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The Preamble and Congress (Article I, Sections 1 to 7) 35
A President who does not approve a bill returns it, with objections, to which body?US Constitution, Article I, Section 7
According to the Preamble, who ordains and establishes the Constitution?US Constitution, Preamble
Article I, Section 2 gives one body the sole power of impeachment. Which one?US Constitution, Article I, Section 2
Besides bills, what else must be presented to the President under Article I, Section 7?US Constitution, Article I, Section 7
Congress adjourns and so prevents the return of an unsigned bill within ten days. What becomes of the bill?US Constitution, Article I, Section 7
During a session of Congress, for how long may one house adjourn without the consent of the other?US Constitution, Article I, Section 5
For how many years must a Representative have been a citizen of the United States?US Constitution, Article I, Section 2
How are the votes taken when the two houses reconsider a bill the President has returned?US Constitution, Article I, Section 7
How far may judgment in a case of impeachment extend?US Constitution, Article I, Section 3
How long is a Senator's term of office?US Constitution, Article I, Section 3
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The Preamble and Congress (Article I, Sections 1 to 7), continued
How many days, Sundays excepted, may the President keep a bill before it becomes law without a signature?US Constitution, Article I, Section 7
How many Senators does each State have, and how many votes does each Senator cast?US Constitution, Article I, Section 3
How often are the members of the House of Representatives chosen?US Constitution, Article I, Section 2
How often must the "actual Enumeration" of the people, the census, be made?US Constitution, Article I, Section 2
In which body does Article I vest all the legislative powers the Constitution grants?US Constitution, Article I, Section 1
In which cases may a member of Congress be arrested while attending a session?US Constitution, Article I, Section 6
The Preamble says the Constitution is made "in Order to form a more perfect" what?US Constitution, Preamble
What are the age and citizenship requirements for a Senator?US Constitution, Article I, Section 3
What does Article I, Section 6 say about a person who holds an office under the United States?US Constitution, Article I, Section 6
What does Article I, Section 6 say about any speech or debate in either house?US Constitution, Article I, Section 6
What is the smallest number of Representatives a State may have?US Constitution, Article I, Section 2
What makes a quorum to do business in each house of Congress?US Constitution, Article I, Section 5
What may the Senate do with a bill for raising revenue that the House has passed?US Constitution, Article I, Section 7
What share of the members present can require the yeas and nays to be entered on the journal?US Constitution, Article I, Section 5
What share of the Senate's seats is chosen every second year?US Constitution, Article I, Section 3
What vote does a house of Congress need to expel one of its own members?US Constitution, Article I, Section 5
When a vacancy happens in a State's representation in the House, what does Article I, Section 2 require?US Constitution, Article I, Section 2
Where must a Representative live when elected, according to Article I, Section 2?US Constitution, Article I, Section 2
Which body has the sole power to try all impeachments?US Constitution, Article I, Section 3
Who chooses the Speaker of the House of Representatives?US Constitution, Article I, Section 2
Who judges the elections, returns and qualifications of members of Congress?US Constitution, Article I, Section 5
Who prescribes the times, places and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives?US Constitution, Article I, Section 4
Who presides over the Senate in the absence of the Vice President?US Constitution, Article I, Section 3
Who presides when the President of the United States is tried on impeachment?US Constitution, Article I, Section 3
With which three words does the Preamble to the US Constitution begin?US Constitution, Preamble
Powers and limits of Congress (Article I, Sections 8 to 10) 24
Article I, Section 10 bars every State from passing a law impairing the obligation of what?US Constitution, Article I, Section 10
For how long at most may an appropriation of money to raise and support armies run?US Constitution, Article I, Section 8
For which purposes may Congress provide for calling forth the militia?US Constitution, Article I, Section 8
How large may the district that becomes the seat of the government of the United States be?US Constitution, Article I, Section 8
How may money be drawn from the Treasury?US Constitution, Article I, Section 9
To whom does Article I, Section 8 reserve the appointment of the officers of the militia?US Constitution, Article I, Section 8
