8a Constitution Handbook

What is the main job of the legislative branch?

• to make laws

• to break the laws

• to interprete the laws

• to enforce the laws

To be a member of the House of Representatives, what age must a person be and how long must they have been a citizen of the state?

• 25 years old; 7 years a citizen

• 21 years old; 5 years a citizen

• 30 years old; 9 years a citizen

• 20 years old; 30 years a citizen

To be a member of the Senate, what age must a person be and how long must they have been a citizen of the state?

• 25 years old; 7 years a citizen

• 30 years old; 9 years a citizen

• 21 years old; 5 years a citizen

• 20 years old; 30 years a citizen

What role does the vice-president of the United States play in the Senate?

• acts as advisor to the Senate leader

• he/she has no role in the Senate

• to veto or approve laws

• acts as president of the Senate

Why are there fewer members in the Senate than in the House of Representatives?

• to keep the president from gaining too much power.

• intended to be a more select group - older, wiser, serving longer

• to give more power to just a few

• to better represent the populations of the states, so larger ones get more.

What is one of the powers denied to Congress?

• making laws

• suspending habeas corpus - being held in prison without charges

• overruling a presidential veto

• super strength

What is the chief purpose of the executive branch?

• to interpret the laws

• to defy the laws

• to enforce laws

• to make laws

How is the number of electors from each state determined?

• it’s based on the size of each state.

• by rolling dice

• equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives from each state.

• each state receives two electors

What are the requirements for becoming president?

• natural-born citizen, 45+ years old, U.S. resident for 35+ years

• naturalized citizen, 30+ years old, U.S. resident for 10+ years

• naturally hatched mutant, under 35 years old, E.U.M. resident for 2+ years

• natural-born citizen, 35+ years old, U.S. resident for 14+ years

What position does the President have in the military services?

• Army general

• Armed Services liason

• Commander in Chief

• Militia Commander