Constitution Scavenger Hunt Anagram Directions: Using the Constitution, find the correct answer to the clue. Then, indicate by Article, section, and clause the location of the answer. (Not all answers will have all three citations.) After finding the answers to the Clues, fill in the appropriate letters to determine what James Madison said about the constitution in 1787. (The first one is completed for you.)
1.
What must two witnesses see to secure a conviction of treason?
Article: III Section: 3 Clause: 1 (two words)
2. This has to be given by a state to other states' acts, records and
Article: 4 Section: 1 Clause:proceedings. (four words)
f | u | l | l | | f | a | i | t | h | | a | n | d | | c | r | e | d | i | t |
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3. What
type of taxes are expressly forbidden by the Constitution?
Article: 1 Section: 2 Clause: 3(one word)
4.
This is a majority of members present in either house of Congress
Article: 1 Section: 5 Clause: 1 in order to do business. (one word)
5. What
term did the Framers use to describe future generations and the
Constitution? (one word)
Preamble 6. The President of the Senate can only vote in
this type of situation.
Article: 1 Section: 3 Clause:4 (one word)
7. All bills for raising revenue must originate in this organization.
Article: 1 Section: 7 Clause: 1 (three words)
h | o | u | s | e | | o | f | | r | e | p | r | e | s | e | n | t | a | t | i | v | e | s |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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8. In cases involving ambassadors and states,
this is the type of authority the
Article: 3 Section: 2 Clause:2 Supreme Court has. (two words)
o | r | i | g | o | n | a | l | | j | u | r | i | s | d | i | c | t | i | o | n |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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9. The
number of days a president has to act on a bill presented to him.
Article: 1 Section: 7 Clause:2 (one word)
10.
This may be suspended in cases of rebellion or invasion.
Article: 1 Section: 9 Clause:2 (four words)
w | r | i | t | | o | f | | h | a | b | i | u | s | | c | o | r | p | u | s |
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11. The collective power vested in the President and Vice President is called
Article: 2 Section: 1 Clause:1 this. (one word)
12. The Senate gets to do
this to all presidential appointments and foreign
Article: 2 Section: 2 Clause:2 treaties. (three words)
a | d | v | i | s | e | | a | n | d | | c | o | n | s | e | n | t |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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13. Congress can create
these types of courts to assist the Supreme Court.
Article: 3 Section: 1 Clause:1 (one word)
14. The Constitution called for
these types of meetings in order to approve the
Article: 7 Section: 1 Clause:1 Constitution. (two words)
r | a | t | i | f | i | c | a | t | i | o | n | | c | o | n | v | e | n | t | i | o | n | s |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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15. The United States
guarantees this to every state along with the promise of
Article: 4 Section: 4 Clause:1 protection. (four words)
r | e | p | u | b | l | i | c | a | n | | f | o | r | m | | o | f | | g | o | v | e | r | n | m | e | n | t |
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16. Government officials may be removed from office on conviction of
these Article: 2 Section: 4 Clause:1 offenses. (three words)
c | r | i | m | e | s | | a | n | d | | m | i | s | d | e | m | e | a | n | o | r | s |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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17. No person can become president of the United States unless they are
this.
Article: 2 Section: 1 Clause:5 (two words)
n | a | t | u | r | a | l | | b | o | r | n |
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18. The Congress has the power to make all laws that are
this.
Article: 1 Section: 8 Clause:18 (three words)
n | e | c | e | s | s | a | r | y | | a | n | d | | p | r | o | p | e | r |
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19. The Constitution expressly forbids the passage of
this type of bill.
Article: 1 Section: 9 Clause:3 (one word)
20.
This phrase explains the authority the president has over the military.
