Chapter 5 Creating the Constitution

Chapter 5: Creating the Constitution Civics Name: _ANSWER KEY_______________ Date: _____________________ Block: _______ Chapter 5: Creating the Constitution ARTICLE 1 The Legislative Branch Directions: Complete the following outline of Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution by filling in the missing information of the different sections and clauses. Article 1: The Legislative Branch SECTION 1: ___The Congress________________________ ▪ The Constitution gives _____Congress_____ the power to ____make laws____ SECTION 2: ___House of Representatives_______________ Clause 1: Election of Members ▪ Members of the _______House________ are elected every ___2___ years Clause 2: Qualifications ▪ Members of the _______House________ must be at least ____25____ years old, an American _____citizen______ for at least __7__ years, and a _____resident______ of the state he or she represents. Clause 5: Officers; Impeachment ▪ Only the _______House_________ has the power to ______impeach________ SECTION 3: ___Senate______________________________ Clause 1: Composition; Term ▪ Each state has ____2___ senators ▪ Each _____senator______ serves for ____6___ years. Clause 2: Classification; Filling Vacancies ▪ Every two years ____1/3_____ of the ____senate___ runs for reelection. Clause 3: Qualifications ▪ A senator must be at least ______30______ years old, an American citizen for at least ____9_____ years, and a _______resident________ of the state he or she represents. Chapter 5: Creating the Constitution Civics SECTION 4: ___Elections and Meetings of Congress_______ Clause 2: Sessions ▪ Congress must meet at least ________once_________ a year. SECTION 5: ___Legislative Proceedings_________________ Clause 1: Organization ▪ A quorum is: _the smallest number of members who must be present for business to be conducted____________________________________________________________ Clause 2: Rules ▪ A member of Congress can only be forced out by a _________2/3’s________ vote. Clause 4: Adjournment ▪ Neither house can stop meeting for more than ______three______ days without the approval of the other house ▪ Both houses of Congress must meet in the same ________city__________. SECTION 6: ___Compensation, Privileges, and Restrictions__ Clause 1: Salaries; Immunities ▪ A member of Congress cannot be ______sued_____ for anything he or she says on the _____floor______ of Congress. This allows for _______freedom_______ of debate. SECTION 7: ___Revenue Bills and President’s Veto________ Clause 2: How a Bill Becomes a Law; the Veto ▪ A proposed law is known as a _____bill______ ▪ The _____President________ can ____veto____, or reject a bill by sending it back to the house where it was introduced. ▪ Congress can override the President’s ____veto_____ if each house of Congress passes the bill again by a ______2/3’s______ vote SECTION 8: ___Powers of Congress____________________ Clause 1 ▪ Congress has the power to ____tax______ and spend _______tax______ money. Clause 3 ▪ Congress can regulate foreign and interstate ________trade_________ Clause 5 ▪ Congress has the power to coin _________money__________ Chapter 5: Creating the Constitution Civics SECTION 9: ___Powers Denied to Congress______________ Clause 2: Writ of Habeas Corpus ▪ A ___writ of habeas corpus____ protects people from unlawful imprisonment. Clause 3: Bills of Attainder; Ex Post Facto ▪ Congress cannot pass a ________bill of attainder_________ or ________ex post facto__________ laws. Clause 6: Special Preference for Trade ▪ Congress cannot make laws that __________favor one state____________ over another. SECTION 10: ___Powers Denied to States_____ Clause 1: Unconditional Prohibitions ▪ Congress prohibited states from making ____treaties_____ or ___coining____ money. Use the glossary to define each of the following words on the line provided: 1. Impeach: l Bring charges against a government official. _________ l 2. Writ of habeas corpus: l A court order that requires sufficient evidence for a prisoner to be held for trial. _______________ l 3. Bill of attainder: l A law that allows a person to be punished without a trial. ______ 4. Ex post facto law: l A law applying to an act that occurred before the law was passed._______ Chapter 5: Creating the Constitution Civics Name: _ANSWER KEY_______________ Date: _____________________ Block: _______ Chapter 5: Creating the Constitution ARTICLE 2 The Executive Branch Directions: Complete the following outline of Article 2 of the U.S. Constitution by filling in the missing information of the different sections and clauses. Article 2: The Executive Branch SECTION 1: ___President and Vice President________________ Clause 1: _______Term__________ ▪ The president is responsible for ______executing_____, or carrying out the laws passed by Congress. Clause 2: ___Electoral College__ ▪ Directs each state to choose ____electors____, or delegates to the _electoral college_, to vote for ____President_____ Clause 3: ___Former method of electing the President and Vice President__ Clause 4: __Time of Elections_________ ▪ The candidate for President who wins the _________popular________ vote in each state wins that state’s _________electoral___________ votes. Clause 5: ___Qualifications of the President______ ▪ The President must be a citizen of the United States from ____birth_____, at least ___35__ years old, and a _____resident____ of the country for ___14__ years. Clause 6: _Presidential Succession______ ▪ The powers of the President pass to the ________Vice President________ if the President leaves office or cannot discharge his or her duties. Clause 7: ___President’s Salary_____ ▪ The President’s salary cannot be _____raised_____ or ____lowered____ during his or her term of office. Clause 8: ___Oath of Office______ ▪ The President must promise to ___protect___ and ___defend___ the Constitution. Chapter 5: Creating the Constitution Civics SECTION 2: ___Powers of the President_______ Clause 1: __Military, Reprieves, and Pardons_____ ▪ The president is the head of the ______armed forces_______ and the state militias. ▪ The president has the power to grant a ____reprieve____ or a _____pardon______ Clause 2: ___Treaties and Appointments___ ▪ The president has the power to make _______treaties_________ with other nations. Clause 3: ___Temporary Appointments___ ▪ If the ______Senate________ is in recess the president can fill vacant posts by making ____temporary____ appointments. SECTION 3: ___Duties of the President______ ▪ Every year the President must give Congress a report on the nation, now called the _______State of the Union Address________ SECTION 4: ___Impeachment________ ▪ The President, Vice President, and others can be forced out of office if ___impeached__ and found guilty of certain crimes. Use the glossary to define each of the following words on the line provided: 1. Electoral College: l Electors are chosen by the voters to cast ballots of their states for President and Vice President. 