Use Pages 80-81 and 95-106 to Answer Each of the Following Questions

CE.CG.2.1: Analyze the structure of the national government in terms of how it is organized to maintain order, security, public welfare, & protection of citizens.

Use pages 80-81 and 95-106 to answer each of the following questions:

1. Name the three parts of the Constitution. (p. 80)

1. What is a preamble? How many goals are found in our Preamble? (p. 80)

1. What do you think the following terms mean? (p. 80)

Domestic tranquility

Posterity

General welfare.

1. What branch of government is established by Article I? (p. 80)

1. What is the term and requirements for members of the House of Representatives? (p. 95, A1, s2, c1-2)

1. What determines how many seats a state gets in the House of Representatives? (p. 95, A1, s2, c3)

1. How many Senators are there from each state? (p. 96, A1, s3, c1)

1. What is their term and requirements? (p. 96, A1, s3, c1, 3)

1. Who is the presiding officer in the Senate? When does he vote? (p. 96, A1, s3, c4)

1. In which house of Congress must all tax or money bills begin? (p. 98, A1, s7, c1)

1. Read Article 1, section 8, clause 18. Why do you think this clause is called the “Elastic Clause?” (p. 99, A1, s8, c18 also see bubble)

1. Define: (p. 99, A1, see bubble)

“Bill of attainder”

“ex post facto”

“writ of habeas corpus”

CE.CG.2.1: Analyze the structure of the national government in terms of how it is organized to maintain order, security, public welfare, & protection of citizens.

Use pages 100-106 to answer each of the following questions:

1. What branch of government is established by Article II? (Bubble on p. 100)

1. What is the President’s term of office? (p. 100, Art. 2, sec. 1, cl. 1)

1. How many electors does each state receive? (p. 100, Art. 2, sec. 1, cl. 2)

1. What are the qualifications to be President? (p. 101, Art. 2, sec. 1, cl. 5)

1. What does the President swear to do in his oath of office? (p. 102, Art. 2, sec. 1, cl. 8)

1. What is the President’s military title? (p. 102, Art. 2, sec. 2, cl. 1)

1. What branch of government is established by Article III?(Bubble on p. 103)

1. Who appoints judges and justices to the Supreme Court? Who gives the approval or consent? (p. 102, Art. 2, sec. 2, cl. 2)

1. What is the highest federal court? (p. 103, Art. 3, sec. 1)

1. What two kinds of jurisdiction does it have? (Bubble on p. 103)

1. What is the only crime specifically defined in the Constitution? (p. 104, Art. 3, sec. 3, cl. 1)

1. With what does Article IV deal? (Bubble on p. 104)

1. What must each state honor? What is this clause called? (p. 104, Art. 4, sec. 1)

1. Define extradition. (p. 104, Art. 4, sec. 2, cl. 2)

1. What body admits new states to the Union? (p. 104, Art. 4, sec. 3, cl. 1)

1. Section 4 of Article IV guarantees states a republican form of government. What is that? (See definition of a Republic!)

1. What is the purpose of Article V? (Bubble p. 105)

1. Name the 3 general provisions of Article VI. (Bubble p. 105)

1. What does the supremacy clause mean?(Bubble p. 105)

1. What can never be used as a requirement for holding public office? (p. 105 Art. 6, cl. 3)

1. According to Article VII, how many states had to ratify the Constitution before it went into law? In what year, then, did the new government take effect? (p. 106, Art. 7)