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Bach January 2012 Constitution Study Information Webquest You will be responsible for seeking out and remembering all of the following information which will be used on the Constitution Test. This is primarily factual information and can be discovered and learning by YOU without assistance from me. Most of this information can be found in your US History, online using resources (NOT Wikipedia.org) or NJROTC textbook. This is study information. It will NOT be used on the test. Purpose: perform successfully a Webquest research based inquiry. Questions 1-2 look at: http://sites.google.com/site/constitutionstudyguide/home/lesson-1 1. The year in which the Declaration of Independence was written? 2. The author of the Declaration of Independence? Questions 3-5 look at: http://sites.google.com/site/constitutionstudyguide/home/lesson-4 3. What are the qualifications to become President of the United States? 4. For how long does a President of the United States serve? 5. How many justices are there on the United States Supreme Court? 6. To ratify an amendment to the United States Constitution requires the approval of the legislatures in how many states? Questions 7-10, look at: http://sites.google.com/site/constitutionstudyguide/home/3branchesUS 7. How many representatives serve in the United States House of Representatives?

8. There are how many senators in the United States Senate? 9. Illinois has how many electoral votes? 10. For how long does a member of the United States House of Representatives serve? Question 14, look at: http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/thepresidentandcabinet/a/presveto.htm 11.If a bill has been voted by the President of the United States that veto many be over-ridden by a vote of _____________ of both houses of Congress. Question 12 look at: http://sites.google.com/site/constitutionstudyguide/home/lesson-3 12.What are the qualifications to become a member of the United States House of Representatives?

Question 13, look at: http://sites.google.com/site/constitutionstudyguide/home/lesson-4 13.What are the qualifications to become a federal judge (this includes the Supreme Court of the United States) For flag questions 14-18, refer to: http://sites.google.com/site/constitutionstudyguide/home/lesson-6 OR http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/ 14.What is the union portion of the United States flag? 15. What do the stripes on the United States flag represent? 16.What do the stars on the United States flag represent? 17.When should the United States flag be displayed on public buildings? 18.For what purpose, other than appropriate display, may the United States flab be used?

Question 19, look at: http://sites.google.com/site/constitutionstudyguide/home/lesson-4

19.Who appoints the justices of the United States Supreme Court? For how long do justices of the United States Supreme Court serve?

Questions 20-21, look at: http://sites.google.com/site/constitutionstudyguide/home/lesson-3 OR http://sites.google.com/site/constitutionstudyguide/home/3branchesUS 20.What are the qualifications to become a member of the United States Senate? 21.For how long does a member of the United States Senate serve? Illinois http://sites.google.com/site/constitutionstudyguide/home/lesson-7 22.In what year did Illinois become a state? 23.To vote in the state of Illinois, or in the United States, how old must a person be? http://sites.google.com/site/constitutionstudyguide/home/lesson-7 24.If the Governor of the State of Illinois should die, what state officer would then become governor? http://www2.illinois.gov/gov/Pages/default.aspx 25. Who is the Governor of Illinois? http://sites.google.com/site/constitutionstudyguide/home/lesson-3 26. Who are the United States Senators from Illinois? 27.What is the Illinois State Legislature called? 28.How many members does the Illinois Senate have? 29.How many representative districts are there in the state of Illinois? In other words, how many members are there in the Illinois House of Representatives? 30.To serve as a member of the Illinois State Legislature, a person much be how old? 31.What is the capitol of the state of Illinois? 32.For how long does the Illinois State Senator serve? 33.For how long does an Illinois State Representatives serve? 34.What is the highest executive officer in the state of Illinois is called? 35.What duties does the Comptroller of Illinois perform?

36.Does the state of Illinois have a Bill of Rights? 37.What geographic area do Senators in the Illinois State Legislature represent? 38.How does Illinois State Treasurer gain his/her office? 39.If a member of the United States Senate from the Illinois dies, resigns, or is impeached how that office filled unit is the next regularly scheduled election? 40.What body in the Illinois government is given the power to raise money needed to operate the state?