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Constitution Article I Quiz

I. Short Answer: Answer the following questions with a word or a phrase

1. If you were born in Singapore, what would you have to do to run for the House of Representatives in Georgia?
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b.
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2. Who are the "other persons" mentioned in the 3/5 compromise?

3. When will the next US census occur?

4. Sonny Bono, Representative from California, died in 1997. Who has the power to choose how he is replaced?

5. If the House of Representatives accuses Bill Clinton of impeachment, who listens to the case and judges it?

6. Who originally selected Senators in 1790?

7. Even though Senators are elected to six year terms, 1/3 of the Senators are elected every _______ years.

8. When does the Vice-President vote?

9. What is a quorum?

10. True or False: A Representative can be put in jail for criticizing the President during a meeting.

11. Which House can raise taxes?

12. If the House and Senate sign a bill stating that California can split into two states and the President vetoes it, how can the bill still be passed?

13. What can happen to a bill when it reaches committee?
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b.
c.

EC #1: How many senators must vote in favor of impeachment for Clinton to be impeached?

EC #2: Newt Gingrich, a republican, is the Speaker of the House and Bill Clinton, a Democrat, is the President of the United States. Why have certain people criticized the investigation of Bill Clinton as "party politics"?

II. Paragraph Response: You are a reporter from the New York Gazette and you snuck into the Pennsylvania State House. When you return to New York, you write an article regarding what you observed. Describe to your readers who was in attendance, what is the mood of the meeting, what is being discussed and what incident stands out in your mind as either interesting, unique or odd. Be sure to grab your reader's attention with a clever topic sentence.