Congress and Constitutional Knowledge Quiz

Article l requires Congress to meet

• Monday through Friday for 36 weeks each year

• At least once a month

• At least once every two years

• At least once a year

Delegated powers are powers

• Given to the delegates of the Constitutional Convention

• Given to the states in Article 1 of the Constitution

• Given to Congress in Article 1 of the Constitution

• That no branch of the government can exercise

Congress does have the power to

• Declare war

• Act as commander in chief of the armed forces

• Appoint Supreme Court Justices

• Veto laws

Congress does not have the power to

• Recognize other countries

• Declare war

• Make coins and dollar bills

• Pass laws about immigration

Congress cannot pass an ex post facto law. An ex post facto law

• Applies only to post office employees

• Makes an act illegal after it was done, even though it was legal at the time of the act.

• Takes an unusually long time to go into effect

• Allows discrimination based on religious preference

Congress cannot suspend a person's right to the writ of habeas corpus. This protects a person from

• unjust imprisonment

• cruel and unusual punishment

• self-incrimination

• high taxes

How many senators are there?

• The number of senators changes as the population gets larger or smaller

• Two from each state

• 435

• The same number as the house of representatives

The number of members of the House of Representatives

• Always totals 435

• Always totals I00

• Can be changed by the president

• Is the same as the number of senators

The requirements to be a senator include the following

• 25 years old and a citizen for 7 years

• 30 years old and a citizen for 9 years

• 30 years old, English speaking, U.S. citizen

• 35 years old, natural-born citizen, lives in the U.S. for 10 years

To be eligible to run for the House of Representatives, a person must

• be at least 35 years old and a citizen for 9 years

• be born in the U.S. and at least 30 years old

• be at least 25 years old and a citizen for 7 years

• be at least 30 years old and speak English