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Constitution Test (#1-50 Questions and Answers)
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Constitution Test (#1-50Questions and Answers)
What are the six reasons for the establishment of the Constitution? - -Six
reasons for the establishment of the Constitution are:
1) to form a more perfect Union.
2) to establish Justice.
3) to insure domestic Tranquility.
4) to provide for the common defence.
5) to promote the general Welfare.
6) to secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.
- What are the three branches of Government? - -The legislative, executive,
and judicial branch.
- What is the main role of each of the three branches of government? - -
Legislative - makes laws
Executive - enforces laws
Judicial - interprets laws
- In the United States government, what bodies or people make up each
branch of government? - -Legislative:
National - Congress (bicameral) - US Senate, House of Representatives
State Legislature (bicameral) - California Senate, California Assembly
Local (unicameral - only one chamber) - County Board of Supervisors, City
Council
Executive:
National - President, Vice President, Cabinet
State - Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, Other Statewide Officials
Local - Mayor
Judicial:
National - US District Courts (Trial Courts), US Appeal Courts, US Supreme
Courts
State - Superior Courts (Trial Courts) (One per county), California Courts of
Appeal, California State Supreme Court
- How long is the term for each of the following: President, Vice President,
United States Senator, Member of the House of Representatives, Justice on
the United States Supreme Court, and Federal Judges? - -President - 4 years
Vice President - 4 years
United States Senator - 6 years for 3 groups; ⅓ of senate runs for election
every 2 years
, Member of the House of Representatives - every 2 years
Justice on the United States Supreme Court - for life
Federal Judges - for life
- How many terms can the President serve? - -The president can serve 2
terms.
- What is the longest a President can serve? - -The longest a President can
serve is 10 years. This is because if the Vice President becomes president 2
years into the preceding president's term, he can continue for 2 extra terms
if elected.
- Why is the Senate called the House that never dies? - -⅓ of the people in
the senate will always be re-elected every 2 years, leaving the other ⅔ still in
office. This cycle continues to repeat.
- What is meant by bicameral? - -There are 2 chambers in the legislative
branch.
Senate - 2 members per state
House of Representatives - member amount dependent on state population
- What are the qualifications for becoming a Member of the House of
Representatives? - -To become a Member of the House of Representatives,
you must:
- be at least 25 years old.
- be citizen of the US for the last 7 years.
- be an inhabitant of the state in which you are being elected.
- What are the qualifications for becoming a Senator? - -To become a
Senator, you must:
- be at least 30 years old.
- be citizen of the US for the last 9 years.
- be an inhabitant of the state in which you are being elected.
- What are the qualifications for becoming President of the United States? -
-To become the President, you must:
be at least 35 yrs old.
be resident in US for the last 14 years.
be a natural-born citizen (born in the United States).
- What are the qualifications for becoming a Justice on the United States
Supreme Court? - -There are no official rules for becoming a Justice on the
Supreme Court in the Constitution.
- What is a census? - -A population count taken every 10 years.
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