NAME ______ BLOCK______
The Constitution
To remember the SEVEN Articles of the Constitution in order, just remember this sentence:
L______E______J______S______A______
S______R______.
ARTICLE 1
Article I is about the ______.
Its primary job is to ______.
Congress is divided into two parts:
______and the ______
Length of term ______Length of term ______
Minimum Age ______Minimum Age ______
Based on ______Based on ______
Total Members ______Total Members ______
Every state gets ______Every state gets ______
House of Congress that must start all tax bills ______
Fraction of Congress that is necessary to “repass” a bill the president has rejected ______
(2) powers Congress holds dealing with money
______and ______
Power Congress has in military affairs ______
Why the Anti-Federalists were nervous about Section 8, Clause 18
______
Whose powers are limited by Article I, Section 9 ______
Give 2 examples
______
______
An ex post facto law is ______
Specifically forbidden in the United States by Section 9, Clause 8
______
What does Section 10 say about a state’s ability to declare war ______
ARTICLE II
Article II is about the ______.
Its primary job is to ______.
Branch is headed by the ______and ______
In real life their names are ______and ______
Length of term ______
Minimum Age ______
What does the Constitution say about the presidential cabinet ______
Who must approve the people the President appoints as ambassadors, judges, and government officials
______
ARTICLE III
Article III is about the ______.
Its primary job is to ______.
Branch is headed by the ______
Type of trial is guaranteed by this section ______
Type of specific crime is defined in this section ______
ARTICLE IV
Article IV is about ______.
What “full faith and credit” means ______
Two groups this section says the states must help each other with if they escape from one to another
______and ______
Extradition ______
ARTICLE V
Article V is about ______.
Two ways an amendment can be proposed
______and ______
ARTICLE VI
Article VI is about ______.
Supremacy Clause ______
ARTICLE VII
Article VII is about ______.
Number of the original 13 states had to approve the Constitution before it went into effect
______