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1. What is the Supreme Law of the Land? What does it mean? a. The Constitution-including the laws of the United States, and all treaties made under the authority of the United States are the supreme Law of the Land. The Supreme Law of the Land means that the national government takes precedence over the state/local governments of the United States. 2. What does Article One, Section One do? a. Gives legislative power to a congress, which consists of a senate and a house of representatives b. Article I Section 1 creates a bicameral legislature, thus voiding the unicameral legislature that was created in the Articles of Confederation. 3. What are the qualifications for serving in the House and Senate? a. House: 25 years old, a U.S. citizen for 7 years, live in the state they will serve at the time of the election b. Senate: 30 years old, a U.S. citizen for 9 years, live in the state they will serve at the time of the election 4. What are the qualifications for serving as President? a. must be a natural-born citizen of the United States, a resident for 14 years, and 35 years of age or older. 5. What part of Article One, Section 3 was changed by the 17th Amendment? a. allowing voters to cast direct votes for U.S. Senators. Prior to its passage, Senators were chosen by state legislatures. b. The U.S Senate isn't made up of 2 Senators from each, chosen by "the legislature thereof" for 6 years. The people now elect Senators for 6 years, & each Senator has one vote. 6. What part of Article Two was changed by the 12th Amendment? What other constitutional amendments have something to do with the presidency? What do they do? a. The election of the president and vice president was changed b. Put in effect the electoral voting system for the election of President and vice president c. Amendment 20: The Presidential term ends at noon on January 20th, and thus begins the term of their successor as well. d. Amendment 22: Nobody can be elected as President for more than twice. If somebody holds the position as President for more than 2 years of a term that wasn't theirs, they can only be president for 1 year. e. Amendment 23: The District of Columbia has the right to vote in presidential elections, and are given electors in the electoral college: "they shall be considered, for the purposes of the election of President and Vice President, to be electors appointed by the state." f. Amendment 25: If the president were to be removed from office or to pass away OR to resign from his presidency, the Vice President of the United States would take his position. 7. How do federal judges get their jobs and where is that process described? a. Nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate, stated in the constitution, Article 2 section 2 8. It is said that the House of Representatives has the power of the purse. What does this mean? Where is it mentioned in the Constitution? a. The ability to tax and spend public money for the national government b. Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 (the Appropriations Clause) and Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (the Taxing and Spending Clause).

c. Tax bills, revenue 9. What part of Article One, Section 4 was changed by the 20th Amendment? a. Congress originally was supposed to meet once a year in December but the 20th amendment changed the date to January 10. Who has the power to declare war? a. Congress 11. Which two constitutional amendments have “due process” clauses? Why does this language need to be in two different amendments? a. 14th and 5th, (innocent until proven guilty) b. Protections of the bill of rights apply at the state level as well as federal 12. Which constitutional amendment contains the “equal protection” clause? a. 14th 13. The Constitution says that “all legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress.” What powers does the president have, under the Constitution, to participate in making law? a. sign or veto legislation b. The president is the Commander in Chief of the U.S Army and Navy. He has the power to make treaties "provided two-thirds of the Senate concur," he can nominate Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the Supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States. The president has the power to fill vacancies within the Senate. 14. What is impeachment? Who has the power to impeach the president? Who has the power to remove the president from office? a. Impeachment is when an authority figure such as the president is accused of an unlawful act and is removed from office. The House of Representatives has the power to impeach the president, while the Senate has the power to remove the president from office. 15. What are the two ways an amendment may be proposed? What are the two ways an amendment may be ratified? a. Propose: ⅔ of both houses of Congress can vote to propose or ⅔ of the state legislatures can ask Congress to call a national convention to propose b. Ratify: ¾ of the state legislatures must approve them, or ratifying conventions in ¾ of the states must approve them. 16. In whose name is the Constitution written? a. We the people of the united states 17. Where are voting rights mentioned in the Constitution (note: there are several places)? a. Amendment 15, 19, 24 and 26. 18. Where is the Three-Fifths compromise found in the Constitution and what amendment made it irrelevant? a. Found in Article I, Section 2, Clause 3 b. The 14th amendment made it irrelevant 19. What is said about the rights of the accused in the Constitution? a. the right to a fair trial; due process; to seek redress or a legal remedy; and rights of participation in civil society and politics such as freedom of association, the right to assemble, the right to petition, the right of self-defense, and the right to vote 20. What is said about various freedoms of expression in the Constitution and where are these freedoms found? a. The first amendment of the Constitution declares that every person has the

freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press. People are legally allowed "peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." 21. What are the three post-Civil War amendments? What did each of these three amendments do? a. 13th, banned slavery b. 14th, granted citizenship and equal rights to African Americans c. 15th, the right to vote as a U.S. citizen should not be denied because of color 22. What article of the Constitution deals with the idea of promoting national citizenship over state citizenship and national economy over state economies? What are the two clauses in this article called? a. 4th article b. Privileges and immunities, and full faith and credit 23. Where are the Full Faith and Credit and Privileges and Immunities Clauses found in the Constitution? a. The full faith and credit clause is found in Article 4 section 1: federalism, contracts have to be honored throughout the country b. The privileges and immunities clause is found in Article 4 section 2: citizenship, citizens of one states have to be rewarded the rights of all states 24. What is the subject matter of the 25th Amendment? In a sentence, explain each section. DO NOT cut and paste from Wikipedia. Put it in your own words. a. If the president becomes unable to do his job the vice president will step up and take his place b. Only if the president is sick or disabled for a short period of time 25. What part of the Constitution created the income tax? a. 16th amendment 26. What is listed in Article I, Section 8? What is the most significant part of this section? a. The necessary and proper clause b. States that Congress has the power to make all laws that are “necessary and proper” c. Powers of Congress d. The elastic clause What are listed in Article I, Section 8? What is the most significant part of this section? To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. What article of the Constitution deals with the idea of promoting national citizenship over state citizenship and national economy over state economies? What are the two clauses in this article called? Article 4 section 1 and section 2, contracts, legal decisions, and everything is binding one state, the citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities in the several states; you’re not discriminated against from one state to the next, this has been lifted and as out of state tuition is legal as it's not a basic human right What part of Article Two was changed by the 12th Amendment? What other constitutional amendments have something to do with the presidency? What do they do? Electoral College under the Twelfth Amendment The Twelfth Amendment stipulates that each elector must cast distinct votes forPresident and

Vice President, instead of two votes for President. 20-lame duck amendment (moved inauguration from march to january) 22- two terms of 4 years (10 max) 23- 3 electoral college votes to Washington D.C, 25th- a succession of the presidency...