Article 1

Article 1 of the Constitution is concerned with the duties of the law-making, or _____, branch of government.

• federal

• executive

• legislative

• judicial

Congress is made up of two houses: the _____ and the House of Representatives.

• Chamber

• Congress

• Executive

• Senate

Voters elect members of the _____ every two years.

• House

• Senate

• President

• judiciary

Voters elect members of the _____ every six years.

• Senate

• House

• President

• judiciary

Government officials can be _____, or charged with a crime, by the House of Representatives.

• indicted

• filibustered

• impeached

• jailed

Convictions of Impeachment must be by a ________ majority in the Senate

• 3/4ths

• 80%

• 2/3rds

• 100%

The "Elastic Clause allows Congress to establish laws that are ________ & _______ to carry out vested duties.

• constitutional and rational

• necessary and proper

• proper and rational

• constitutional and proper

If the president vetoes a bill, it can still become law if _____ of both houses vote to override the veto.

• all members

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 3/4

The official power to declare war belongs to _____.

• The President

• Congress

• the people

• The military

Powers of Congress include which of the following EXCEPT

• Establishing post offices

• Coining Money

• Suspending Habeas Corpus

• Regulating Commerce