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DEVELOPING YOUR VOCABULARY
Directions: The following words are found in the Constitution. Write a definition for
each word in the space provided. If you need help, there is a glossary at the back of this
activity book. Then use some of the words to write a paragraph describing how the
Constitution affects your life.
1. Domestic Tranquility
2. Posterity
3. Ordain
4. Apportion
5. Welfare
6. Concurrence
7. Habeas corpus
8. Jurisdiction
9. Infringe
10. Deprive
11. Impartial
12. Redress
Your Paragraph
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OUTLINING THE CONSTITUTION
Directions: Review Articles I-Ill of the Constitution and complete the following outline.
I. Purpose of establishing the Constitution
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
II. Legislative branch
A. Qualifications for House of Representatives
1.
2.
a.
B. Qualifications for Senate
1.
2.
3.
C. Five powers delegated to Congress
1.
2.
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3.
4.
5.
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D. Four powers denied to Congress
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2.
3.
4.
III. Executive branch
A. Presidential qualifications
1.
2.
3.
B. Three powers of the president
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2.
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1V Judicial branch
A. Five kinds of cases heard by federal courts
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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THE CONGRESS AT WORK
Directions: Read Article I, Sections 4—8 of the Constitution. Then complete the
sentences below.
1. The life of a Congress is considered to last
begins on
years. Its regular session
of each year. It remains in session until its members
The president can call a
session of
Congress if it is deemed necessary.
2. A majority of the members of each house must be present to conduct business. This
majority is called a
At the present time this majority consists of
members in the House and
members in the
Senate.
3. Neither house can adj.ourn for more than
days without the consent
of the other. Both houses must meet in the same
4. Members of both houses are free from
the session of their respective houses.
during their attendance at
5. All bills for raising revenue must begin in the
but the
has the right to propose
6. All bills that have passed the House and the Senate must be sent to the
If he or she approves the bill, he or she will
it. If not, it may be returned with the objections to the house where the bill originated. If
both houses vote by a two-thirds margin to approve the bill anyway, it then becomes a
7. If the president lets a bill sit for
days while Congress is in session, it
will become a law even if the president does not sign it. If Congress adjourns during this
period, the president can kill the bill by doing nothing. This is known as a
8. The powers of Congress include the right to constitute tribunals
to the
which
,
shall
to call forth the
be
execution the other powers of Congress.
and
,
and to make all laws
for carrying into
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CONSTITUTIONAL WORD PUZZLE
Directions: Use the clues listed below to complete the word puzzle.
1.
T
2.
H
3.
4
C
5
0
6.
7
S
8.
9
I
10.
T
11.
12.
T
13.
14.
15.
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Clues
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
L
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
Waging war against the United States or giving aid and comfort to enemies of the United States
Minimum age of a United States senator
Opening statement of goals and objectives
Power vested in the courts
Kind of law that is expressly forbidden by the Constitution
must originate in the House of Representatives.
All bills for raising
Kind of trade that could not be prohibited by Congress before 1808
Powers vested in the Congress of the United States
President of the Senate
of nobility.
Congress and states are denied the power to grant
The number of representatives that each state is entitled to is based on this.
People who were once elected by state legislatures
A power vested in the president of the United States
Has the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises
in chief of the army and navy.
The president is the
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CROSSWORD
Directions: Use the clues listed below to solve the crossword puzzle.
a
ACROSS
1. Congress has the power to punish this on
the high seas.
3. Congress can fix the standard for
and measures.
5. These people formally elect the president.
7. This tax was outlawed by the 24th
Amendment.
10. The right to vote
12. A high crime against the nation
13. A kind of trial covered by the Seventh
Amendment
15. “in order to form a more perfect
is guaranteed in
16. An impartial
criminal cases.
17. This kind of “bill” is unconstitutional.
18. What bills might become
19. The president’s branch
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2. The president is the commander in
of the armed forces.
3. Congress has the power to declare this.
4. The 21st Amendment eliminated this.
5. Paragraph 18 of the powers of Congress
(two words)
and establish this Constitution
6. “do
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8. The president’s “stamp of disapproval”
9. This kind of corruption was outlawed in
Article 3, Section 3.
11. Nickname for the 20th Amendment
14. One goal of the Constitution was to
establish this.