Until which year was Congress barred from prohibiting the "Migration or Importation of such Persons" as the States thought proper to admit?US Constitution, Article I, Section 9
What alone may a State make a tender in payment of debts?US Constitution, Article I, Section 10
What does a State need before it may lay a duty of tonnage or keep troops or ships of war in time of peace?US Constitution, Article I, Section 10
What does Article I, Section 9 say about taxing articles exported from any State?US Constitution, Article I, Section 9
What does the last clause of Article I, Section 8 allow Congress to make?US Constitution, Article I, Section 8
What kind of rule of naturalization may Congress establish?US Constitution, Article I, Section 8
What may Congress secure "for limited Times" to authors and inventors?US Constitution, Article I, Section 8
What may the United States never grant, under Article I, Section 9?US Constitution, Article I, Section 9
What must all duties, imposts and excises be throughout the United States?US Constitution, Article I, Section 8
When may a State engage in war without the consent of Congress?US Constitution, Article I, Section 10
When may the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus be suspended?US Constitution, Article I, Section 9
Which body has the power to declare war?US Constitution, Article I, Section 8
Which courts may Congress constitute under Article I, Section 8?US Constitution, Article I, Section 8
Which of these is forbidden to every State by Article I, Section 10?US Constitution, Article I, Section 10
Which two kinds of law does Article I, Section 9 forbid Congress to pass?US Constitution, Article I, Section 9
Who has the power to coin money and regulate its value?US Constitution, Article I, Section 8
Whose consent must an officeholder have before accepting a present, office or title from a foreign state?US Constitution, Article I, Section 9
With whom may Congress regulate commerce under Article I, Section 8?US Constitution, Article I, Section 8
The President (Article II) 23
Besides the salary, what may a President receive from the United States or any State during the term?US Constitution, Article II, Section 1
For how many years must a President have been a resident within the United States?US Constitution, Article II, Section 1
How long is the term for which the President and Vice President are elected?US Constitution, Article II, Section 1
How many electors does each State appoint?US Constitution, Article II, Section 1
How may the President fill a vacancy that happens during a recess of the Senate?US Constitution, Article II, Section 2
In the oath of office, what does the President swear to preserve, protect and defend?US Constitution, Article II, Section 1
In which cases may the President not grant a reprieve or pardon for an offense against the United States?US Constitution, Article II, Section 2
In whom does Article II vest the executive power?US Constitution, Article II, Section 1
In whom may Congress by law vest the appointment of inferior officers?US Constitution, Article II, Section 2
Of which forces is the President Commander in Chief?US Constitution, Article II, Section 2
The two houses disagree about the time of adjournment. Who may adjourn them?US Constitution, Article II, Section 3
What does Article II say about the President's compensation during the term?US Constitution, Article II, Section 1
What duty does Article II, Section 3 give the President regarding the laws?US Constitution, Article II, Section 3
What is the youngest age at which a person is eligible to the office of President?US Constitution, Article II, Section 1
What may the President require, in writing, from the principal officer in each executive department?US Constitution, Article II, Section 2
What must the President give to the Congress "from time to time"?US Constitution, Article II, Section 3
When may the President convene both houses of Congress, or either of them?US Constitution, Article II, Section 3
Which of these persons may not be appointed a presidential elector?US Constitution, Article II, Section 1
Which officers does Article II, Section 4 make removable on impeachment and conviction?US Constitution, Article II, Section 4
Who determines the time of choosing the electors and the day on which they give their votes?US Constitution, Article II, Section 1
Who directs the manner in which a State appoints its electors?US Constitution, Article II, Section 1
Who receives ambassadors and other public ministers?US Constitution, Article II, Section 3
With whose advice and consent does the President appoint ambassadors and judges of the Supreme Court?US Constitution, Article II, Section 2
The courts (Article III) 11
Article III, Section 3 says treason against the United States "shall consist only in" what?US Constitution, Article III, Section 3
How must the trial of all crimes be held, except in cases of impeachment?US Constitution, Article III, Section 2
In which cases does the Supreme Court have original jurisdiction?US Constitution, Article III, Section 2
