Using C-SPAN’s Constitution Clip website, answer each of the following questions relating to the Constitution. View the videos associated with the answers and complete the chart.
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ARTICLE I | |||
Question | Answer | What examples are provided in the Constitution Clips that are associated with this answer? | List keywords associated with these video clips |
What are the purposes of government that are mentioned in the Preamble? | |||
Who has legislative power at the national level? | |||
How often are members of the House of Representatives elected? | |||
How often does apportionment of the House of Representative occur? | |||
What is the House of Representatives' role in impeachment? | |||
How many Senators does each state get? | |||
What role does the Vice President play in the Senate? | |||
What is the Senate's role in all impeachments? | |||
Who decides how and when elections take place? | |||
How are the rules for each chamber of Congress decided? | |||
In which chamber of Congress do revenue bills have to originate? | |||
Who must sign a bill for it to become a law? | |||
What is the process for overriding a Presidential veto of a bill? | |||
What power does the Congress have regarding taxes? | |||
What military and war powers does the Congress have? | |||
What is meant by Congress's power to "make all laws which shall be necessary and proper?" | |||
What restrictions of Congress are included in Article 1, Section 9 of the Constitution? | |||
ARTICLE II | |||
Question | Answer | Examples | Keywords |
What power is "vested in a president?" | |||
Explain the process for electing a President? | |||
What is the president's role in military? | |||
Explain the president's power to pardon. | |||
Who can the president appoint with the advice and consent of the Senate? | |||
What is the address called that the president gives to Congress? | |||
Explain what a president can be impeached for. | |||
ARTICLE III | |||
Question | Answer | Examples | Keywords |
Where is the judicial power of the United States vested in? | |||
What are the two types of jurisdiction mentioned in the Constitution? | |||
ARTICLE IV | |||
Question | Answer | Examples | Keywords |
How does the Full Faith and Credit clause relate to the states? | |||
ARTICLE V | |||
Question | Answer | Examples | Keywords |
How can changes be made to the Constitution? | |||
ARTICLE VI | |||
Question | Answer | Examples | Keywords |
What is meant by the Constitution and laws of the United States being the "supreme law of the land?" | |||
ARTICLE VII | |||
Question | Answer | Examples | Keywords |
What is the purpose of Article VII? | |||
AMENDMENTS | |||
Question | Answer | Examples | Keywords |
What are the five parts of the 1st Amendment? | |||
What is meant by "the right of the people to keep and bear arms?" | |||
What protections do individuals have against unreasonable searches and seizures? | |||
What rights listed in the 5th Amendment do people have when accused of crimes? | |||
How is your right to a fair trial protected in the Bill of Rights? | |||
How does the Constitution address punishments for crimes? | |||
What rights are included in the 9th and 10th amendments? | |||
How did the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments address the concept of equal rights for all? | |||
What part of the Constitution created the way that Senators are currently elected? | |||
How did the 19th Amendment address the concept of equal rights? | |||
How are the 18th and 21st amendment connected? | |||
What were the events surrounding the 22nd Amendment? | |||
How was the youth vote expanded in the Constitution? | |||
What was the most recent change to the Constitution? |