Federal Constitution Study Guide
Article I Legislative Branch
1. The job of the legislative branch is to ____Make laws____ 2. The legislative branch is divided into two parts or two houses which are House of Representatives_, ___Senate________ House of Representatives 3. The House of Representatives has ____435____ members 4. There are three qualifications from becoming a member of the House of Representatives 1. Must be ___25___ years old. 2. Must be a US citizen for ____7____ years before election 3. Must live in the state that elects you 5. Only Congress can make ___laws___ 6. The term of office for a member of the House of Representatives is ___2____ years 7. The number of Representatives a state sends to the House of Representatives depends on the states ___population___ (this favors large states) 8. Special Powers only the House has: 1. They have the powers of impeachment (formal listing of charges against a federal official) 2. All ___money or revenue___ bills must start here. 3. They choose their own oversiding officer who is The ___Speaker of the House___ 4. In special cases they pick the President (if there is no majority of electoral votes for a candidate) Senate 9. There are how many …show more content…
The job of the Judicial Branch is to interpret laws and settle disputes. They also try cases under law and determine the ____Constitutionality____ of laws. 2. There are ____9___ Supreme Court justices and 1 of the 9 is called the Chief Justices (John Roberts) 3. The term of office for a federal judge is _____life______
4. In order to be a judge you must be at least __there is no age requirement___ years old. 5. Treason can be defined as: 1. making ____war_____ against the United States. 2. helping the ___enemies___ of the United States. 6. You can be found guilty of treason by: 1. the testimony of ____2____ eyewitnesses 2. your own ____confession____ in open