In which courts does Article III vest the judicial power of the United States?US Constitution, Article III, Section 1
Judges of which federal courts hold their offices during good behaviour?US Constitution, Article III, Section 1
What does Article III say about a federal judge's compensation?US Constitution, Article III, Section 1
What limit does Article III, Section 3 put on an attainder of treason?US Constitution, Article III, Section 3
Where must the trial of a crime be held under Article III, Section 2?US Constitution, Article III, Section 2
Which of these controversies does Article III, Section 2 place within the federal judicial power?US Constitution, Article III, Section 2
Who has the power to declare the punishment of treason?US Constitution, Article III, Section 3
Who may make exceptions to, and regulations of, the Supreme Court's appellate jurisdiction?US Constitution, Article III, Section 2
The states, amending and supremacy (Articles IV to VII) 19
A person charged with a crime flees to another State. On whose demand must that person be delivered up?US Constitution, Article IV, Section 2
The conventions of how many States had to ratify the Constitution to establish it?US Constitution, Article VII
In which year was the Constitution done in convention and signed?US Constitution, Article VII
Of what may no State be deprived without its consent, even by amendment?US Constitution, Article V
On which day of the year was the Constitution done in convention?US Constitution, Article VII
On whose application must Congress call a convention for proposing amendments?US Constitution, Article V
To what are the citizens of each State entitled in the several States?US Constitution, Article IV, Section 2
What does Article VI name as the supreme law of the land?US Constitution, Article VI
What does Article VI say about debts contracted before the Constitution was adopted?US Constitution, Article VI
What form of government does the United States guarantee to every State in the Union?US Constitution, Article IV, Section 4
What is needed before a new State may be formed within the jurisdiction of an existing State?US Constitution, Article IV, Section 3
What must each State give to the public acts, records and judicial proceedings of every other State?US Constitution, Article IV, Section 1
What vote of both houses lets Congress propose an amendment to the Constitution?US Constitution, Article V
Who applies to the United States for protection of a State against domestic violence?US Constitution, Article IV, Section 4
Who chooses whether an amendment is ratified by State legislatures or by State conventions?US Constitution, Article V
Who does Article VI say is bound by the supreme law, whatever a State's constitution or laws provide?US Constitution, Article VI
Who makes all needful rules and regulations for the territory or other property of the United States?US Constitution, Article IV, Section 3
Who may admit new States into the Union?US Constitution, Article IV, Section 3
Who must be bound by oath or affirmation to support the Constitution?US Constitution, Article VI
The Bill of Rights (Amendments I to X) 24
The Bill of Rights lists certain rights. What does the Ninth Amendment say about the ones it leaves out?US Constitution, Amendment IX
For what may the people petition the Government under the First Amendment?US Constitution, Amendment I
From where must the jury in a federal criminal trial be drawn?US Constitution, Amendment VI
How many of the twelve amendments Congress proposed in 1789 were ratified on December 15, 1791?US Constitution, Amendments I to X
How may soldiers be quartered in a house in time of war?US Constitution, Amendment III
In suits at common law, above what value in controversy is the right of trial by jury preserved?US Constitution, Amendment VII
In which cases does the Fifth Amendment's grand jury rule not apply?US Constitution, Amendment V
What does the double jeopardy clause of the Fifth Amendment forbid?US Constitution, Amendment V
What does the Second Amendment call necessary to the security of a free State?US Constitution, Amendment II
What does the Sixth Amendment give the accused for obtaining witnesses in his favor?US Constitution, Amendment VI
What help does the Sixth Amendment guarantee the accused for his defence?US Constitution, Amendment VI
What is normally required before a person is held to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous crime?US Constitution, Amendment V
What kind of trial does the Sixth Amendment guarantee the accused in all criminal prosecutions?US Constitution, Amendment VI
What may Congress make no law respecting, in the opening words of the First Amendment?US Constitution, Amendment I
What may no person be compelled to be in any criminal case?US Constitution, Amendment V
What must a warrant particularly describe?US Constitution, Amendment IV
What must be paid when private property is taken for public use?US Constitution, Amendment V