2. Misdemeanor: l Lesser crimes in society. l l 3. Executive Branch: l The branch of government, headed by the President, that enforces the laws of the land. l 4. Electors: l People chosen by the states to cast the official vote for the President and Vice President of the United States. l Chapter 5: Creating the Constitution Civics Name: _ANSWER KEY_______________ Date: _____________________ Block: _______ Chapter 5: Creating the Constitution ARTICLE 3 The Judicial Department Directions: Complete the following outline of Article 3 of the U.S. Constitution by filling in the missing information of the different sections and clauses. Article 3: The Judicial Branch SECTION 1: ___Courts and Terms of Office_____ ▪ The Constitution creates the _____Supreme Court_____, but lets Congress decide on the __size___ of the ______Supreme Court_______ ▪ Federal judges hold their offices for ____life______ SECTION 2: ___Jurisdiction of Federal Courts___ Clause 1: ___Scope of Judicial Power__________ ▪ In __Marbury__ v. ___Madison__ the Supreme Court established the right to judge whether a law is constitutional. Clause 2: ___Supreme Court______ ▪ The Supreme Court mainly acts as an ____appellate court____. Clause 3: ___Trial by Jury________ ▪ A trial by jury is guaranteed to anyone accused of a federal crime, EXCEPT those cases dealing with _____impeachment______ SECTION 3: ___Treason____________________ Clause 1: ___Definition of Treason________ ▪ A person can be convicted of treason only if he or she _______confesses______ or two ______witnesses______ testify to it. Clause 2: ___Punishment of Treason_______ Chapter 5: Creating the Constitution Civics Use the glossary to define each of the following words on the line provided: 1. Judicial Review: l The right of the courts to decide what is legal, such as the Supreme Court deciding what is constitutional or unconstitutional. l 2. Jurisdiction: l The right of a court to hear a case. l 3. Original Jurisdiction: l The power of a court to hear a case where it first arises. l 4. Appeals Court: l Decides if a lower court decided a case properly (does not try the case). l 5. Treason (see Art. 3, Sec. 3, Clause 1): l Planning to overthrow or aid a countries enemies. l Chapter 5: Creating the Constitution Civics Name: _ANSWER KEY_______________ Date: _____________________ Block: _______ Chapter 5: Creating the Constitution ARTICLE 4 Relations Among the States Directions: Complete the following outline of Article 4 of the U.S. Constitution by filling in the missing information of the different sections and clauses. Article 4: Relations Among the States SECTION 1: ___Full Faith and Credit________ ▪ Each state must recognize the official ___acts___ and __records__ of any other state. SECTION 2: ___Privileges and Immunities_____ Clause 1: ___Privileges________________ ▪ Each state must treat ___citizens___ of another state the same way it treats its own ___citizens____ Clause 2: ___Extradition_____ ▪ Extradition means the: ____act of returning a suspected criminal or escaped prisoner to a state where he or she is wanted._____ Clause 3: ___Return of Fugitive Slaves____ SECTION 3: ___New States and Territories____ Clause 1: ___New States______________ ▪ Congress has the power to _______admit new states________ to the Union. Clause 2: ___Federal Lands____________ SECTION 4: ___Protections Afforded to States by the Nation___ ▪ The federal government must protect the states from ___foreign____ invasion and from ____domestic____, or internal disorder. Chapter 5: Creating the Constitution Civics Use the glossary to define each of the following words on the line provided: 1. Extradition: l Returning a suspect to where he or she is wanted. l 2. Republic: l Voters choose someone to represent them in government. l 3. Domestic Territory: l Within the country or state. l Chapter 5: Creating the Constitution Civics Name: _ANSWER KEY_______________ Date: _____________________ Block: _______ Chapter 5: Creating the Constitution ARTICLE 5 Amending the Constitution Directions: Complete the following outline of Article 5 by filling in the missing words. The ___Congress__, whenever two-thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, ___shall propose amendments___ to this Constitution, or on the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states, ___shall call a convention for proposing amendments___, in either case, ___shall be valid___ to all intents and purposes, as part of this Constitution, ___when ratified by the legislatures of ¾’s of several states___, as the one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by Congress. ARTICLE 6 National Supremacy Directions: Complete the following outline of Article 6 of the U.S. Constitution by filling in the missing information of the different sections. SECTION 1: ___Validity of Debts___ ▪ The U.S. government promised to pay all ____debts____ and honor all agreements made under the _____Articles of Confederation________. SECTION 2: ___National Law______ ▪ The Constitution is the ____supreme_____, or highest law of the land. SECTION 3: ___Oaths of Office____ ARTICLE 7 Ratification of the Constitution Directions: Complete the following outline of Article 7 by filling in the missing words on the line. The _____ratification of 9 states_____ shall be sufficient for the establishment of the Constitution between the states so ratifying the same.