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A trial by jury is mentioned in the Declaration of Independence but never in the Constitution

False

All voting qualifications for national elections can be found in Article I, Section Eight of the Constitution

False

If a president is impeached and removed from office, the president is also free of any civil and criminal charges

False

If a state gains a representative, the national government re-districts the state to accommodate the change.

False

Only members of the House of Representatives can be a presidential elector

False

The Constitution guarantees equal rights for every citizen including the right to vote.

False

The Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury are the only cabinet offices outlined in the Constitution.

False

The Supreme Court can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional before the president signs the bill into law.

False

The Supreme Court has the power to declare a Constitutional Amendment Unconstitutional.

False

The longest article of the Constitution deals with the powers of the president.

False

The only cases that the Supreme must hear are cases involving civil liberties or civil rights.

False

The only civil liberties mentioned in the Constitution are bill of attainder, ex post facto, and the right to remain silent

False

The only requirements for an individual to become the Chief Justice is to one time been a lawyer, or a member of Congress.

False

The only time the national government is labeled a "federal government" is in the Preamble

False

The regulation of commerce and a declaration of war are powers given only to the Senate

False

There are no daily records of congressional action; all votes are made by secret ballot

False

A bill may become a law, with or without, a presidential signature.

True

All bills raising taxes must originate in the House of Representatives

True

All major pieces of legislation must pass both the House and the Senate before the president acts on the legislation

True

All states are guaranteed three congressional members, all are elected directly by the people.

True

Every two years all members of the House and one third of the Senate is up for re-election

True

Only the House of Representatives can impeach a federal officer

True

Only the Senate has the responsibility of confirming or not confirming a presidential nomination.

True

The Constitution consists of seven articles and 27 Amendments

True

The Constitution contains less than 5000 words and is the briefest of the entire world's constitutions....including the Amendments the document has less than 8000 words

True

The only Constitutional power given to the Vice-president of the United States is actually a legislative power

True

The three-fifths compromise dealt with representation and with taxation

True

The youngest a member Congress can be is 25.

True

Treason is the only crime defined in the Constitution

True

When Congress is in session, members of the Congress are free from arrest.

True


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