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| When was the Constitution was written? | 1787 |
| To become the plan of government for the United States, the Constitution had to be ratified by | nine states |
| The Constitution was written at a convention held in | Philadelphia |
| The plan of government used before the Constitution went into effect was | the Articles of Confederation |
| The United States government has certain powers that only it can use. This is called | seperation of powers |
| The Constitution provides ways for each branch of government to block the action of the other branches. This is called: | checks of balances |
| The United States government is divided into: | 3 branches |
| When governing powers are split up between a central government and state government, the type of government is: | federal |
| The president of the Constitutional Convention was: | George Washington |
| The convention was supposed to: | strengthen the existing government |
| The plan of government that favored the large states was: | the Virginia Plan |
| The plan of government that favored the small states was: | the New Jersey Plan |
| The decisioin to have 2 houses of Congress, with one houses`s representation based upon population and the other`s based on equal representation for each state, was called: | the Great Compromise |
| IN 1786, the American government had all the following problems EXCEPT: | individual states refused to ratify the Articles of Confederation |
| Congress is | the legislative branch |
| The president is the head of | the executive branch |
| The supreme court is part of | the judicial branch |
| Each of the following is true EXCEPT: | Every state has at lease 2 representitives |
| According to the Constitution, a representive must be at least | twenty five years old and a citizen for seven years |
| Accrding to the Constitution, a senator must be at least: | thirty years old and a citizen for 9 years |
| A United States senator is elected for a term of | six years |
| United States representatvie is elected for a term of | two years |
| The presiding officer in the House of Representatives is | the speaker |
| The president of the senate is the | Vice President |
| When the presiding officer of the Senate is awa, the person who presides if | the president po tempore |
| Unless otherwise specified in the Constitution, the officers in the Senate and the House are | elected by the members |
| To decide whether a high executive or judicial official should be tried for serious misbehavior is | to impeach |
| The responsibilty for trying an impeached official lies with | the House of Representatives |
| The responsibility for trying an impeached official lies with | the Senate |
| In the original system for counting the population, each slave was counted | as three fifths of a person |
| The Constitution requires that a census be taken | every ten years |
| Orginally, senators were chosen by | the state legislatures |
| To convict an official who has been impeached, the vote must be | two-thirds |
| All bills to raise money must be proposed by | the House of Representative |
| Congress can override the President`s veto | by a two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress |
| The president shos disapproval of a bill by | vetoing it |
| Congress has power to do all of the following EXCEPT | set export taxes |
| Congress is forbidden to do all of the following except | establish postal services |
| The elastic clause: | allows Congress to make laws that are necessary in carrying out its expredded powers |
| Congress has power to do all of the following EXCEPT | give preferred treatment t some ports |
