Constitution Guided Reading



Constitution Guided Reading

Article 1: Page 233-239

1. What is the topic of this section (the title of the section)?

2. What is the Main Idea (write it as it appears in the book)?

3. How many years does a Representatives Term Last?

4. What are ALL the Requirements to become a Representative?

5. How often do we change the number of representatives and what ratio is used?

6. How many senators are there and how long does their term last?

7. What are ALL the Requirements to become a Senator?

8. Who is the president of senate and when does he/she vote?

9. How many senators need to vote to impeach the president and what is the punishment?

10. EXPLAIN IN ONE SENTENCE all FIVE rules and procedures of Congress.

11. Where do Tax Laws start and what can the Senate Do?

12. Explain how a Bill Becomes a Law? Use the Chart and explain what happens with a Veto.

13. LIST the first 15 powers granted to congress and explain in ONE sentence what each means.

14. What is the importance of the elastic clause? (Read the Clause and use the Chart.

15. LIST the SEVEN powers denied by congress and explain in ONE sentence what each means?

16. What are THREE restrictions for the States in the United States?

17. Explain states powers to tax imports and exports.

18. Explain the Peacetime and war restraints of the states

Article 2: Page 240-243

1. What is the topic of this section (the title of the section)?

2. What is the Main Idea (write it as it appears in the book)?

3. How many years does a Presidential Term Last?

4. How do we determine the number of electors?

5. How many Electoral votes does Ohio have?

6. What SIX states would a president visit the MOST often during an election and why?

7. What are ALL the Requirements to become president?

8. Who takes over when a president cannot fulfill his/her duties?

9. What is the Oath of office the president takes? (List the entire oath)

10. List the three POWERS of the President and what he can do to carry them out.

11. What is the goal of The State of The Union Address?

12. When do we impeach a President or Vice President?

Article 3: Page 244-245

1. What is the topic of this section (the title of the section)?

2. What is the Main Idea (write it as it appears in the book)?

3. Who has judicial power in the United States?

4. LIST four examples where courts have GENERAL AUTHORITY.

5. LIST THREE examples where the Supreme Court has original Jurisdiction.

6. What crime does NOT have a jury trial? Where are all Jury trials held? (Do NOT Say In A Courtroom)

7. What is Treason? What is the Punishment?

8. List ONE Check each branch of government has on the other Branches according to the chart. (Six Total)

Article 4: Page 246-247

1. What is the topic of this section (the title of the section)?

2. What is the Main Idea (write it as it appears in the book)?

3. List THREE national powers, THREE State Powers, And THREE shared powers.

4. What does Article 4, Section 2 say about Citizenship and extradition?

5. List TWO things you CANNOT do to become a state.

6. List TWO ways the National Government Protects the States.

Article 5: Page 247

1. What is the topic of this section (the title of the section)?

2. What is the Main Idea (write it as it appears in the book)?

3. How many votes are needed to PROPOSE a law?

4. How many votes are needed to RATIFY a law?

5. Looking at the chart, Why do you need more votes to RATIFY a law than to propose one?

Article 6: Page 248

1. What is the topic of this section (the title of the section)?

2. What is the Main Idea (write it as it appears in the book)?

3. What did the constitution decide about past debts?

4. What does it mean that the constitution is the “supreme law” of the land?

5. How is freedom of religion followed by Article Six?

Article 7: Page 249

1. What is the topic of this section (the title of the section)?

2. What is the Main Idea (write it as it appears in the book)?

3. How Many States had to ratify the constitution before it went into effect?

4. How Many States actually ratified it?

5. There were 39 men who signed the constitution, List FIVE careers they had.

The 27 Amendments: Page 250-261

1. What is the Main Idea of the Bill of Rights?

2. Explain what the First 10 Amendments are and What they Protect.

3. What was the Main Idea of Amendments 11-27?

4. Using the Chart on Page 255 and the Actual Amendments, what did Amendments 13-15 protect?

5. What does Amendment 16 cover?

6. What does Amendment 19 cover?

7. What does Amendment 18 cover and what did amendment 21 do?

8. How did Amendment 24 affect civil rights?

9. What amendment changed voting age? Why do you think this was changed?

10. Looking at the Chart, Which Laws concerned Social Changes and which changed elections?

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