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Constitution Chapter
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8th Grade
02/09/2009

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Term
The Preamble is the introduction to the _____.
Definition
Constituion.
Term
Name the 2 houses of Congress.
Definition
House of Representatives and Senate
Term
The House of Representative members arealloted by state _________.
Definition
Population
Term
How many members of the Senate may each state have?
Definition
2
Term
How many total Senators are there in the United States?
Definition
100
Term
How old do you have to be to be elected to the House?
Definition
25 years old.
Term
What is the term of office for a member of the House?
Definition
2 years.
Term
How old do you have to be to be elected to the Senate?
Definition
30 years old
Term
What is the term of office for a member of the Senate?
Definition
6 years
Term
To be elected for either the House or Senate he/she must be an inhabitant of the _____ where he or she was elected.
Definition
state
Term
If the President rejects or _______ a bill he is saying no.
Definition
vetoes
Term
If the President vetoes a bill~ the Bill can still become a law if ____ of both hoses vote to orerride the veto.
Definition
2/3
Term
Congress has the power to do what is "necessary and proper" to carry out its other powers~ this is called the _____clause.
Definition
elastic
Term
The president gives a yearly message (speech) to the people called the __________________ Address.
Definition
State of Union
Term
The Supreme Court Judges sevres a term of ___________.
Definition
life.
Term
To become President one must be __ years old.
Definition
35
Term
The president must be a natural-born ___________.
Definition
citizen.
Term
If the President is unable to finish his/her term the ____________ takes over.
Definition
Vice-President
Term
The procedure for returning a person charged with a crime to the state where the crime was commited is called _________.
Definition
extradition
Term
The __________ is the highest court in the US.
Definition
Supreme Court
Term
___________ means to officially approve the Constitution or Amendment.
Definition
Ratify
Term
The 5th Amendment protects citizens against ________ _________, or being tried for the same crime twice.
Definition
double jeopardy
Term
__ ___ ____ are the fisrt 10 Amendments to the Constitution.
Definition
Bill of Rights
Term
___________ is the right to vote.
Definition
Suffrage
Term
Amendment #1 = The Freedom of Religion, ______, Press Assembly, and Petiton.
Definition
Speech
Term
Amendment #2 = The right to Bear ___.
Definition
Arms
Term
Amendment #3= Quartering ______.
Definition
troops
Term
Amendment #4 = Search and ______.
Definition
seizure
Term
Amendment #5 = Rights of Accused ______.
Definition
persons
Term
Amendment #6 = Right to a _____, Public Trial.
Definition
speedy
Term
Amendment #7 = Trial by _________ in Civil cases.
Definition
jury
Term
Amendment #8 = Limits of Fines and ______.
Definition
Punishments
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Amendment #9 = Rights of _______.
Definition
people
Term
Amendment #10 = Powers of States and ______.
Definition
People
Term
____ is money paid by arrested persons to guarentee they will return for trial.
Definition
bail
Term
Amendment #13 = Abolished ______.
Definition
slavery
Term
Amendment #19 = Gave ______ the right to vote.
Definition
woman
Term
The Legislative Branch of Goverment = the ______________ & ________.
Definition
House of Representatives and Senate
Term
The Executive Branch = the _______ .
Definition
President
Term
The Judicial Branch = the ____ _________.
Definition
Supreme Court
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