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    The document contains 25 multiple choice questions about the three branches of the US government as established by the Constitution: The Legislative Branch is described in Article I and divided into the House of Representatives and Senate. The House members have 2 year terms and must be at least 25 years old, while each state has two Senators who must be at least 30 years old. The Executive Branch is outlined in Article II and led by the President, who serves a 4 year term. Impeachment and removal from office are addressed. The Judicial Branch is established in Article III, dividing courts into the Supreme Court and inferior courts. Treason against the United States is also defined.

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    The document contains 25 multiple choice questions about the three branches of the US government as established by the Constitution: The Legislative Branch is described in Article I and divided into the House of Representatives and Senate. The House members have 2 year terms and must be at least 25 years old, while each state has two Senators who must be at least 30 years old. The Executive Branch is outlined in Article II and led by the President, who serves a 4 year term. Impeachment and removal from office are addressed. The Judicial Branch is established in Article III, dividing courts into the Supreme Court and inferior courts. Treason against the United States is also defined.

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    The document contains 25 multiple choice questions about the three branches of the US government as established by the Constitution: The Legislative Branch is described in Article I and divided into the House of Representatives and Senate. The House members have 2 year terms and must be at least 25 years old, while each state has two Senators who must be at least 30 years old. The Executive Branch is outlined in Article II and led by the President, who serves a 4 year term. Impeachment and removal from office are addressed. The Judicial Branch is established in Article III, dividing courts into the Supreme Court and inferior courts. Treason against the United States is also defined.

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    READING THE CONSTITUTION: 3 Branches

    Directions: Use the Constitution to answer the questions about the each branch of government. 1. Which Article describes the Legislative Branch? 2. Name the 2 groups into which the US Congress is divided. 3. How often are members of the House of Representatives chosen? 4. What are the formal qualifications for the House of Representatives? 5. How many senators does each state have? 6. What are the formal qualifications for a Senator? 7. Who is the President of the Senate? 8. When the Senate tries the US President for impeachment, who presides over the trial? 9. What must happen to a bill that has passed the House of Representatives and the Senate before it can become a law? 10. If the President returns a bill to Congress, what must they do to pass it? 11. Which section lists the powers Congress has? 12. Which section has the necessary and proper clause (To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers)?

    13. Which section lists the powers Congress does NOT have? 14. What Article describes the Executive Branch? 15. What is the term of the president? 16. If there is a tie for president, who chooses the winner? 17. What are the formal qualifications for president? 18. How and why can the president lose his job? 19. What Article describes the Judicial Branch? 20. Which Section divides the Judicial Branch into a Supreme Court and inferior courts? 21. Who can establish the inferior courts in the United States? 22. What types of cases does the Supreme Court have original jurisdiction over? 23. What Section of Article III promises a trial by jury to US citizens? 24. What is treason? 25. How can a person be convicted of treason against the United States?

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