Constitution Article 1

War may be declared only by....

• President

• Congress

• Senate

• House of Representatives

Which one of the below was a problem with the Article of Confederation?

• No Central Gov't

• Too long

• Not enough people agreed

• States could declare war on each other

What was the Great Compromise?

• An agreement to go to war with Britain.

• That the president has total control.

• An agreement that the forefathers would run the gov't.

• That there will be two houses in the legislative branch.

How old does a representative have to be?

• 20

• 25

• 30

• 35

How old does a Senator need to be?

• 20

• 25

• 30

• 35

Who has the longer term of office?

• Representative

• Senator

Which house of the legislative branch is based on population?

• Senate

• House of Representatives

Who is the president of the Senate?

• President

• Speaker of the House

• Vice President

• President pro-tempore

How many Senators are there?

• 25

• 50

• 100

• 125

What is federalism?

• Power is taken away from the national gov't.

• Power is taken away from the state gov't.

• Power is split between state and national gov't.

• Power shared between state and national gov't.