3. 1. Separation of
Powers
The Constitution calls for 3
Branches of Government with
specific duties and terms of office.
These are discussed in Articles I,
II, and III of the Constitution of the
United States of America.
4. Article II Article III
Article I
Judicial
(Bicameral-
Two house)
BTW, when talking about governments, the following
are synonomous: U.S. Government=National
Government= Federal Government
5. 2. Checks
and
Balances
Each branch of government
has authority to challenge
the power of the other two
branches of government in
certain ways.
7. ARTICLE ONE:
THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
1. THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH IS _____,
WHICH MEANS IT IS COMPOSED OF TWO
HOUSES.
2. THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH HAS THE
POWER TO MAKE _____.
3. THE TWO HOUSES ARE THE _____
AND THE ______.
House
bicameral
laws
Senate
8. 4. MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE ARE ELECTED
EVERY ______ YEARS.
5. HOUSE MEMBERS MUST BE AT LEAST
__ YEARS OLD.
6. THE NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES
EACH STATE HAS IS BASED ON ITS _____.
7. TODAY, THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN
THE HOUSE IS _______.
8. IN THE ORIGINAL CONSTITUTION, _____
OF SLAVES WERE COUNTED IN THE
POPULATION.
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population
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9. 9. IF A VACANCY OCCURS IN THE HOUSE,
THE _____ OF THE STATE CALLS A SPECIAL
ELECTION TO FILL THE SEAT.
10. THE HOUSE CHOOSES A LEADER
CALLED THE ______ OF THE HOUSE. THIS
PERSON IS USUALLY IN THE
_____POLITICAL PARTY.
11. THE HOUSE HAS THE POWER TO ______
OFFICIALS, OR BRING CHARGES AGAINST
THEM.
impeach
speaker
majority
governor
10. 12. EACH STATE HAS _____ SENATORS.
13. THEIR TERM OF OFFICE IS _____
YEARS.
14. SENATORS MUST BE AT LEAST ______
YEARS OLD.
15. THE LEADER OF THE SENATE IS
CALLED THE _______; BUT HE IS USUALLY THE
______ OF THE UNITED STATES.
16. THE SENATE HAS THE POWER TO ____
ALL _________.
17. IF IMPEACHED AND FOUND GUILTY, AN
OFFICIAL FACES THE FOLLOWING
CONSEQUENCES:
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Pro-tempore
removal
barred from fed. office
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11. 18. MISSISSIPPI'S TWO SENATORS
ARE THAD COCHRAN AND ROGER
WICKER.
OUR REPRESENTATIVE IS _____.
OUR REPRESENTATIVE IS ________.
19. IN ORDER FOR EITHER HOUSE
TO DO BUSINESS, THEY MUST HAVE A
_____ PRESENT. THIS NUMBER IS A
____.
20. EACH HOUSE KEEPS A JOURNAL
OF ITS PROCEEDINGS, WHICH ARE
PUBLISHED IN THE ____________.
OUR DISTRICT'S
CONGRESSMAN ISRecord
Congressional ALAN
majority
NUNNELEE.
quorum
12. 21. WHEN CONGRESS IS IN SESSION,
IT CAN'T ADJOURN FOR MORE THAN
____ DAYS AT A TIME.
22. ______ DECIDES THE SALARY FOR
THE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
23. CONGRESSMEN, WITH FEW
EXCEPTIONS, CAN'T BE ____ ON THE
WAY TO SESSION, DURING SESSION,
OR ON THE WAY HOME FROM
SESSION.
24. A PROPOSED LAW IS A ____.
25. ALL TAX BILLS MUST START IN
THE ___________.
arrested
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House bill
Congress
13. 26. A BILL GOES TO ______ FOR APPROVAL
AFTER THE HOUSE AND SENATE PASS IT.
27. A BILL APPROVED BY CONGRESS CAN
BECOME LAW WITHOUT THE PRESIDENT'S
SIGNATURE IF IT ________________.
28. IF IT SITS ON HIS DESK FOR 10 DAYS,
AND THE SESSION ADJOURNS, IT IS
CALLED A _____ ______.
29. THE PRESIDENT CAN _____(REJECT) A
BILL.
30. IF HE DOES THIS, CONGRESS MAY ____
IT WITH A /3 VOTE.
override
sits on the president's desk
2 president
pocket ten days
for veto veto
14. 31. CONGRESS CAN ALSO PASS ____, resolutions
WHICH HAVE THE SAME FORCE AS
LAWS.
32. POWERS DELEGATED TO CONGRESS:
A. IMPOSE DUTIES, WHICH ARE _____,
IMPOSTS, WHICH ARE _____,
AND EXCISES, WHICH ARE TAXES ON
_____________.
B. ______ MONEY-USUALLY BY
SELLING ________.
C. REGULATE _____ WITH FOREIGN
NATIONS, BETWEEN _____, AND WITH
_____ ______.
borrow
commerce
states
taxes
production
bonds tariffs
resolutions
indian tribes
15. D. MAKE LAWS ABOUT _____ AND
_______.
E. COIN ____ AND SET ITS VALUE.
F. MAKE LAWS TO PUNISH PEOPLE
USING FAKE MONEY, OR ________.
G. ESTABLISH ____ _____.
H. PASS ____ AND ____ LAWS TO
PROMOTE NEW INVENTIONS.
I. SET UP FEDERAL ____ LOWER
THAN THE SUPREME COURT.
patent
post offices
money
counterfeiting
naturalization
bankruptcy
courts
copyright
16. J. PUNISH ____, OR ROBBING SHIPS AT SEA.
K. DECLARE _____.
L. RAISE AND SUPPORT _____.
M. PROVIDE A ______.
N. MAKE RULES FOR THE ____.
O. CALL UP THE _____.
P. ORGANIZE, ____ AND ____ THE MILITIA.
OUR MILITIA IS THE _____ _____ TODAY.
Q. CONTROL FEDERAL BUILDINGS AND THE
NATION'S CAPITAL, ___, __.
R. MAKE OTHER NECESSARY LAWS TO
CARRY OUT THEIR DUTIES. THIS IS THE ____
CLAUSE.
navy
piracy
militia
armies
National Guard
discipline
war
arm
Washington, DC
elastic
military
17. after
__________
rebellion invasion
appropriating
post facto
treaties
Congress
_____
state
19. ARTICLE TWO: EXECUTIVE BRANCH
1. THE PRESIDENT IS THE CHIEF _____ AND ______.
2. HIS TERM OF OFFICE IS ____ YEARS.
3. THE PRESIDENT IS ELECTED BY THE ____ ____.
4. HE MUST BE AT LEAST ____ YEARS OLD
AND_____ IN THE USA.
5. IF THE PRESIDENT CAN'T FINISH HIS TERM, THE
___TAKES HIS PLACE.THIS IS CALLED PRESIDENTIAL
________.
6. THE PRESIDENT MAKES ______ PER YEAR.
7. THE PRESIDENT TAKES AN OATH TO PRESERVE,
PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE _______.
8. EACH YEAR THE PRESIDENT GIVES A ____ __ ___
____ ADDRESS.
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20. Bell ringer 11-12-12
Copy the Preamble to the Constitution, page 248-249. (You will need to be able to recite
it by the time you get back from Thanksgiving holidays. You may do so early for bonus
points.)
Bellringer 11-13-12
Why does the Preamble say, "In order to form a more perfect Union..."?
Bell ringer 11-14-12
What is "domestic tranquility?"
Bell ringer 11-15-12
What does "to our posterity" mean?
(Answer in complete sentences, please.)
HAVE YOUR HOMEWORK OUT!!!!!
