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U.S. Constitution Worksheet QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
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U.S. Constitution Worksheet1. (ARTICLE 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH) Describe the impeachment process. -
ANS-The House brings the charges and majority of House must vote for charges in
order for president to be impeached, then the Senate conducts the trial, the Chief
Justice or Supreme Court presides over the trial, and 2/3 majority of senators need to
convict president of such crimes.
2. (ARTICLE 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH) Describe the skeletal outline of passing a bill
into law? - ANS-*A bill can come from the House or Senate but must be approved by
the majority of both legislative branches
3. *After it gets approved, it goes to the President for approval
4. *he can either send it back to Congress with his objections or approve it
5. *if Congress still wants bill to be put into effect, bill must be passed again, 2/3
majority vote from both House & Senate, President's objection becomes overruled
6. (ARTICLE 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH) How do the election procedures differ for the
House and the Senate? - ANS-Election procedures differ for the House and Senate
because new members are elected in the House every 2 years and each member
only serves 2 years, while for the Senate there are about 6 year terms.
7. (ARTICLE 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH) How often must Congress meet? Why? -
ANS-Congress must meet at least once a year and when they meet new members
are elected and must be seated.
8. (ARTICLE 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH) Name the two branches of the legislature.
What are they jointly called? What qualifications to be a member of each? -
ANS-*The legislative branch consists of the House of Representatives and Senate.
9. *Together they are called Congress.
10. *In order to be a member of the Senate the individual elected to the Senate must at
least be a United States citizen for 9 years, at least 30 years old, and a resident of
the state that the individual represents.
11. *In order to be a member of the House of Representatives the individual must be a
United States citizen for 7 years, at least 25 years old, and a resident of the state that
he or she represents.
12. (ARTICLE 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH) Pay special attention to the last clause of
Section 8 (clause 18)—the elastic clause. How does this function? - ANS-The elastic
clause (implied powers) allows the government to do things that are not specified in
the Constitution but are still allowed to the government in order to properly carry out
their enumerated powers and allows for national power growth.
13. (ARTICLE 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH) Section 9 includes some of the basic civil
liberty protections in the Constitution. What are they? - ANS-The basic civil liberty
protections are:
14. -can't suspend habeas corpus unless public safety depends on it
15. -can't have ex post facto laws
16. -can't direct tax
17. -can't have taxes on exports from States
18. -State's can't charge each other fees for travelling from state to state
, 19. -money can't be taken from treasury unless specified by appropriations law
20. -can't grant titles of nobility
21. (ARTICLE 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH) What are the two kinds of vetoes? -
ANS-*Pocket veto: president does nothing and bill becomes a law after 10 days only
if Congress is in session; if Congress is not in session then the bill doesn't become a
law
22. *Disapproving bill thus sending it back with president's reasons for disapproving
23. (ARTICLE 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH) What is a quorum? What are the Rules of
Proceedings? The Journal of Proceedings?
24. What is a Caucus? - ANS-*A quorum is the least number of people present that are
necessary in order to conduct business (usually a majority).
25. *Rules of Proceedings determine how business is going to be conducted.
26. *The Journal of Proceedings says what the businesses are allowed to do and this
includes voting record on bills.
27. (ARTICLE 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH) What is a revenue bill? What is different about
this bill? - ANS-*A Revenue bill focuses on methods of raising money by allowing for
taxation and tariffs.
28. *This bill is different because it has to originate in the House of Representatives and
the Senate is allowed to amend the revenue bill.
29. (ARTICLE 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH) What were some of the powers exclusively
held by Congress? - ANS-Some powers exclusively held by Congress include:
30. -Borrowing money on behalf of the United States
31. -Regulating commerce amongst states and with foreign nations
32. -Collecting taxes
33. -Providing and maintaining a navy or calling a militia
34. -Declaring war
35. (ARTICLE 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH) Who is the chief officer of the House of
Representatives? Of the Senate? - ANS-*The chief officer of the House of
Representatives is the speaker of the house, who gets elected by the whole of the
House of Representatives on the first day of every new Congress. *The chief officer
of the Senate is the Vice President (or the president pro tempore in absence of the
Vice President).
36. (ARTICLE 1: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH) Why are titles of nobility prohibited? -
ANS-Titles of Nobility are prohibited because it defeats the purpose of the idea that
every man is equal in America since it makes a person look more important than
everyone else.
37. (ARTICLE 2: THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH) How can a President be removed from
office. List the reasons. - ANS-*A president can be removed from office on
impeachment/conviction for/of treason, bribery, and other extreme crimes and
misdemeanors.
38. (ARTICLE 2: THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH) How is the President elected? - ANS-*The
people indirectly elect the president through the Electoral College. State electors go
to the candidate who wins the popular vote for that state. In order to win, it's required
to have plurality of electors.
39. (ARTICLE 2: THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH) Know the term of office for President and
the qualifications for the office. - ANS-*A president may only serve 2 terms in office, 4
years each.
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