AP Gov Constitution Quiz

Article I

Design of the legislative branch

Important ideas include: separation of powers, checks and balances, election of members into Congress, how laws are made, and the powers of Congress

Article II

Places power in the hands of a president

Describes how he is elected, how many years he serves, requirements to become the president, and lists his powers

Article III

Establishes a Supreme Court

States that the laws of the US are defined in the Constitution, and the Supreme Court has the power to settle disputes between individuals, states, and lower courts

Article IV

Describes the rights of the individual states

Citizens in every state share the same rights, all states function under a republican form of government, and describes the process for admitting new states into the Union

Article V

Grants Congress the power to amend the Constitution, if necessary, if 1/3 of Congress agrees OR 2/3 of the states can call a convention for proposing amendments

Article VI

The Constitution is the law of the land

All treaties, laws, and rulings will be the supreme law, which no state law or otherwise can contradict. Senators and Representatives must take an oath to uphold the Constitution

Article VII

I order for the Constitution to be ratified and put into effect, 9 states must approve

Powers denied to Congress

Cannot suspend the privilege of the Writ of Habeus Corpus

Cannot pass a bill of attainder or exacto law

Powers denied to the states

Cannot make treaties

Cannot raise their own armies/engage in war without Congress’s consent

Eligibility requirements for the House

age 25+

7+ years citizenship

Must inhabit the state they choose to represent

Eligibility requirements for the Senate

30+ years old

9+ years citizenship

Must inhabit the state they choose to represent

Eligibility requirements for the President

35+ years old

Natural born citizen

14 years resident of US

Expressed powers of the President

Commander and Chief

Supreme Court Appointments