US Constitution Worksheet
1. Which Article of the Constitution tells us how to change the constitution if it needs to be done?
Article Five of the US Constitution
2. Which Article of the Constitution deals with the office of the President and the Executive Branch of our government?
Article Two of the US Constitution
3. Which Article of the Constitution deals with the Legislative Branch of Government?
Article Three of the US Constitution
4. Which Article of the Constitution tells us how the Constitution will be ratified by the States?
Article Five of the US Constitution
5. Which Article of the Constitution tells us about the Federal Judiciary and the Supreme Court?
Article Three of the US Constitution
6. Which Article of the Constitution tells
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The individual having the highest vote numbers (majority) shall be the President of the United States – if this high vote number represents a majority of appointed electors for the process. If more than one candidate attains these majority voting numbers such that they have equal vote numbers, the House of Representatives will vote for one of the candidates with equal votes to be President. If none of the candidates attains a majority (measured against the number of electors), the House of Representatives shall vote to elect a President from the top five candidates on the list. After the electors are through, the electorate States would then vote to choose the President - one vote for each State representative. To attain quorum, in this case, the factors to be considered would include the attaining of a majority vote of all the States, and having members two-thirds of the states. Only natural born citizens are eligible to vie for Presidency in …show more content…
The people will choose their Representatives every second year. The Representatives shall after that choose two Senators from each State to serve for a period of six years. From the first election, the elected Senators would have to be divided into three equal classes for purposes of implementing staggered elections. The first class of senators will have their seat declared vacant after two years, the second class after four years, and the third after six years – creating a staggered Senate election. When a senator resigns when the legislature is in recess, the executive will appoint temporary senators waiting for election of a Senator when the House of Representatives
Review Questions for Mid-Term 1) What constitutional clause allows laws enacted by the federal government to take priority over conflicting state laws?
The Senate needs to ratify all laws by a two-third vote. The vice president who is the head of the Senate is not permitted to vote, but in case of a tie he is allowed to. The House of Representatives is made of 435 representatives, each is elected by his state and serve two years. The number of representatives depends on the state population. Both the House of Representatives and the Senate elect their own leaders; the part that controls the house, is called the majority leader while the other is called the minority leader.
“While the authors of the United States Constitution are frequently portrayed as noble and idealistic statesmen who drafted a document based upon their conception of good government, reality is that the constitution reflects the politics of the drafting and ratification process. Unfortunately, the result is a document that is designed to produce an ineffective government, rather than a government that can respond to issues in a timely fashion.” In support of this conclusion, the issues of slavery, The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, and the civil rights struggle keenly demonstrate the ways in which our constitution hinders the expediency and effectiveness of America’s government. The constitution’s provisions towards voting eligibility and
A constitution is a written document that sets forth the fundamental rules by which a society is governed. Throughout the course of history the United States has lived under two Constitutions since the British-American colonies declared their independence from Great Britain in 1776. First in line was the Articles of Confederation (1789-1789) followed by the Constitution of United States of America (1789-present). The Articles of Confederation was the first formal written Constitution of America that specified how the national government was to operate. Unfortunately, the Articles did not last long. Under the words of the Article’s power was limited; Congress could make decisions, but had no power to enforce them. Also the articles stated
The US Constitution states “We The People of the United states in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, ensure domestic Tranquility, provide for more common defense, promote the General Welfare, and secure the blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” The main purpose of the U.S Constitution is to establish the basic rights of all American Citizens. This follows that every United States Citizens have equal rights. Belonging to a minority group because of culture, religion or race does not assert that one is unconstitutional. In times of war, evacuation of minority groups only in NOT constitutional; however, evacuation of ALL United
A 3rd Article of the Constitution talks about the Judicial Branch. It says that there will be a court and then a “supreme” court that will make many decisions. It later says what kind of cases the federal government gets to hear. The framers wrote detailed descriptions for this Article so that the Judicial system new what cases they got and what cases the federal government got. Without the description, the federal government could possibly override the Supreme Court and get all of the cases. The framers also saw that this Article would need provisions because new cases would arise and new courts would come around.
In 1787 at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, the framers of the Constitution of the United States of America worked together to identify the best way to elect the President (Patterson, 2013). The ideas suggested varied and ranged from selection by members of congress chosen by lottery, to a popular vote of the people. By the end of the Convention the matter had yet to be settled as the framers fore saw that many of the suggestions were prone to corruption, error, and were very chaotic. The issue was passed down to the Committee on Postponed Matters, who in turn created the system that is used today and is commonly known as Electoral College (Kazin, 2011). The Electoral College was outlined by the Committee to up hold the views of the founding fathers, who were the framers of the Constitution.
Article Five of the Constitution gave the procedure for amending the Constitution, that little did the founders know would be used almost immediately. In order for an amendment to be proposed either two-thirds of Congress must deem the amendment necessary or two-thirds of the state legislatures must call for a convention to propose an amendment. Once the amendment was proposed it would take three-fourths of the states to ratify the amendment. This article also ensured that no amendment could be passed that deprived a state of its equal vote in the senate. The interesting part of this Article is
Based on your interpretation of the course text, explain the framers’ (framers’ of the U.S. Constitution) position on the Presidency:
Upon considering whether the Constitution in its current form should be ratified, four main points of consideration come into focus: the four main arguments determining the future for the United States and its people. Under the current form of government, the Articles of Confederation, a question of whether a stronger central government is needed is asked. This question is followed by if the United States would be more prosperous under a confederation of loosely governed states, and if a powerful national government consolidates the states. Next, the question of whether the Constitution provides a fair, honest system of representation for all classes of people, and finally, whether the document supports natural and
If an issue raises between states Articles states to use the system of negotiation. Now the federal court deals with state to state issues. With passing laws before the Constitution, the Articles wanted 9/13 to pass any law. After it states 50%+1 of both of the houses plus the president needs to sign it. Also in the Articles term limit for legislative office is no more than three out of every six years. In the constitution there isn’t a term limit. The Chair of legislature is the president according to the Articles but in the constitution, the speaker of the House of Representatives, Vice President of the Senate.
3b. Which amendment states that the powers not specifically delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states?
28. To what extent was the United States Constitution a radical departure from the Articles of Confederation? (2005B)
The constitution was established by men who had experienced the dictatorships of Europe and had escaped from its grasp. They sought to establish a form of government that would never allow a dictatorship or tyrant ruler to hold power over the people like in the places they had fled. With their creation of the foundation of what our government is today they created a system where 3 branches were all of equal power and each could be overruled by another which prevented any branch becoming superior of another. The separation of powers provides a system of shared power called Checks and Balances.(2) The three branches are legislative, judicial and executive and they each have specific powers to
Constitution, and “appoints federal judges by advice and consent of the Senate” (SITE, p.). The judicial branch is comprised of the Federal, District, and Appeals Courts, which judge cases concerning federal law, but the Supreme Court decides if the law agrees with the U.S. Constitution. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080521155230AAz04SP