Constitution Vocab - Quiz
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| __ | 1. | adjourn | | A. | census or population count | | __ | 2. | bill | | B. | bringing charges against an official | | __ | 3. | constitution | | C. | principles and laws of a nation | | __ | 4. | emoluments | | D. | preamble | | __ | 5. | enumeration | | E. | charging a person with an offense | | __ | 6. | impeachment | | F. | to suspend a session | | __ | 7. | indictment | | G. | minimum required members present to conduct sessions | | __ | 8. | introduction | | H. | presiding officer of Senate when the V.P. is absent | | __ | 9. | president pro tempore | | I. | draft of a proposed law | | __ | 10. | quorum | | J. | salaries |
| __ | 11. | appropriations | | A. | income raised by government | | __ | 12. | bill | | B. | legislature's formal expression of opinion | | __ | 13. | duty | | C. | draft of a proposed law | | __ | 14. | emolument | | D. | a court | | __ | 15. | insurrection | | E. | talking by force property or territory | | __ | 16. | reprisal | | F. | rebellion | | __ | 17. | resolution | | G. | tax | | __ | 18. | revenue | | H. | payment | | __ | 19. | tribunal | | I. | funds set aside for a specific use |
| __ | 20. | amendment | | A. | tax | | __ | 21. | common law | | B. | violation of the allegience owed to one's country | | __ | 22. | extradition | | C. | a change to the Constitution | | __ | 23. | impost | | D. | surrender of a criminal to another authority | | __ | 24. | quarter | | E. | law established by previous court decisions | | __ | 25. | ratification | | F. | process by which an amendment is approved | | __ | 26. | treason | | G. | to provide living accommodations | | __ | 27. | warrant | | H. | document that gives a police particular rights or powers |
| __ | 28. | abridge | | A. | authority to be the first court to hear a case | | __ | 29. | appellate jurisdiction | | B. | more than half | | __ | 30. | apportiontment | | C. | to pass on | | __ | 31. | devolve | | D. | freedom from slavery | | __ | 32. | emancipaton | | E. | to reduce | | __ | 33. | insurrection | | F. | an office or positon that is unfilled or unoccupied | | __ | 34. | majority | | G. | rebellion against the government | | __ | 35. | naturalization | | H. | distribution of seats in House based on population | | __ | 36. | original jurisdiction | | I. | process by which a foreign national becomes a citizen | | __ | 37. | vacancy | | J. | authority to hear cases appealed in a lower court |
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