Article: 2 Section: 2 Clause:1 (three words)
c | o | m | m | a | n | d | e | r | | i | n | | c | h | e | i | f |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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21. An individual member of Congress is forbidden from
holding this while
Article: 1 Section: 6 Clause:2 in Congress. (two words)
c | i | v | i | l | | o | f | f | i | c | e |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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22. A United States Senator is newly elected. How many
years will he/she
Article: 1 Section: 3 Clause:1 serve? (one word)
23. Congress has the power to collect taxes for the defense of the country
Article: 1 Section: 8 Clause:1 and this. (two words)
g | e | n | e | r | a | l | | w | e | l | f | a | r | e |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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24. The Constitution requires the president to give Congress information
Article: 2 Section: 3 Clause:1 on
this. (four words)
s | t | a | t | e | | o | f | | t | h | e | | u | n | i | o | n |
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25. The Constitution, laws, and treaties are collectively called
this.
Article: 6 Section: 2 Clause:1 (five words)
s | u | p | r | e | m | e | | l | a | w | | o | f | | t | h | e | | l | a | n | d |
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26. Citizens, while in other states, are entitled to
this.
Article: 4 Section: 2 Clause:1 (three words)
P | r | i | v | i | l | e | g | e | | a | n | d | | i | m | m | u | n | i | t | i | e | s |
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27. No person can be a United States senator unless they have reached
Article: 1 Section: 3 Clause:3 this age. (one word)
28.
Who presides over the impeachment trial of the president?
Article: 1 Section: 3 Clause:6 (two words)
c | h | e | i | f | | j | u | s | t | i | c | e |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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29. Congressmen are exempt
from this while in a session of Congress.
Article: 1 Section: 6 Clause:1 (two words)
30. Members of the House of Representatives get to choose
this person as
Article: 1 Section: 2 Clause:5 their presiding officer. (one word)
Keep going….you're almost done!
Now use the answers from above to determine the quote. (Hint: 5-7 means clue number 5, 7
th letter
10-12 means clue number 10, 12
th letter)
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| n | | f | r | a | m | i | n | g | | a | | s | y | s | t | e | m | | w | h | i | c | h |
5- 7 | 10-12 | | 2- 5 | 30-7 | 10- 8 | 16- 10 | 6- 2 | 19- 6 | 15- 17 | | 19- 1 | | 16- 6 | 5- 9 | 30- 1 | 17- 3 | 15- 2 | 4- 6 | | 10- 1 | 7- 1 | 6- 2 | 16- 1 | 27-2 |
w | e | | w | i | s | h | | t | o | | L | a | s | t | | F | o | R | | a | g | e | s |
10- 1 | 29- 4 | | 10- 1 | 28- 3 | 5- 3 | 7- 1 | | 12- 16 | 24-6 | | 23- 10 | 29- 1 | 14- 23 | 19- 2 | | 14-5 | 3- 4 | 1- 4 | | 17- 2 | 15- 17 | 28-12 | 12- 13 |
w | e | | s | h | o | u | l | d | | n | o | T | | l | O | s | e | | s | i | g | h | t |
10-1 | 3- 1 | | 28- 8 | 27- 2 | 17- 9 | 4- 2 | 21- 5 | 19-7 | | 9- 3 | 4- 3 | 1- 8 | | 17- 7 | 1- 1 | 7- 4 | 9- 2 | | 5- 3 | 13- 1 | 15- 17 | 7- 1 | 19-3 |
o | f | | t | h | e | | c | h | a | n | g | e | s | | w | h | i | c | h |
4- 3 | 2- 1 | | 29- 6 | 10- 7 | 18- 2 | | 16- 1 | 28- 2 | 26- 10 | 8- 20 | 23- 1 | 29- 4 | 8- 13 | | 10- 1 | 10- 7 | 26- 3 | 8- 16 | 2- 9 |
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17- 2 | 15- 17 | 28- 12 | 12- 13 | | 10- 1 | 28- 10 | 2- 3 | 15- 6 | | 10- 16 | 5- 6 | 24- 6 | 20- 7 | 2- 2 | 28- 1 | 19- 8 |
James Madison