Constitution Test Review Packet

Questions for Review Answers for Review

1. What was the Constitutional Convention?

Historical Review of the Constitution 2. What was the result of the Connecticut Compromise?

3. Why did small states accept the Great Compromise?

4. What are the differences between the Constitution and the Articles of Confederation?

5. What did the federalists support?

6. What were those not in favor of the Constitution called?

7. What are the first ten amendments called? The Amendments/Bill of Rights

8. Which amendment states that no one can be forced to say anything that would help convict him/her of a crime?

9. Which amendment protects a person from unlawful search and seizure?

10. Which amendment abolishes slavery? 1. Which amendment gave black men the right to vote?

2. Why is the 14th amendment so important?

3. The 8th amendment considers torture to be ….

4. What does the 3rd amendment prohibit?

5. What does the 2nd amendment guarantee

6. How is an amendment proposed?

7. How is an amendment ratified?

8. Which amendment limits the number of terms served by a President?

Article 1: The Legislative Branch of Government

9. How many members are in the House of Representatives?

10. List the qualifications of the H.R.

11. How is the number of congressional representatives from each state determined?

12. Currently, how many MO representatives serve? 13. What special powers are held by the house?

14. Who is the leader of the H.R.

15. Who are our MO senators?

16. How many senators serve the U.S.?

17. What is the term for a senator?

18. List the qualifications for senators.

19. Who is the President of the Senate?

20.What is a bill?

21. List the expressed powers of congress.

Article 2: The Executive Branch of Government

22.List the qualifications for President

23.How long is each term in office?

24.What is the line of succession?

25.List the President’s expressed powers. 26.List the informal qualifications of the President

27.List the various roles the President plays each day.

28.What is the Electoral College?

29.What is the formula for figuring out the number of electoral votes given to each state?

Article III: The Judicial Branch

30.How are federal judges appointed?

31. What is a typical term limit for a federal judge?

32.What is judicial review?

33.What is the most powerful power of the judicial branch?

34.What is the path of a case before it reaches the Supreme Court?

35.How many members are on the Supreme Court