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High School Constitution Test|55 Q’s and A’s
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High School Constitution Test|55 Q’s and A’sHow many amendments are there? - -There are twenty seven amendments.
-Power to override a presidential veto- checks and balances - -2/3 the
members of the House and Senate
-How many members are in the House? - -435 members
-How many members are in the Senate? - -100 members
-Qualifications of a member of the House? - -25 years of age, citizen 7
years, inhabitant of the State from which he/she is chosen
-Qualification of a member of the Senate? - -30 years of age, citizen for 9
years, inhabitant of State from which elected
-Who determines the number of seats each State receives in the House? - -
The Census
-Who draws US Congressional districts? - -The State Legislature
-How are changes in population of each State represented in the House? - -
When there is a new district there are more representatives. The bigger the
population of a city, the more districts there are and the more
representatives they have.
-Necessary and Proper Clause - -All things that are deemed necessary that
are not in the constitution but are implied.
-Filibuster - -To stop a bill from being passed by continuously talking
-Non-legislative powers of Congress - -The power to impeach given to the
Senate, make appointments with the President and make treaties.
-Expressed Powers of Congress - -Powers of the Congress that are stated in
the Constitution.
-Where are the powers of Congress found? - -In the Constitution
-Terms of members of the House - -2 years
-Terms of members of the Senate - -6 years (stagnated)
-Term limits - -virtually none
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