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Constitution Chapter
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8th Grade
03/23/2010

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Term
The preamble is the introduction to the ___
Definition
Constitution
Term
Name the 2 houses of Congress.
Definition
House & Senate
Term
The house of representative members are allotted 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 houses vote to override 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 to the people called the ___ Address
Definition
State of Union.
Term
The ___ Is the highest court in the U.S.
Definition
Supreme Court.
Term
Supreme court judges serve 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 committed is called ____
Definition
Extradition.
Term
____ Means to officially approve the Constitution or Amendment.
Definition
Ratify
Term
The 5th amendment protects citizens against ___, or being tried twice for the same crime.
Definition
Double Jeopardy.
Term
___ are the 1st 10 amendments to the constitution.
Definition
Bill of Rights
Term
___ is the right to vote.
Definition
Suffrage
Term
amendment1: The freedom of religion, ___, press, assembly, and petition.
Definition
Speech
Term
amendment2: The right to bear ___
Definition
Arms
Term
amendment3: Quartering ___
Definition
Troops
Term
amendment4: Search and ___
Definition
Seizure
Term
amendment5: Rights of accused ____
Definition
Persons.
Term
amendment6: Right to a ___ Trial.
Definition
Speedy
Term
amendment7: trial by ___ in civil cases.
Definition
Jury
Term
amendment8: limits of fines and ____
Definition
Punishments.
Term
amendment9: Rights of ____
Definition
People.
Term
amendment10: Powers of states and ____
Definition
People.
Term
___ is money paid by arrested persons to guarantee they will return for trial.
Definition
Bail
Term
amendment13: Abolished ____
Definition
Slavery.
Term
amendment19: Gave ____ the right to vote.
Definition
Women
Term
The legislative branch of government is the ___ & ___
Definition
House and Senate.
Term
The executive branch of government is the ___
Definition
President.
Term
The judicial branch is the __ __
Definition
Supreme Court.
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