CONSTITUTIONAL SCAVENGER HUNT
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Look up the following information as quickly aspossible and record the Article and Clause that the answer is found in if not evident by the question:
1. How often is the number of congressional districtsper state determined?
2. According to Article I, Section 2, of theConstitution, how were slaves to be counted whendetermining the number of congressional districtsper state?
3. Who has the sole power of impeachment?
4. Who has the sole power to try officials who have been impeached?
5. When the president of the U.S. is tried for impeachment, who presides at the trial?
6. According to the Constitution, a writ of habeascorpus may not be suspended except under whatconditions?
7. The first article of the Constitution placeslimits on the states. Name one.
8. Name two congressional limits on the President according to the Constitution.
9. Which article of the Constitution defines thepowers of the President?
10. For what office mentioned in the Constitution musta person be a natural-born citizen?
11. Name three powers of the President as stated inthe Constitution.
12. Which branch(es) of the federal government isresponsible for establishing lower federal courts?
13. What is the Vice-President's only constitutionalresponsibility?
14. What is the only condition specified by the Constitution concerning the nature of stategovernments?
15. What is the only crime defined by the Constitution?
16. What does the Constitution require to convict a person of treason?
17. How does Article VI of the Constitution resolve possible conflicts between state laws and federal laws?
18. What does Article VI say about administering religious tests to candidates for public office?
19. When is it possible for a constitutional convention such as the Convention of 1789 to occur?
20. Can the president introduce, ratify, or veto aconstitutional amendment?
21. What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
22. There are five basic rights mentioned in the First Amendment. Name three.
23. Name five of the rights guaranteed to all citizens in the Bill of Rights.
24. What does the tenth amendment say about the delegation of powers to the states?
25. Which amendment established the federal income tax?
26. The Nineteenth Amendment, which gave women the right to vote, passed in what year?
27. According to the Twentieth Amendment, if thePresident-elect dies before the beginning of his/her term, who becomes President?
28. Name the only amendment that specifically repeals another amendment?
29. What was the purpose of the most recent amendment to the Constitution?
30. The argument that "anyone old enough to fight for his country, is old enough to vote" secured passage of what amendment?
31. What is the term (number of years) served by amember of the House of Representatives?
32. What is the term served by a member of the Senate?
33. What is the minimum age for a Representative?
34. What is the minimum age for a Senator?
35. What is the minimum age for a President?
36. Name the amendments that banned slavery, declaredall persons born or naturalized in the U.S. to becitizens, established due process and equal protection under the law, and established suffrage for black Americans.
37. What is the exception to the ThirteenthAmendment's abolition of involuntary servitude?
38. The Twenty-fifth Amendment says a president unable to discharge the powers of his/her office must declare this in writing to two people. Who arethey?
39. Which branch of government is given constitutional responsibility for regulation of trade?
CONSTITUTIONAL SCAVENGER HUNT -- ANSWER KEY
1. Article I, Section 2, Clause 3: Every 10 years
2. 3/5
3. Article I, Section 2, Clause 5: House of
Representatives
4. Article I, Section 3, Clause 6: Senate
5. Article I, Section 3, Clause 6: Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court
6. Article I, Section 3, Clause 2: rebellion or
invasion
7. Article i, Section 10: no treaties, no coining of
money, etc.
8. Article I, Section 9, Clause 7; Section 7, Clause
3: impeachment; amount of money to run
government; 2/3 vote overrules veto, etc.
9. Article II, Section 2
10. Article II, Section 2, Clause 5: President
11. Article II, Section 2: Military, treaties &
appointments, filling vacancies
12. Article III, Section 1: Congress (Legislature)
13. Article I, Section 3, Clause 4: President of the
Senate
14. Article IV, Section 4: republican form of
government
15. Article II, Section 3: treason
16. Article II, Section 3, Clause 2: 2 witnesses to
same act or a confession in public court
17. Article VI, Section 2: federal laws are the
supreme law of the land
18. Article VI, Section 3: there shall be no test
19. Article V: 2/3 of both houses, 2/3 of the state
legislatures
20. Article V: No; no; no
21. Bill of Rights
22. Religion, speech, press, assembly, redress of
grievances
23. To keep and bear arms; no quartering of troops,
freedom from search and seizure, double jeopardy,
trial by jury, speedy trial, no cruel or unusual
punishment
22. Powers not delegated to the U.S. nor prohibited
too the states, are reserved to the states.
25. 16
26. 1920
27. Section 3: Vice President Elect
28. 21 repeals 18
29. Amendment 27: Compensation of Legislature
30. 26
31. Article I, Section 2, Clause 1: 2
32. Article I, Section 3, Clause 1: 6
33. Article I, Section 2, Clause 2: 25
34. Article I, Section 3, Clause 3: 30
35. Article II, Section 1, Clause 5: 35
36. 13; 14; 5; 15
37. Punishment for crime, after conviction
38. President Pro-Tem of the Senate; Speaker of the
House of Representatives
39. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: Congress
(Legislature)