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Constitutional Exam Cards Set 1 Legislative Branch  (Section 3) Legislative Branch

Legislative Branch

1 What is the length of a term of office

2 How old must a person be to be elected

for members of the U.S. House of Representatives?

to the U.S. House of Representatives? To the Senate?

Legislative Branch

Legislative Branch

3 Who has the power to propose

4 Who has the power to declare war?

a law to raise revenue (a tax law)?

Set 2 Executive Branch  (Section 4) Executive Branch

Executive Branch

5 What is the length of a term of office for

6 Who has the power to nominate

the president of the United States?

ambassadors, Supreme Court justices, and other U.S. officials?

Executive Branch

Executive Branch

7 Who is the commander in chief of the

8 What are the citizenship requirements to

U.S. military forces?

run for president?

Set 3 Judicial Branch  (Section 5) Judicial Branch

Judicial Branch

9 For how long can a Supreme Court

10 When a crime is committed in a particular

justice serve?

state, where is the trial held?

Judicial Branch

Judicial Branch

11 Does a state or a federal court try cases

12 An ambassador is the highest-

dealing with disputes between states?

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Set 4 Check and Balances  (Section 6) Checks and Balances

Checks and Balances

13 What can Congress do if the president

14 Who must approve the

vetoes a bill?

president’s appointments for ambassadors, Supreme Court justices, and other U.S. officials?

Checks and Balances

Checks and Balances

15 Who must approve a treaty made with a

16 Which branch has the power

foreign country?

to decide whether laws are constitutional?

Set 5 Amendment Process  (Section 7) Amendment Process

Amendment Process

17 Who has the power to

18 Who approves amendments to the

propose amendments to the Constitution?

Constitution?

Amendment Process

Amendment Process

19 Which amendment sets the

20 Which amendment gives

term limit for the presidency?

18-year-olds the right to vote? 

Set 6 Federal System  (Section 8) Federal System

Federal System

21 What is the supreme law of the land?

22 What does the full faith and credit clause do?

Federal System

Federal System

23 Who has the power to regulate

24 Who has the power to print and

interstate commerce?

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coin money?

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Constitutional Law Exam Obtain the envelope with the Constitutional Exam Cards for the section you are working on. In the corresponding space below, answer the question on each card in a complete sentence Also record the article and section number from the Constitution where the answer can be found. Legislative Branch (Section 3) 1. 2. 3. 4. Executive Branch (Section 4) 5. 6. 7. 8. Judicial Branch (Section 5) 9. 10. 11. 12.

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