The Articles of the Constitution Worksheets Answer Key

The Articles of the Constitution Worksheets Answer Key

<p>Chapter 5: Creating the Constitution Civics Name: ______Date: ______Block: ______</p><p>ARTICLE 1 The Legislative Branch</p><p>Directions: Complete the following outline of Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution by filling in the missing information of the different sections and clauses. Refer to the Constitution found on pages 136-142 in your textbook. </p><p>Article 1: The Legislative Branch</p><p>SECTION 1: ______. The Constitution gives ______the power to ______</p><p>SECTION 2: ______Clause 1: Election of Members . Members of the ______are elected every ______years</p><p>Clause 2: Qualifications . Members of the ______must be at least ______years old, an American ______for at least ______years, and a ______of the state he or she represents. Clause 5: Officers; Impeachment . Only the ______has the power to ______</p><p>SECTION 3: ______Clause 1: Composition; Term . Each state has ______senators. . Each ______serves for ______years</p><p>Clause 2: Classification; Filling Vacancies . Every two years ______of the ______runs for reelection.</p><p>Clause 3: Qualifications . A senator must be at least ______years old, an American citizen for at least ______years, and a ______of the state he or she represents.</p><p>SECTION 4: ______Clause 2: Sessions . Congress must meet at least ______a year.</p><p>SECTION 5: ______Clause 1: Organization . A quorum is: ______Clause 2: Rules . A member of Congress can only be forced out by a ______vote. Clause 4: Adjournment . Neither house can stop meeting for more than ______days without the approval of the other house . Both houses of Congress must meet in the same ______.</p><p>SECTION 6: ______Clause 1: Salaries; Immunities . A member of Congress cannot be ______for anything he or she says on the ______of Congress. This allows for ______of debate. Chapter 5: Creating the Constitution Civics</p><p>SECTION 7: ______Clause 2: How a Bill Becomes a Law; the Veto . A proposed law is known as a ______</p><p>. The ______can ______, or reject a bill by sending it back to the house where it was introduced.</p><p>. Congress can override the President’s ______if each house of Congress passes the bill again by a ______vote</p><p>SECTION 8: ______Clause 1 . Congress has the power to ______and spend ______money.</p><p>Clause 3 . Congress can regulate foreign and interstate ______</p><p>Clause 5 . Congress has the power to coin ______</p><p>SECTION 9: ______</p><p>Clause 2: Writ of Habeas Corpus . A ______protects people from unlawful imprisonment.</p><p>Clause 3: Bills of Attainder; Ex Post Facto . Congress cannot pass a ______or ______laws.</p><p>Clause 6: Special Preference for Trade . Congress cannot make laws that ______over another.</p><p>SECTION 10: ______Clause 1: Unconditional Prohibitions . Congress prohibited states from making ______or ______money.</p><p>Uses the glossary or index to define each of the following words on the line provided or refer to the article location represented in parentheses below:</p><p>1. Impeach: l ______</p><p>2. Writ of habeas corpus (Art. 1, Sect. 9, Cl. 2) : </p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>3. Bill of attainder (Art. 1, Sect. 9, Cl. 3): l ______Chapter 5: Creating the Constitution Civics 4. Ex post facto law (Art. 1, Sect. 9, Cl. 3): l ______</p><p>Name: ______Date: ______Block: ______</p><p>ARTICLE 2 The Executive Branch</p><p>Directions: Complete the following outline of Article 2 of the U.S. Constitution by filling in the missing information of the different sections and clauses. Refer to the Constitution found on pages 142-144 in your textbook.</p><p>Article 2: The Executive Branch</p><p>SECTION 1: ______</p><p>Clause 1: ______. The president is responsible for ______, or carrying out the laws passed by Congress.</p><p>Clause 2: ______. Directs each state to choose ______, or delegates to the ______to vote for ______</p><p>Clause 3: ______</p><p>Clause 4: ______. The candidate for President who wins the ______vote in each state wins that state’s ______votes.</p><p>Clause 5: ______. The President must be a citizen of the United States from ______, at least ______years old, and a ______of the country for ______years.</p><p>Clause 6: ______. The powers of the President pass to the ______if the President leaves office or cannot discharge his or her duties.</p><p>Clause 7: ______. The President’s salary cannot be ______or ______during his or her term of office.</p><p>Clause 8: ______ The President must promise to ______and ______the Constitution.</p><p>SECTION 2: ______</p><p>Clause 1: ______</p><p>. The president is the head of the ______and the state militias.