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The Constitution Scavenger Hunt Matrix

Directions: Pick up a “card”. Use the U.S. Constitution in your textbook to answer the question on the card and write

your answer next to the corresponding number. When finished with one card, put the card back and pick up another.

You may only have one card per pair at one time.

Card Answer to Question Phrase with answer underlined Article Section

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Card Answer to Question Phrase with answer underlined Article Section 11

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The Constitution Scavenger Hunt Matrix (KEY)

Card Answer to Question Phrase with answer underlined Article Section

1

Yes

"No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years."

I

2

2

6 years

"The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State . . . for six Years."

I

3

3

the House of

Representatives

"All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives."

I

7

4

Congress

"The Congress shall have power . , . to declare War."

I

8

5

the president, with approval of the Senate

"He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties."

II

2

6

the Senate

"He shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors."

II

2

7

the president

"He shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate. shall appoint . . . Judges of the supreme Court."

II

2

8

35 years old

". . . attained to the Age of thirty five Years,"

II

1

9

four years

"He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years."

II

1

10 the House of Representatives

can impeach; the Senate tries the impeachment

"The House of Representatives . . . shall have sole Power of lmpeachment." "The Senate shall have sole Power to try all lmpeachments."

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2 & 3

Card Answer to Question Sentence with answer underlined Article Section

11

Congress

The Congress shall have Power. . . To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States."

I

8

12

president of the Senate

"The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate. but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided."

I

3

13

federal courts

"The Judicial Power shall extend to all Cases . . . arising under this Constitution . . . to Controversies between two or more States,"

III

2

14

for life

"The judges, Both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good behavior."

III

1

15

the states

"Each State shall appoint . . . a Number of Electors."

II

1

16

the president

"The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States."

II

2

17

the congressional

law

"This Constitution. and the Laws of the United States shall be the supreme Law of the Land."

VI

18

no

"Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them. or in adhering to their Enemies. giving them Aid and Comfort."

III

3

19

Congress "The Congress, whenever two-thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution."

V

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the president

"Every bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it becomes a Law, be presented to the President of the United States; lf he approve. he shall sign it. but if not he shall return it."

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