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Constitution/Citizenship Quiz Study Guide

Know…

  1. Your 2 Indiana U.S. senators

Dan Coats and Joe Donnelly

  1. the member of the House of Rep in our district

Todd Young

  1. the Speaker of the House

John Boehner

  1. the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

John Roberts

  1. Term length in years for the President/U.S. House of Rep/U.S. Senator

President-4, House of Rep-2, Senator-6

  1. Age minimum for President/Senator/House of Rep

President-35, Senator-30, House of Rep-25

  1. What is the minimum voting age and amendment that changed it to what it is today?

18-26th Amendment

  1. Roles of the Branches of Government

Legislative-makes laws

Executive-enforces laws

Judicial-interprets whether or not laws are constitutional or not

  1. the total number of Supreme Court Justices

9

  1. the number Senators per state

2

  1. amendment that protects freedom of speech

1

  1. President that served 4 consecutive terms and the amendment thatset the number of terms at 2.

FDR-22 Amendment

  1. Mayor of Greenwood

Mark Myers

  1. Who is the president/leader of the senate?

Vice- President (Joe Biden)

  1. Who are the two presidents that have been impeached in our nation’s history?

Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton

  1. Know one example of each check and balance. (ex. L over J)

See your Checks and Balances Worksheet

  1. What are the two major political parties in the U.S.?

Republicans and Democrats

  1. Who is the U.S. Secretary of State?

John Kerry

  1. Who is the Governor of Indiana?

Mike Pence

  1. How are the number of electors from each state determined?

# of member of the house of representatives + # of senators

  1. Judicial Review

The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and/or acts of the President to be unconstitutional.

  1. Bill of Rights

First 10 Amendments to the Constitution

  1. Popular Sovereignty

See Vocab Frames

  1. Federalism

The sharing of power between the federal government and the states.

  1. Senate

Upper House of Congress where every state has 2 representative s

  1. House of Rep

Lower House of Congress where a state’s number of representatives is determined by its population.

  1. Commander in Chief

Presidential role meaning…Supreme command of the armed forces.

  1. Treason

Treason will not be on the Test!!!

  1. Separation of Powers

See Vocab Frames

  1. Checks and Balances

See Vocab Frames

  1. Veto

See Vocab Frames

  1. Electoral College

Group of electors from each state that formally elect the President

  1. Double Jeopardy

Part of the 5thAmendment that states a person cannot be charged with the same crime twice.

  1. Cabinet

Group made up of the 15 executive department secretaries that advise the President

  1. Impeachment-Added Item

To bring charges of treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors against the President.