Which branch of the government is the supreme court a part of
the judicial branch
Congress is a part of which branch
the legislative
Which branch is the president a member of
the executive
True or False:
the only objection the colonists had toward British rule concernced trade regulations
FALSE
True or False:
When the First Contenental Congres met, the members wanted to declare war against England
FALSE
True or false:
The constitutional convention was held in philadelphia in 1787
True!
The Decleration was written by who?
A:Jefferson B:Washington C:Adams D: BOB
D jkkjkjk A
The declaration was sighned an adopted in:
A: 1996 B:1775 C 1776 or D: 1779
C
The Declartion was authorized by who?
The Second Continal Congress. Foo
True or false
The decleration of independence is not a constitution
True man if you got that wrong jeez man
True or false
the principles of the decleration of independence were used in writting the U.S Constituion
True
True or False
The deceleration was written in Washington DC
False bro Phildelphia
True or Fake
The first constitutonal Convention was held in Phildelphia in 1787.
True
Ture or False
The fedralists were against the constitution
False they liked the idea
Which animal Symbols the democratic party
Which animal symbols the republican party?
1 donkey
2 Elephant
Which symbol does this paryt belong to
democratic party
Which symbol doe this party belong to
Repbulican party
True or false
Our country does not allow immigrants
false dude who do you think helps makes cars and stuff s a
True or freakin false
most proposed amendments to the constituion are passed
Freakin False
Ture or False
Jefferson supported the idea for the bill of rights
true true true true!
False or true
The right to a trial by jury is in the bill of rights
True
True or false
George mason wrote the virginia Decleration of Rights
True
True or false
The first ten amendements make up the bill of rights
True
True or false
the biil of rights applies to all levels of goverment
True
True or false
the bill of rights protects freedom of speech even if the speech is un popular
True
Did the minute men help the british in the battle of lexington
no the were against each other
When did the boston tea party accur and why
In 1773 and because the british were taxing tea to high
When was the bill of rights adopted by congress
1789
Was florida one of the original 13 colonies
no
True or false
one reason the constitution has lasted is that it has preserved the union
true
The colonists especially like the british Quartering act and the sugar act
not true
What are the goals of the preamble
To form a perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide the common deffense promot the general welfare and secure the blessings to our selves and our proseterity
In which part of the article would you find out about the
excutive branch
legislative
and
judicial
Article 2 article 1 article 3
How many amendements does the constituion have
27
which amendements are called the bill of rights
the first 10
Who are the federal judges appointed by
the president
What is the mane duty of the legislative branch?
to make our countrys laws
Does the president of the united states have the power to call congress into a special session
yes he does
Congress meets in many of our major cities
not true they meet at the capital building in washington dc
Who approves or rejects treaties
senate
Starts all revenue bills
the house of represinatives
Does the president have to accept every bill
no he can pocket veto them
What happens if there is a vancancy in the snators office
the govener fills that spot temporary
how many senators are there
100
do the senators must be men
no many of them are women
Each third of the senate is called a
class
how long of terms do reprisenatives serve
two years
all revenue bills must start at the house
true
how old do you have to be to become a senator
30 or over
who is the presending officer of the senate
the vice president
How many cabneits are there
15
how many memebers of the hous are there
435
what was designed to favor small states
the senate
Can a senator be reelected unlimited times
C
Who became the first woman speaker of the house after the 2006 elections
Nancy Pelosi
In congress where are bills sent for consideration
the senate
What is the presidents role in law making
he either passes the bill that becomes a law or vetos the bill
What is a pocket veto
When a bill has not been acted on for more than ten days
Were must revenue bills begins
the house of represenatives
True or false does congress veto laws
true
True or false the president can declare laws unconstutional
true
who makes the contries laws
the legislatives branch
who enforces the contries laws
executive
which branch has to houses
legislative
The president is head of the
executive branch
can a state tax commerce between two states
negative
who is responsible for coining and printing money
the treasury Department
Is congress allowed to tax goods being exported from a state, even if the goods are going to a foreign country
no they are not
What is a writ of habeas corpus
it is the order to a jailer to bring a prisoner before a court or to set the prisoner free
States make laws about local goverments
yup yup yup
Both state and federal goverment may establish courts.
Yes sir
State goverments may do what ever the federal goverment may do
not true
State goverments have three branches like federal goverm,ents
true true
States may coin money but they may not pass ex post facto laws
false
what are the qualfications of being president
must be a natural born american at least 35 years of age has to be an american for 14 years
how much dough does the president make
400,000
who were the two presidents that impeached
William Clinton and Andrew Jackson
The president can be re elected unlimited times
no only twice
who is the head of the excutive branch
the president.
This department is charged with foreign affairs, including participating in the Unitited Nations, issuing passports, and runing our foreign embassies
The Secretary of State
Author
element.24
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64178
Card Set
Constitution Test
Description
this is to help study for the 8t grade constitution test at KRH
