US Constitution Exam|99 Questions
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___ Amendment states that a President is limited to two terms of office. - -
Twenty second
-"Tyranny of the Majority" was something the early leaders worried about.
Which of the following best describes this phrase? - -The majority may pass
laws restricting the rights of minorities
-A bill with the same wording passes in both houses of Congress, what is the
next step? - -Goes to the President
-A federal judge serves how long a term? - -Life
-A Missouri State Supreme Court Justice serves how long a term? - -Twelve
years
-A U.S. Representative must have been a U.S. citizen a minimum of how
many years? - -Seven years
-A U.S. Senator must have been a U.S. citizen for at least how many years? -
-Nine years
-Congress has ____ members. - -Five hundred and thirty five
-Every two years, approximately how many U.S. Senate seats are up for a
vote? - -Thirty-three
-How is the Missouri Secretary of State selected? - -Elected by the
Registered Voters of Missouri
-How is the U.S. Secretary of State selected - -Selected by the President and
Confirmed by the U.S. Senate
-How long do you have to be a U.S. citizen to be the President of the United
States? - -Life
-How many states were required by the Constitution to ratify the
Constitution? - -Nine
-In what city did the Constitutional Convention take place in? - -Philadelphia
-In what month is the U.S. President elected - -November
, -Missouri is represented by _____ U.S. Representatives in the U.S. House of
Representatives. - -Eight
-On the state level, what is the title of the second-ranking member of the
Executive branch? - -Lieutenant governor
-The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4th, _________. - -1776
-The Governor of Missouri must have resided in Missouri the previous ____. -
-Ten years
-The idea that one branch can limit the power of the other branches of
government to ensure no one gets absolute power is found under which
principle of the Constitution? - -Checks and Balances
-The Missouri Governor must be a U.S. citizen for ____. - -Fifteen years
-The Missouri House of Representatives has ____ members. - -One hundred
and sixty three
-The Missouri Senate has ____ members. - -Thrity four
-The Missouri Supreme Court has ____ members. - -Nine
-The power to confirm appointments to the Supreme Court resides in the? -
-Senate
-The President lets a bill sit on his/her desk for ten days while Congress is in
session, what happens next? - -Bill Becomes A Law
-The President lets a bill sit on his/her desk for ten days while Congress
takes a recess, what happens next? - -Bill dies
-The President of the United States must reside in the U.S. the previous ____
years. - -Fourteen
-The presiding officer of the Constitutional Convention was? - -George
Washington
-The U.S. House of Representatives has ____ members. - -Four hundred and
thirty five
-The U.S. Senate has ____ members. - -One hundred
-The U.S. Supreme Court has ____ members. - -Nine
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___ Amendment states that a President is limited to two terms of office. - -
Twenty second
-"Tyranny of the Majority" was something the early leaders worried about.
Which of the following best describes this phrase? - -The majority may pass
laws restricting the rights of minorities
-A bill with the same wording passes in both houses of Congress, what is the
next step? - -Goes to the President
-A federal judge serves how long a term? - -Life
-A Missouri State Supreme Court Justice serves how long a term? - -Twelve
years
-A U.S. Representative must have been a U.S. citizen a minimum of how
many years? - -Seven years
-A U.S. Senator must have been a U.S. citizen for at least how many years? -
-Nine years
-Congress has ____ members. - -Five hundred and thirty five
-Every two years, approximately how many U.S. Senate seats are up for a
vote? - -Thirty-three
-How is the Missouri Secretary of State selected? - -Elected by the
Registered Voters of Missouri
-How is the U.S. Secretary of State selected - -Selected by the President and
Confirmed by the U.S. Senate
-How long do you have to be a U.S. citizen to be the President of the United
States? - -Life
-How many states were required by the Constitution to ratify the
Constitution? - -Nine
-In what city did the Constitutional Convention take place in? - -Philadelphia
-In what month is the U.S. President elected - -November
, -Missouri is represented by _____ U.S. Representatives in the U.S. House of
Representatives. - -Eight
-On the state level, what is the title of the second-ranking member of the
Executive branch? - -Lieutenant governor
-The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4th, _________. - -1776
-The Governor of Missouri must have resided in Missouri the previous ____. -
-Ten years
-The idea that one branch can limit the power of the other branches of
government to ensure no one gets absolute power is found under which
principle of the Constitution? - -Checks and Balances
-The Missouri Governor must be a U.S. citizen for ____. - -Fifteen years
-The Missouri House of Representatives has ____ members. - -One hundred
and sixty three
-The Missouri Senate has ____ members. - -Thrity four
-The Missouri Supreme Court has ____ members. - -Nine
-The power to confirm appointments to the Supreme Court resides in the? -
-Senate
-The President lets a bill sit on his/her desk for ten days while Congress is in
session, what happens next? - -Bill Becomes A Law
-The President lets a bill sit on his/her desk for ten days while Congress
takes a recess, what happens next? - -Bill dies
-The President of the United States must reside in the U.S. the previous ____
years. - -Fourteen
-The presiding officer of the Constitutional Convention was? - -George
Washington
-The U.S. House of Representatives has ____ members. - -Four hundred and
thirty five
-The U.S. Senate has ____ members. - -One hundred
-The U.S. Supreme Court has ____ members. - -Nine
