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    ACTIVITY: Constitutional Scavenger Hunt

    Use the Constitution Link. Include the Article and Section in your response along
    with the answer. Note the patterns of checks and balances within each branch.
    Write what principle ties to that Article.

    1. What is the length of a term of office for members of the U.S. House of
    Representatives? Article _____ Section_____ Answer:

    2. Who must approve people—like ambassadors or Supreme Court justices—that


    the president appoints to government positions? Article _____ Section_____
    Answer:

    3. What is the length of a term of office for the president of the United States? How
    many terms can he serve? Article _____ Section_____ Answer:

    4. Who has the sole power to try (bring to trial) all impeachments? Who presides
    over any impeachment trial of the president of the United States?
    Article _____ Section_____ Answer:

    5. What is the length of a term of office for the Justices of the U. S. Supreme Court?
    Article _____ Section_____ Answer:

    6. Who has the power to approve or veto laws passed by Congress?


    Article _____ Section_____ Answer:

    7. Who has the power to review all laws and treaties of the U.S. and decide if they
    are constitutional or unconstitutional? Article _____ Section_____ Answer:

    8. How old must one be to be elected to the U. S. Senate?


    Article _____ Section_____ Answer:

    9. How old must one be to be elected to the U. S. House of Representatives?


    Article _____ Section_____ Answer:

    10. Who must approve any treaties that are made with foreign countries by the
    president? Article _____ Section_____ Answer:

    11. Who has the power to settle disputes involving the U. S.?
    Article _____ Section_____ Answer:
    12. Who has the power to nominate ambassadors, public ministers, or other officers
    of the U. S. –such as members of the Cabinet? Article _____ Section_____
    Answer:

    13. Who has the power to make laws for the United States?
    Article _____ Section_____ Answer:

    14. Who has the power to propose a law to raise revenue (a tax or money law)?
    Article _____ Section_____ Answer:

    15. Who has the power to declare war? Article _____ Section_____
    Answer:

    16. Who has the power to nominate judges to the Supreme Court?
    Article _____ Section_____ Answer:

    17. Who has the power to settle disputes between different states?
    Article _____ Section_____ Answer:

    18. Who has the sole power to impeach (to accuse an official of wrongdoing)?
    Article _____ Section_____ Answer:

    19. Who is the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. military forces?


    Article _____ Section_____ Answer:

    20. What can the legislative branch do if the president vetoes a bill? By what vote?
    Article _____ Section_____ Answer:

    21. What are the qualifications for becoming the president of the United States?
    Article _____ Section_____ Answer:

    22. What is the length of the term of office for members of the U.S. Senate?
    Article _____ Section_____ Answer:

    23. Name two ways amendments are proposed to the Constitution?


    Article _____ Section_____ Answer:

    24. Name two ways amendments can be added to the Constitution?


    Article _____ Section_____ Answer:

    25. What document is the Supreme Law of the Land? Article _____ Section_____
    Answer:

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