Constitution quizlet
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
