What does it do?

Answer 18

Interprets laws

Question 19

How many supreme court members?

Answer 19

9

Question 20

Who is the current supreme court justice?

Answer 20

Chief Justice John Roberts. …

Question 21

Process of supreme court seeing a case

Answer 21

Judicial system and federal or constitutional issues

Question 22

How long do judges serve

Answer 22

life

Question 23

who appoints them

Answer 23

prez

Question 24

Where does the supreme court meet?

Answer 24

The Supreme Court building Washington DC

Question 25

Difference between district court, appeals court, and supreme court

Answer 25

The district court handles civil and criminal cases, the appeals court reviews the decisions of the district court, and the Supreme Court can interpret the constitution and federal law

Question 27

Difference between district court, appeals court, and supreme court

Answer 27

The district court handles civil and criminal cases, the appeals court reviews the decisions of the district court, and the Supreme Court can interpret the constitution and federal law

Question 28

Where does the supreme court meet?

Answer 28

Washington dc

Question 29

Qualifications to become a justice

Answer 29

noting

Question 30

1st Amendment

Answer 30

Freedom of speech. press, religion, assembly, and petition.

Question 31

2nd Amendment

Answer 31

RIght to bear arms (guns). Mmmmmmmmmmmççp

Question 32

3rd Amendment

Answer 32

Citizens do not have to house soldiers

Question 33

4th Amendment

Answer 33

No unreasonable search or arrest.

Question 34

5th Amendment

Answer 34

No double jeopardy or no witness against yourself.

Question 35

6th Amendment

Answer 35

The right to a speedy and public trial

Question 36

7th Amendment

Answer 36

The right to a jury trial in civil matters of $20 and over.

Question 37

8th Amendment

Answer 37

No excessive bail or cruel punishment

Question 38

9th Amendment ,,

Answer 38

People get rights not listed in Constitution

Question 39

10 th Amendment

Answer 39

Any rights not given to the federal government are given to the states and people.

Question 40

13th Amendment

Answer 40

Abolish slavery

Question 41

14th Amendment

Answer 41

If you are born or naturalized in the U.S. then you are a citizen of the U.S. (essentially granting citizenship to all former slaves)

Question 42

15th Amendment

Answer 42

You cannot prevent a person from voting because of race, color, or creed.

Question 43

18th Amendment

Answer 43

Prohibition (Drinking alcohol is illegal; this caused quite the chaos in the US).

Question 44

19th Amendment

Answer 44

Women can vote

Question 45

21st Amendment

Answer 45

“lol sike y’all can drink alcohol now I guess just chill out”

Question 46

22nd Amendment

Answer 46

Two term limit for president.

Question 47

24th Amendment

Answer 47

Anti poll tax (voting is free)

Question 48

26th Amendment

Answer 48

18 years old to vote (was 21 before this amendment)

Question 49

majority of waht

Answer 49

Majority of senate needs to vote for a bill to go thorugh

Question 50

Amount of states needed to ratify (approve) an amendment

Answer 50

3/4

Question 51

Amount of votes needed for Congress to propose an amendment

Answer 51

2/3