AP Gov: Constitution Quiz - Spivey

Article I (1)

Legislative Branch powers (Congress i.e. Senate & House of Representatives)

Article II (2)

Executive Branch powers (president/vice president/cabinet)

Article III (3)

Judicial Branch powers (Supreme Court & other federal courts)

Article IV (4)

Relationships between states

Article V (5)

How to Amend/How congress adds amendments

Article VI (6)

Federal Supremacy

Article VII (7)

Ratification (how the constitution gets ratified)

Article 1 Section 8 Examples

Congress Can...
-Collect Taxes
-Borrow money on US credit
-Regulate trade between foreign nations and between states
-Maintain armies/navies
-Establish post offices

Article 1 Section 9 Examples

Congress Cannot...
-Outlaw importation on slaves (at least not until 1808)
-Take money from the US treasury
-Establish titles of nobility (king, queen, prince, princess, duke, duchess, etc)

Article 2 Section 2 Examples

Powers of the President include...
-Serving as commander-in-chief of the military and navy (and several state militias)
-Ability to grant pardons
-Make treaties (with 2/3 approval of senate)
-Appoint ambassadors, Ministers, Consuls, Judges of the Supreme Court, and all other officers of the US who are not otherwise provided for. (Established by law)
-The power to fill all vacancies in the senate (if vacant before voting)