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  1. What fraction of states must ratify a constitutional amendment for it to become part of the Constitution?

    Answer: Three-fourths

    Article V requires ratification by three-fourths (38 of 50) of the states.

  2. Which branch of government does Article III of the Constitution establish?

    Answer: Judicial

    Article III creates the judicial branch, vesting judicial power in the Supreme Court and inferior courts Congress may establish.

  3. The Preamble to the Constitution begins with which three words?

    Answer: We the People

    The Preamble famously opens with 'We the People of the United States…'

  4. Under Article II, how long is one presidential term?

    Answer: 4 years

    Article II, Section 1 sets the presidential term at four years.

  5. Which constitutional provision forbids Congress from suspending the writ of habeas corpus except during rebellion or invasion?

    Answer: Article I, Section 9

    Article I, Section 9 lists prohibitions on Congress, including protection of habeas corpus.

  6. What does Article IV's Full Faith and Credit Clause require states to do?

    Answer: Honor public acts and judicial proceedings of other states

    The Full Faith and Credit Clause compels each state to recognize the laws, records, and court decisions of other states.

  7. Article V outlines two methods for proposing amendments; which body is used by the second (never yet used) method?

    Answer: A constitutional convention called by two-thirds of state legislatures

    Article V allows two-thirds of state legislatures to call a constitutional convention to propose amendments, though this method has never been used.