Constitution quizlet

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Congress has the power to do all of the following except

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congress has power to do all of the following except

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congress is forbidden to do all of the following except

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each of the following is true except

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the president can do all of the following except

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the states are forbidden to do all of the following except

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two jobs the president fills that are not described in the constitution are

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unless otherwise specified in the constitution, the officers in the senate and the house are

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with the consent of congress, the states can do all of the following except

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according to the constitution, the president must be at least

35 years old and a natural born citizen

the president is elected for a term of

4 years

a united states senator is elected for a term of

6

To become the plan of government, the constitution had to be ratified by how many states?

9 states

The convention was supposed to

Consider several plans of government

the constitution requires that a census be taken

Every 10 years

the President is the head of

Executive branch

The president of the constitutional convention was

George Washington

The supreme court is part of

Judicial Branch.

Te plan of government used before the constitution went into effect was

The Articles of Confederation

In 1786, the American government had all the following problems except

The British refused to leave the trading post in the west

The United STates Government is divided into

Three branche

the president shows disapproval of a bill by

Vetoing it

congress can override the presidents veto

a 2/3 vote of both house of congress

the district of columbia is governed by

as directed in the constitution, Congress established a system of courts for the

according to the constitution, a senator must be at least

be at least 35 years of age and a citizen for 9 years

According to the constitution, a representative must be at least

be atleast 25 years old and a citizen for 7 years

Each branch of the government has certain powers that only it can use

checks and balances

When government powers are split up between central government and state governments, the type of government is

popular sovergnity

the head of the country's armed forces is

president

Congress is

2 houses; house and senate. (The Legislative branch)

A united states representative is elected for a term of

two-year term

When was the constitution written?

1787

the elastic clause

Article 1 Section 8, of the constitution allows congress to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying out its duties.

The Constitution was written at a convention held in

Philadelphia

when the presiding officer to the senate is away, the person who presides is

President pro tempore

The constitution provides ways for each branch of government to block the actions of the other branches

Separation of Powers

the presiding officer in the house of representatives is

Speaker of the House

The decision to have two branches of congress, with one houses representation based upon population and the others based on equal representation for each state was called

The Great Compromise

All bills to raise money must be proposed first by

The House of Representatives

The plan of government that favored large states was

The New Jersey Plan

The plan of government that favored small states was

The Virginia Plan

the president is elected by

The electoral college

the responsibility for impeaching someone lies with

The senate

the responsibility for trying an impeached official lies with

The supreme Court

the power to make treaties is held by

the president

originally, senators were chosen by

the state legislature

the president of the senate is

the vice president

in the original system for counting the population, each slave was counted

they were counted as three-fifth of a person

to decide whether a high executive or judicial official should be fried for serious misbehavior is

to impeach

to convict an official who has been impeached, the vote must be

two-thirds


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