What must support a warrant under the Fourth Amendment?US Constitution, Amendment IV
What right does the Sixth Amendment give the accused regarding the witnesses against him?US Constitution, Amendment VI
When may a soldier be quartered in a house in time of peace?US Constitution, Amendment III
Which powers does the Tenth Amendment speak of?US Constitution, Amendment X
Which three things does the Eighth Amendment forbid?US Constitution, Amendment VIII
Whose lawmaking does the First Amendment limit by name?US Constitution, Amendment I
Without what may no person be deprived of life, liberty or property under the Fifth Amendment?US Constitution, Amendment V
Later amendments (XI to XXVII) 33
A person has acted as President for more than two years of a term to which someone else was elected. How many times may that person then be elected President?US Constitution, Amendment XXII, Section 1
By its own terms, how did the Twenty-First Amendment have to be ratified?US Constitution, Amendment XXI, Section 3
From how many of the highest candidates does the House choose a President under the Twelfth Amendment?US Constitution, Amendment XII
How are Representatives apportioned among the States under Section 2 of the Fourteenth Amendment?US Constitution, Amendment XIV, Section 2
How do the electors vote under the Twelfth Amendment?US Constitution, Amendment XII
How is a vacancy in the office of Vice President filled?US Constitution, Amendment XXV, Section 2
How long after its ratification did the Eighteenth Amendment's prohibition begin?US Constitution, Amendment XVIII, Section 1
How many electors may the District that is the seat of government appoint under the Twenty-Third Amendment?US Constitution, Amendment XXIII, Section 1
How may a vacancy in the Senate be filled for a time under the Seventeenth Amendment?US Constitution, Amendment XVII
No candidate for President has a majority of the electors' votes. Who chooses the President?US Constitution, Amendment XII
No candidate for Vice President has a majority of the electors' votes. Who chooses, and from how many?US Constitution, Amendment XII
On what account may the right to vote not be denied under the Nineteenth Amendment?US Constitution, Amendment XIX
On which grounds does the Fifteenth Amendment forbid denying citizens the right to vote?US Constitution, Amendment XV, Section 1
The President elect has died before the term begins. Who becomes President?US Constitution, Amendment XX, Section 3
The President says no inability exists and the Vice President's group disagrees. What vote of both houses keeps the Vice President as Acting President?US Constitution, Amendment XXV, Section 4
Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment bars from office those who took an oath and then engaged in insurrection. Who may remove that disability?US Constitution, Amendment XIV, Section 3
What did the Eighteenth Amendment prohibit?US Constitution, Amendment XVIII, Section 1
What does the closing section of the Thirteenth, Fifteenth and Nineteenth Amendments give Congress?US Constitution, Amendment XIII, Section 2
What does the Sixteenth Amendment let Congress tax without apportionment among the States?US Constitution, Amendment XVI
What does the Twenty-Fourth Amendment protect?US Constitution, Amendment XXIV, Section 1
What exception does the Thirteenth Amendment allow to its ban on slavery and involuntary servitude?US Constitution, Amendment XIII, Section 1
What happens under the Twenty-Fifth Amendment when the President is removed from office, dies or resigns?US Constitution, Amendment XXV, Section 1
What is the youngest age of the citizens whose vote the Twenty-Sixth Amendment protects from denial on account of age?US Constitution, Amendment XXVI, Section 1
What makes a quorum of the House when it chooses a President?US Constitution, Amendment XII
What may no State deny to any person within its jurisdiction under the Fourteenth Amendment?US Constitution, Amendment XIV, Section 1
When do the terms of the President and Vice President end under the Twentieth Amendment?US Constitution, Amendment XX, Section 1
When does Congress assemble each year, unless it appoints a different day by law?US Constitution, Amendment XX, Section 2
When may a law varying the pay of Senators and Representatives take effect?US Constitution, Amendment XXVII
Which amendment repealed the Eighteenth?US Constitution, Amendment XXI, Section 1
Which amendment says that no State shall deprive any person of life, liberty or property without due process of law?US Constitution, Amendment XIV, Section 1
Which suits does the Eleventh Amendment place outside the judicial power of the United States?US Constitution, Amendment XI
Who elects United States Senators under the Seventeenth Amendment?US Constitution, Amendment XVII
Who, together with the Vice President, may declare in writing that the President is unable to discharge the office?US Constitution, Amendment XXV, Section 4
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