Constitution Primer

Into which three branches does the Constitution divide the United States Government?

• Congress, Senate, U.S. House of Representatives

• The President, Speaker of the House, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

• Legislative, Executive, and Judicial

• The Monarchy, Parliament, and a House of Commons

Briefly describe the concept of Checks and Balances, and provide ONE example of a check that one branch has on the other.

According to Article I of the Constitution, what are the two chambers of the legislative branch?

• House of Representatives and the Senate

• House of Commons and Parliament

• Congress and the Courts

• President and the Vice President

How many U.S. Senators serve in the Senate?

• 100

• 200

• 50

• 435

How many voting members are there in the House of Representatives?

• 500

• 435

• 100

• 250

List 3 specific differences between members of the House of Representatives and the Senate (i.e. qualifications, duties, tenure, etc.)

Article VI of the Constitution describes itself as the "supreme law of the land". What does this mean?

What is a constitutional amendment?

How many times has the Constitution been amended?

• 20

• Never

• 27

• 18

What is the term used to describe the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?

• Constitutional Convention

• The First 10

• Constitutional Liberties

• Bill of Rights