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Constitution Test
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- 1Who passes a missouri law?Passed by the General Assembly and signed by the governer.
- 2What do Search Warrants do?Search warrants protect citizens form unreasonable searches and seizures.
- 3What is federalism?Federalism – the system in which powers are divided among the national, state and local government.
- 4What does the Impeachment proccess do?The constitution contains process to ensure that leaders are accountable by the impeachment process.
- 5What does the 1st Amendment say?The first amendment to the Constitution provides freedom of religion , speech, press and assembly.
- 6What is Popular Sovereignty?Popular Sovereignty – the governments authority comes from the people.
- 7What do Missouri Supreme Courts do?Missouri Supreme Courts hear appeals from convictions in Missouri courts.
- 8What does the governor of Missouri have the power to do?The governor of Missouri has the power to veto laws, enforce laws and pardon criminal
- 9What is the General Assembly?The Missouri legislation is the General Assembly
- 10How can a bill still pass after a veto?If the president vetoes a bill it can still become a law if both houses pass it by a 2/3 majority
- 11What does the supremacy clause do?The Supremacy Clause states that the Constitution is superior to all laws in the US.
- 12Who becomes the president if the the vice president and president are to die?If the President and Vice-President both die the Speaker of the House becomes President.
- 13Who is commander in chief of the missouri national guard?The Governor is also the Commander –in-Chief of the Missouri National Guard.
- 14What is the difference between between a republic and a monarchyA republic requires more from its citizen than a monarchy
- 15Do Missouri supreme court justices serve for life?Missouri Supreme Court justices do not serve for life
- 16Who has the legislative power in Missouri?In Missouri the legislative power is in the General Assembly
- 17How many senators are there?There are 2 Senators from each state for a total of 100 in the Senate.
- 18What is a power that the governor of missouri has but the president does not?The Governor of Missouri possesses the power to have line item veto, This is a power that the President does NOT have.
- 19What amendment was cited in the case of Texas v. Johnson?The first amendment was sited in the case of Texas v. Johnson due to freedom of “expression”.
- 20Who is responsible for passing laws?The Senate and House of Representatives share responsibility for passing laws in the legislation.
- 21What are some key facts for the Missouri supreme courts?Missouri’s Supreme Court uses majority ruling, limited to 12 year terms and hears appeals from lower courts.
- 22What is the 14th amendment?The 14h amendment guarantees equal protection under the laws.
- 23What are concurrent powers?Concurrent powers are those that are shared by both the federal and state government
- 24How high is the constitution?The Constitution is the highest law in the nation.
- 25How many representatives are there per state?The number of representatives each state has is based on population.
- 26Is making treaties a concurrent power?Making treaties is not a concurrent power.
- 27Is world peace addressed in any legal documents?The US Constitution does not address the issue of world peace.
- 28What was the impeachment process made for?The impeachment process was created for removal of elected and appointed officials.
- 29Can the Missouri governor grant pardons?The Missouri Governor can grant pardons.
- 30How has the federal governments power been limited?The federal governments power has been limited since the Constitution was written by limiting to two four- year terms in office.
- 31How are Missouri state senators elected?Missouri State Senators are elected from districts based on population.
- 32What do recall elections do?Recall elections allow voters to remove elected officials from office.
- 33What does the supremacy clause state?The Supremacy Clause states that the national government is superior to state governments.
- 34Why was the bill of rights added?The Bill of Rights was added due to the establishment of Article V.
- 35How do federal judges assume position?Federal judges are nominated by the president and approved by the Senate.
- 36What did the Marbury v. Madison case do?Marbury v. Madison established the power of courts to decide if a law is constitutional.
- 37What does the 2nd amendment state?The 2nd amendment was created to give citizens the ability to resist an oppressive government.
- 38What do amendments 4-7 do?Amendments 4-7 defend the rights of the accused
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