Ap Gov test

How often are Representatives to be elected?

Every 2 years

How old must a Representative be to be elected?

25 years old

How long is the term for a senator?

6 years

How were the senators originally chosen? Which amendment changed that?

1. Chosen by state legislatures

2. 17th amendment

How many senators does each state have?

2

How old does someone have to be to senator?

30

Who is the president of the Senate and when may that person vote?

1. Vice President

2. when the Senate is equally divided

Which legislative body has the power of impeachment and which body has the power to try an impeach offical?

1. House of Representatives

2. The senate

Who shall officiate when a president is tired for impeachment?

Chief Justice

What is the required vote that is necessary to convict someone who has been impeached?

2/3

What is the only penalty that can be imposed on someone who has been impeached?

1. Removal of office

2. Disqualification to hold any office

Who decides the time, places, and manner for holding elections for congress?

State Legislatures

In what federal body do all bills concerning taxes originals?

House of Representatives

What fraction of both houses must vote to override a veto?

2/3

What happens when a president doesn’t return a bill in 10 days and what is the exception to that rule?

1. it becomes law

2. if Congress is adjourned

In Section 8, the Constitution lists or enumerates the powers of Congress. List six of them.

1. "To borrow Money on the credit of the United States"

2. "To regulate commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes"

3. "To establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies through the United States"

4. "To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures."

5. "To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States"

6. "To establish Post offices and post Roads"

In section 8, which clause gives congress the most general, non specific powers?

Clause 18, Necessary and proper clause

In section 9, there are three limitations on the power of congress to deny people rights. What are those three limitations?

1. Writ of Habeus Corpus not be suspended

2. no bill of attainder

3. no ex post facto law passed

When may the writ of habeus corpus be suspended?

case of rebellion or invasion

Name three limits on the powers of the states.

1. "No state shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation..."

2. "No Sates shall, without the Consent of the Congress, lay any Imposts or Duties on imports or Exports..."

3."No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any Duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace..."

How old does someone have to be to be elected president?

35 years

How is it determined how many electors each state has?

Equal to number of Senators and Representatives each states has in congress

Name three powers of the President.

1. "He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties..."

2. "The President shall have the Power to fill up Vacancies..."

3."... he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States..."

Name the body of congress that must approve a treaty that the president has negotiated and the fraction of the vote they must approve it by?

1.Senate

2. 2/3

Which body of congress approves nominations?

Senate

When can the president appoint people without approval by anyone else?

Recess of the Senate

what can a president or other officer be impeached for? (3)

1. Treason

2. Bribery

3. High Crimes or Misdemeanors

What is the term of office for Supreme Court Justices? What requirements do they have to keep office?

1. For life

2. during good behavior

Who gets to decide how many federal courts we have?

Congress

In which cases does the Supreme Court have jurisdiction?

1.Laws of the United States

2. Treaties

3. Cases affecting Ambassadors

4. Cases of admiralty or maritime jurisdiction

5. Controversies where the United States shall be a party

6. Controversies involving the states

What must be necessary to convict someone of treason?

1. testimony of 2 witnesses

2. confession in open court

What does the Constitution say about how one state must regard the laws of another state?

1. Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State

2. Citizens will be entitled to all privileges and immunities of all states

3. A Person charged in any State with Treason, Felony, or other Crime, who shall flee from Justice, and be found in another State shall be delivered up to be removed from the State who has jurisdiction over the crime

What limitation is put on admitting new states to the Union? (2)

1. No formation out of an already existing state

2. no joining of two or more states, or parts of states

What fraction of the houses of Congress is necessary to approve a proposed amendment?

2/3

What fraction of the states must approve a proposed amendment for it to be ratified?

3/4

What fraction of the states can ask for a convention to propose new amendments?

2/3

What is the only limitation in the Constitution as to what can be the basis of an amendment?

no state shall be deprived of its equal suffrage

What does the Constitution say about which law shall predominate if there is any conflict between laws?

The Constitution is the supreme law of the land

According to Article VI, what is required of all state and federal officials in the US?

Oath or Affirmation to support the Constitution

What qualification for holding any public office is forbidden?

Religion

How many states had to ratify the Constitution?

9