UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Goals of the Constitution - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Establish a more perfect union
2. establish justice
3. insure domestic tranquility
4. provide common defense
5. promote welfare
6.secure blessings of liberty
Article 1 - CORRECT ANSWER - legislative branch: house of reps and senate
Members of House are elected every - CORRECT ANSWER - 2 years
Must be how old to run for House - CORRECT ANSWER - 25
must be a citizen for how many years to run for House - CORRECT ANSWER - 7 years
number of reps in house determined by - CORRECT ANSWER - population of free people
and 3/5ths for all others
Members of the house must be a resident of - CORRECT ANSWER - the state for which
you represent
census is held - CORRECT ANSWER - every 10 years
, every state has how many representatives - CORRECT ANSWER - at least 1 but no more
than 1 : 30,000
speaker of the house - CORRECT ANSWER - elected by members of congress
house of representatives has the sole power of - CORRECT ANSWER - impeachment
tax and tarriiff legislation must start in - CORRECT ANSWER - the house
how many members are in the house of representatives - CORRECT ANSWER - 435
members
what presidents were impeached - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Andrew Johnson
2. Bill Clinton
Article 1 section 3 - CORRECT ANSWER - senate
Article 1 section 2 - CORRECT ANSWER - house of reps
senate has how many reps from each state - CORRECT ANSWER -2
senate members are chosen by - CORRECT ANSWER - state legislature
17th amendment to the constitution gave power of selecting the senate reps to - CORRECT
ANSWER - the people
members of senate term length - CORRECT ANSWER - 6 years