</p><p>. The president has the power to grant a ______or a ______</p><p>Clause 2: ______Chapter 5: Creating the Constitution Civics . The president has the power to make ______with other nations. Chapter 5: Creating the Constitution Civics Clause 3: ______</p><p>. If the ______is in recess the president can fill vacant posts by making ______appointments.</p><p>SECTION 3: ______. Every year the President must give Congress a report on the nation, now called the ______</p><p>SECTION 4: ______. The President, Vice President, and others can be forced out of office if ______and found guilty of certain crimes.</p><p>Uses the glossary or index to define each of the following words on the line provided or refer to the article location represented in parentheses below:</p><p>1. Electoral College: l ______</p><p>2. Misdemeanor: l ______</p><p>3. Executive Branch: l ______</p><p>4. Electors (Art. 2, Sect.2, Cl. 2): l ______Chapter 5: Creating the Constitution Civics</p><p>Name: ______Date: ______Block: ____</p><p>ARTICLE 3 The Judicial Branch</p><p>Directions: Complete the following outline of Article 3 of the U.S. Constitution by filling in the missing information of the different sections and clauses. Refer to the Constitution found on pages 144-145 in your textbook.</p><p>Article 3: The Judicial Branch</p><p>SECTION 1: ______</p><p>. The Constitution creates the ______, but lets Congress decide on the ______of the ______</p><p>. Federal judges hold their offices for ______</p><p>SECTION 2: ______</p><p>Clause 1: ______</p><p>. In ______v. ______the Supreme Court established the right to judge whether a law is constitutional.</p><p>Clause 2: ______. The Supreme Court mainly acts as an ______</p><p>Clause 3: ______</p><p>. A trial by jury is guaranteed to anyone accused of a federal crime, EXCEPT those cases dealing with ______</p><p>SECTION 3: ______</p><p>Clause 1: ______. A person can be convicted of treason only if he or she ______or two ______testify to it. Clause 2: ______Uses the glossary or index to define each of the following words on the line provided or refer to the article location represented in parentheses below:</p><p>1. Jurisdiction (Art. 3, Sect. 2, Cl. 1): l ______</p><p>2. Original Jurisdiction: l ______</p><p>3. Appellate Jurisdiction: ______</p><p>4. Treason (see Art. 3, Sec. 3, Clause 1): l ______Chapter 5: Creating the Constitution Civics Name: ______Date: ______Block: ______</p><p>ARTICLE 4 Relations Among the States</p><p>Directions: Complete the following outline of Article 4 of the U.S. Constitution by filling in the missing information of the different sections and clauses. Refer to the Constitution found on pages 145-146 in your textbook.</p><p>Article 4: Relations Among the States</p><p>SECTION 1: ______</p><p>. Each state must recognize the official ______and ______of any other state.</p><p>SECTION 2: ______</p><p>Clause 1: ______. Each state must treat ______of another state the same way it treats its own ______</p><p>Clause 2: ______. Extradition means the: ______</p><p>Clause 3: ______</p><p>SECTION 3: ______</p><p>Clause 1: ______. Congress has the power to ______to the Union.</p><p>Clause 2: ______</p><p>SECTION 4: ______. The federal government must protect the states from ______invasion and from ______, or internal disorder.</p><p>Uses the glossary or index to define each of the following words on the line provided or refer to the article location represented in parentheses below:</p><p>1. Extradition (see Art. 4, Sect. 2, Clause 2): l ______</p><p>2. Republic (see Art. 4, Sect. 4): l ______Chapter 5: Creating the Constitution Civics Name: ______Date: ______Block: ______</p><p>ARTICLE 5 Amending the Constitution</p><p>Directions: Complete the following outline of Article 5 by filling in the missing words. Refer to the Constitution found on page 146 in your textbook.</p><p>The ______, whenever two-thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary,</p><p>______to this Constitution, or on the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states, ______, in either case, ______to all intents and purposes, as part of this Constitution, ______, as the one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by Congress.</p><p>ARTICLE 6 National Supremacy</p><p>Directions: Complete the following outline of Article 6 of the U.S. Constitution by filling in the missing information of the different sections. Refer to the Constitution found on pages 146-147 in your textbook.</p><p>SECTION 1: ______. The U.S. government promised to pay all ______and honor all agreements made under the ______</p><p>SECTION 2: ______. The Constitution is the ______, or highest law of the land.</p><p>SECTION 3: ______</p><p>ARTICLE 7 Ratification of the Constitution</p><p>Directions: Complete the following outline of Article 7 by filling in the missing words on the line.</p><p>The ______shall be sufficient for the establishment of the Constitution between the states so ratifying the same.</p>

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