CONSTITUTIONAL SCAVENGER HUNT Look up the following information as quickly as possible:
1. Who is the "father of the Constitution"? 2. The essays urging ratification during the New York ratification debates were known as:__________ 3. Name two authors of "The Federalist Papers". 4. How many states were required to ratify the Constitution before it could go into effect? 5. Which were the last two states to ratify (after the new government had already begun to function)? 6. How often is the number of congressional districts per state determined? 7. According to Article I, Section 2, of the Constitution, how were slaves to be counted when determining the number of congressional districts per state? 8. Who has the sole power of impeachment? 9. Who has the sole power to try officials who have been impeached? 10. When the president of the U.S. is tried for impeachment, who presides at the trial? 11. According to the Constitution, a writ of habeas corpus may not be suspended except under what conditions? 12. The first article of the Constitution places limits on the states. Name one. 13. Name two congressional limits on the President according to the Constitution. 14. Which article of the Constitution defines the powers of the President? 15. For what office mentioned in the Constitution must a person be a natural-born citizen? 16. Name three powers of the President as stated in the Constitution. 17. Which branch(es) of the federal government I responsible for establishing lower federal courts? 18. What is the Vice-President's only constitutional responsibility? 19. What is the only condition specified by the Constitution concerning the nature of state governments? 20. What is the only crime defined by the Constitution? 21. What does the Constitution require to convict a person of treason? 22. How does Article VI of the Constitution resolve possible conflicts between state laws and federal laws? 23. What does Article VI say about administering religious tests to candidates for public office? 24. When is it possible for a constitutional convention such as the Convention of 1789 to occur? 25. Can the president introduce, ratify, or veto a constitutional amendment? 26. What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called? 27. There are five basic rights mentioned in the First Amendment. Name three. 28. Name five of the rights guaranteed to all citizens in the Bill of Rights. 29. What does the tenth amendment say about the delegation of powers to the states? 30. Which amendment established the federal income tax?
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31. The Nineteenth Amendment, which gave women the right to vote, passed in what year? 32. People who fought for the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment were called ____________________. 33. According to the Twentieth Amendment, if the President-elect dies before the beginning of his/her term, who becomes President? 34. Name the only amendment that specifically repeals another amendment? 35. What was the purpose of the most recent amendment to the Constitution? 36. The argument that "anyone old enough to fight for his country, is old enough to vote" secured passage of what amendment? 37. What is the term (number of years) served by a member of the House of Representatives? 38. What is the term served by a member of the Senate? 39. What is the minimum age for a Representative? 40. What is the minimum age for a Senator? 41. What is the minimum age for a President? 42. Name the amendments that banned slavery, declared all persons born or naturalized in the U.S. to be citizens, established due process and equal protection under the law, and established suffrage for black Americans. 43. What is the exception to the Thirteenth Amendment's abolition of involuntary servitude? 44. The Twenty-fifth Amendment says a president unable to discharge the powers of his/her office must declare this in writing to two people. Who are they? 45. Which branch of government is given constitutional responsibility for regulation of trade?
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Text: James Madison Text: The Federalist Papers Text: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay Text: 9 Text: Virginia, New York (North Carolina, Rhode Island) 6. ArtI, Section 2, Clause 3: Every 10 years 7. 3/5 8. Article I, Section 2, Clause 5: House of Representatives 9. Article I, Section 3, Clause 6: Senate 10. Article I, Section 3, Clause 6: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court 11. Article I, Section 3, Clause 2: rebellion or invasion 12. Article i, Section 10: no treaties, no coining of money, etc. 13. Article I, Section 9, Clause 7; Section 7, Clause 3: impeachment; amount of money to run government; 2/3 vote overrules veto, etc. 14. Article II, Section 2 15. Article II, Section 2, Clause 5: President 16. Article II, Section 2: Military, treaties & appointments, filling vacancies 17. Article III, Section 1: Congress (Legislature) 18. Article I, Section 3, Clause 4: President of the Senate 19. Article IV, Section 4: republican form of government 20. Article II, Section 3: treason 21. Article II, Section 3, Clause 2: 2 witnesses to same act or a confession in public court 22. Article VI, Section 2: federal laws are the supreme law of the land 23. Article VI, Section 3: there shall be no test 24. Article V: 2/3 of both houses, 2/3 of the state legislatures 25. Article V: No; no; no 26. Bill of Rights 27. Religion, speech, press, assembly, redress of grievances 28. To keep and bear arms; no quartering of troops, freedom from search and seizure, double jeopardy, trial by jury, speedy trial, no cruel or unusual punishment 29. Powers not delegated to the U.S. nor prohibited too the states, are reserved to the states. 30. 16 31. 1920 32. Text: Suffragettes
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Section 3: Vice President Elect 21 repeals 18 Amendment 27: Compensation of Legislature 26 Article I, Section 2, Clause 1: 2 Article I, Section 3, Clause 1: 6 Article I, Section 2, Clause 2: 25 Article I, Section 3, Clause 3: 30 Article II, Section 1, Clause 5: 35 13; 14; 5; 15 Punishment for crime, after conviction President Pro-Tem of the Senate; Speaker of the House of Representatives 45. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: Congress (Legislature)
