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Study Guide - U.S. ConstitutionTest/75 Questions and Answers
Who primarily wrote the Declaration of Independence? - -Thomas Jefferson
-How many TOTAL members of Congress does Illinois have? - -20
-In what year was the Declaration of Independence written? - -1776
-What were weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? - -1. no standing
army to put down a rebellion
2. no power to tax
3. no interstate trade regulation
-What political party demanded the Bill of Rights be passed in exchange for
their support of the Constitution? - -Anti-Federalist Party
-How many amendments are there currently in the Constitution? - -27
-How many states are needed to ratify(approve) an amendment to the
Constitution? - -3/4
-Do Justices (or Judges) on the Supreme Court have to run for re-election? -
-No
-What position does the Vice President of the U.S. also hold? - -President of
the Senate
-Current Vice President of the United States - -Kamala Harris
-Current 18th Congressional Representative - -Darin Lahood
-Current 13th Congressional Representative - -Rodney Davis
-Current Junior U.S. Senator - -Tammy Duckworth
-Current Speaker of the House - -Nancy Pelosi
-Powers that belong ONLY to the states - -Reserved Powers
-Powers that are not allowed to the state or national government - -Denied
Powers
-Powers that are directly stated in the Constitution - -Expressed Powers
, -Powers that are NOT listed but assumed to be necessary for the national
government - -Implied/"Necessary & Proper" Powers
-Powers that are shared by both the national and state government - -
Concurrent Powers
-What was the first form of government for the U.S. before the Constitution
existed? - -Articles of Confederation
-After a bill has passed two houses of Congress, who is supposed to either
sign or veto it? - -President
-How many Justices are on the U.S. Supreme Court in the judicial branch of
government? - -9
-What case established the power of judicial review? - -Marbury v. Madison
-What case supported a broad interpretation of the elastic clause? - -
McCullough v. Maryland
-How many states had to approve the Constitution for it to be ratified? - -9
-What 1787 plan for government favored large states and was based on
population? - -Virginia Plan
-What is the process by which the court system interprets the laws and finds
them constitutional or not? - -Judicial Review
-Original jurisdiction is when the courts: - -hear a case for the very first
time.
-What did the Anti-Federalist Party stand for? - -They opposed the U.S.
Constitution and a strong national government.
-What part of the Constitution gives broad, stretchable powers to write laws
about situations that are new and unexpected? - -Elastic Clause
-How many Articles are in the U.S. Constitution? - -7
-What is a system of government in which power is shared between the
central government and state government? - -Federalism
-What is the total number of people in the U.S. Congress, which includes the
House of Representatives and the Senate? - -535
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