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United States Constitution Study Guide
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The war in which the colonies won their independence from England was _________.
Revolutionary War
Before the adoption of the Constitution, the newly independent states were joined by ___________.
Articles of Confederation
What does the Preamble do
States the purpose of the Constitution
Power in the United States government is divided into ____________.
Three branches
Congress is divided into two houses: _____________ and ____________
House of Representatives and Senate
The presiding officer in the House of Representatives is ___________.
The speaker of the House
The people are guaranteed the right to petition the government to make changes in policy according to ______________.
1st Amendment
A person has the right to criticize the federal government, according to the _____________.
1st Amendment
Who has the responsibility for impeaching someone
The House of Representatives
The Nineteenth Amendment ________.
Gave women the right to vote
The Preamble begins with _________.
We the people of the United States...
The President shows disapproval of a bill by ____________.
Vetoing it
The Bill of Rights includes _________ amendments.
The first 10 amendments
The total number of members in the House of Representatives is _______.
435
The total number of U.S. Senators is _______.
100
The number of representatives each state has in the House depends on ____________.
The population of the state
U. S. Senators are elected for _____________.
6 Years
The number of justices in the Supreme Court is _________.
9
The terms of justices of the Supreme Court is ________.
Life
How long is a term for a Representative
2 years
The power to declare war belongs to the ______________.
Congress
The President of the Senate is ______________.
The Vice-President
The Supreme law of the land is __________.
The U.S. Constitution
A law that makes a crime of an act that was legal when it was committed is
Ex Post Facto Law
The age to vote in a state is determined by __________.
Each state
The idea that the power of government should be given to different branches is ________.
Separation of Powers
When power of one branch of government is blocked by power of another branch, it is an example of _______.
Checks and Balances
To be in the House of Representatives, a person must __________.
Be 25 years old, a citizen for 7 years and live in the state that elects him/her
To be a Senator, a person must __________.
Be 30 years old
The group that had the Declaration written was the ___________.
Constitutional Congress
The first signature on the Declaration was that of _________.
John Hancock
Former slaves are freed with this amendment
13
Who can declare war
Congress
T/F - Laws are made by Congress.
True
T/F - Each state has the same number of us representatives.
False
When a person is arrested they have the right to know why they have been detained and to contest that detainment in court
Habeus Corpus
Judicial review, the power of the Supreme Court to say that laws are unconstitutional, was established in 1803 in the case of _____________.
Marbury versus Madison
Who appoints Supreme Court Justices
The President
The qualifications for President of the United States are
Natural-born citizen, 35 years of age, resident of the United States for 14
Who is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
The President
Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense are members of the President's _________________.
Cabinet
Where was the Declaration of Independence discussed, debated, and approved
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The chief legal officer in Illinois is _____________.
The attorney general
Congress cannot suspend a person's right to the writ of habeas corpus. This protects a person from ____________.
Unjust imprisonment
Where is the U.S. flag flown on the same pole and halyard with flags of other states or cities
The U.S. flag should be at the top
Which of the following phrases is found in the Declaration of Independence
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."
The main duty of the members of the General Assembly is to ______________.
Make laws for the state of Illinois
If the candidates for President have no majority of the electoral votes, the President is elected by ___________.
the House of Representatives
Questions about interpreting the Constitution are finally settled by ______________.
The Supreme Court
A law to punish a man for something that was not against the law when he did it is called ______________.
An "ex post facto" law
Article I of the Illinois Constitution provides that persons with physical or mental handicaps ___________.
Will not be discriminated against
A federal system of government divides power between ___________ and ___________.
A national government and state governments
A proposed amendment to the Illinois Constitution must be approved by ____________.
Three-fifths of all the voters during a general election
The right of eminent domain allows ______________.
The state of Illinois to buy private property for public use
The Nineteenth Amendment protects the voting rights of ___________.
Women
To vote in Illinois, a person must be a U.S. citizen and meet three qualifications.
Be 18 years old, a resident of Illinois for at least 30 days before the election, and registered to vote
The Great Compromise settled one important issue at the Constitutional Convention, how to ______________.
Choose members of Congress
What do we call a change to the Constitution
Amendments
The presiding officer of the Senate when the Vice President is absent is the _____________.
President Pro-Tempore
After a law has passed, if it conflicts with the Constitution, it can be made void by the _________.
Supreme Court
The three Federal courts are _____________.
Supreme, Appellate, District
constitution
James Madison
The seven original sections of the current constitution are known as the ______________.
Articles
How many "additions / changes" have been made in the current constitution over the years
27
Powers assigned to the states and the people _____________.
Reserved powers
The principle that gives the legislative, executive, or judicial branches the right to block the misuse of power by any of the other branches of government is known as ______________.
Checks and balances
and meaning of a federal law
Judicial review
Which branch of the central government makes and passes laws
Legislative
Which branch decides if a law is constitutional
Judicial
Which branch enforces laws
Executive
Who can officially declare war
Congress
Title of the chief executive officer of illinois state government.
Governor
Powers specifically given to only the federal government.
Delegated powers
Powers that are shared by both the central government and the states.
Concurrent powers
Powers that belong only to the different states.
Reserved powers
On what date is the president inaugurated
January 20
How many electoral votes does a canidate need to receive to win the presidency in the electoral college
270
The Constitution is based on several important principles, or main ideas. The first principle is that our government gets its power from the people. This is known as _______________.
Popular sovereignty
After the governor nominates directors and the administrators for many Illinois agencies these people, must then be approved by __________.
The Illinois Senate
If the governor of Illinois dies or is unable to act as governor, the position is filled by _____________.
The lieutenant governor
Bills passed by the General Assembly must be presented to the governor. This must be done _________.
Within 30 days after the bill has been passed
The legislative districts must redistrict after the census every 10 years. The Illinois Constitution says these districts must be these three things.
Compact, contiguous, and about the same in population
Our current Illinois Constitution now is very young; it was adopted in _____________.
1970
If the U.S. flag is displayed on the wall from crossed staffs, it should be __________.
On its own right with its staff in front of the other staffs
What states the reasons for writing the Constitution
preamble
How are states' electoral votes determined
The number of the state's representatives + its 2 senators
An official count of the population; done every 10 years.
census
He wrote a pamphlet that favored independence from Great Britain.
Thomas Paine
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