Constitution Scavenger Hunt

CONSTITUTION SCAVENGER HUNT. NAME____________________________. Find and list the 6 reasons for establishing the Constitution: Explain one of these tha...

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CONSTITUTION SCAVENGER HUNT

NAME____________________________

Find and list the 6 reasons for establishing the Constitution:

Explain one of these that you feel is most important.

WHY do you think it is important for govt. to do this?

ARTICLE 1. The _______________________Branch Why is this the first and longest article? (think about the nation's history)

Find the answers for the 2 houses of Congress: Senate

House of Representatives

term of office qualifications special powers leadership Sec. 8 Lists all the powers given to the Legislative Branch. Idenitfy 8 of these:

Find the "necessary and proper" clause. Why is this called the "elastic clause"?

Sec. 9 lists the powers forbidden to the government. What are these?

Find the answer in this article: Who can declare war? Could a Congressman be appointed by the president to serve as a cabinet member and keep his job in Congress? Who is involved in the impeachment process? What are their roles?

ARTICLE II. The ________________________Branch The President election process term of office qualifications --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------List 5 of the powers given to the president:

How does the president check and balance the power of the legislative branch?

How does the president check and balance the power of the judicial branch?

ARTICLE III describes the ______________________BRANCH The ________________________ is the highest court in the federal court system. What crime is described in this article?

(Why do you think this crime was included by the writers of the Constitution?

ARTICLE IV describes _________________________________________________________ Do Illinois citizens who vacation in Wisconsin have the same rights as WI citizens who live here?

Does Illinois have to recognize a marriage, birth, or contract which occurred in Wisconsin?

How can new states be added to the U.S.? (Who must approve?)

ARTICLE V. is about ________________________________________ or making changes. Amendments can be proposed in 2 ways:

Amendments can be approved or ratified in 2 ways:

ARTICLE VI. contains the Supremacy Clause. This means that the _______________________ is the supreme or highest law in the land.

ARTICLE VII. tells how this document will be _________________by ___ states out of _____. Other Notes:

AMENDMENTS The first 10 amendments are called the _________________________. They were largely written by _______________________ . List the freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment:

Which amendments establish basic rights?

Which amendments extend rights (e.g. extend voting rights to different people)?

Which amendments change a government practice?

Which amendments deny the government certain powers?