330. What is done when the imprisoment is illegal? When legal? Repeat clause 3. 332. What are bills of attainder? 333. What are ex post facto laws? Repeat clause 4. Repeat clause 5. 336. Why is no preference given to Repeat clause 7. Why are those laws prohibited? 338. What does this clause prevent? To whom does the money in the Trea Bury belong? Who keep the Treasury accounts? To whom does he report, and to what body is the report transmitted? 339. Can the government be sued for claims? redress? Repeat clause 8. What is the mode of 340. What is a fundamental principle of our government? Why are titles of nobility prohibited ? 341. Why is a person holding office prohibited from receiving a present from a foreign power? What is required in order that such officer may receive those gifts? To what persons does the prohibition not extend? 342. Are gifts from foreign princes ever sent to the President? What is generally done in those cases? REPEAT clause 1. CHAPTER X. 343. Can a State enter into a treaty? Why? Why should not foreign powers form alliances with any State? In whom is the treaty-making power vested? 344. Under the Constitution where is the power to issue letters of marque and reprisal vested? What danger might arise if this power was vested in the States? 345. Can any State coin money? 346. What is meant by bills of credit? Can the States issue such bills? What were the bills of credit issued during the Revolution called? To what amount were bills of credit then issued? What was the object of this prohibition ? 347. What is the lawful tender of the States? What was the object of this restriction? 349. Can the States impair the obligations of contracts? What is a contract? What is the obligation of a contract? What would be the effect if the law was changed enforcing its fulfilment? 354. In what cases can charters granted by a State be altered or impaired ? What charters may be repealed and changed? 355. What are retrospective laws? 356. Can the States grant titles of nobility? Repeat clause 2. 358. Can a State lay duties on exports or imports? 359. Can a State enact inspection laws? What are inspection laws? Is the object of these laws? Repeat clause 3. 363. Under what restrictions can the States lay duty on tonnage? What 364. Can the States keep troops or ships of war in time of peace? What is the rule in time of war? 365. Can a State enter into compact with another State? What is the restriction? What is the utility of this law? 366. Can a State engage in war without the consent of Congress? Where Is the power to declare war vested? CHAPTER XI. REPEAT clause 1. 368. In whom is the executive power vested? 370. How long does the President hold his office? 371. When does the term commence? When does it expire? How often may a President be re-elected? What example guides this matter? 372. Why was the office of Vice-President created? Repeat clause 2. 373. How are the President and Vice-President chosen? What is meant by the electoral college? 376. To what number of electors is each State entitled? 377. Who are excluded from being electors? 378. What is the rule if the electors fail to make a choice? 379. Where does each electoral college meet? 383. How is the President chosen in the House of Representatives? 385. Describe the manner in which Thomas Jefferson was elected? 388. How are the electors to vote? 389. What is the rule if no one has a majority? 390. What if the choice of a President falls on the House of Representatives, and they fail? 391. How is the Vice-President elected? What proportion of senators constitute a quorum for this purpose?. How are the votes of the Senate taken? 392. Can one who is ineligible to the office of President be eligible to the office of Vice-President? 393. How was John Q. Adams elected in 1825 ? Repeat clause 4. 394. How many electors is each State entitled to? 395. Where are the electors required to give their votes? Where do they usually meet? What is further required of the electors? 296. What is the rule if there should then be no President of the Senate at the seat of government? What is required to be done with the other two certificates? 397. What is required of the executive authority of each State? 398. What is required to be done if a list of votes shall not have been received at the time appointed? 399. Where are the certificates to be opened? By whom? In the presence of whom? Repeat clause 5. 401. Of how many particulars do the qualifications of President consist? Name the first; the second; the third; the fourth. 402. Why are aliens and foreigners excluded from the office of Presiden. ? 403. Why should the President be thirty-five years of age? 404. Why is a previous residence of fourteen years required? Does it preclude a temporary sojourn in foreign countries? Repeat clause 6. 405. In case of death, &c. of the President, on whom do his duties dersive? 406. In case of death, &c. of the President and Vice-President, who ɛhall act as President? Who in case there shall be no President of the Senato pro tempore? 407. What does the Vice President generally do just before the close cf every session? 408. In what case is there no provision made for President? 409. What is the rule when the office of President and Vice-President shall both become vacant? Repeat clause 7. 410. Has Congress the power to deprive the President of his salary? Ca his salary be increased during his term of office? 411. What is the salary of the President? Of the Vice-President? Repeat clause 8. Repeat clause 1, sec. 2. 414. Who is commander-in-chief of the army and navy? When only can he command the militia of the several States? 415. The opinions of whom may the President require in writing? Is he bound to adopt such opinions? The opinions of whom can he not require? 416. Who is authorized to grant reprieves and pardons for offences against the United States? What cases excepted? What is a reprieve? A pardon? What does the pardoning power include? 417. Against whom is impeachment generally employed? For what? How far does the judgment extend? What portion of the Senate must concur ? What is the object of impeachment? Repeat clause 2. 418. What is a treaty? What are the subjects of treaties? 419. How are treaties usually formed? When is the treaty finally binding? 420. How is a treaty concluded in practice? 421. Can the Senate make alterations in a treaty? When does it become a law? 422. In whom is the appointing power vested? Under what restrictions? To whom does this power extend? 423. What is the rule when nominations shall be made by the President in writing? What is the rule as to remarks concerning the character, &c. of a person nominated? 424. Can the Senate reject a nomination made by the President? Can they nominate another person? 425. To constitute a full appointment there are three requisites Name the first; the second; the third. 426. What is necessary to make an appointment complete? 427. What is the commission? Is its delivery necessary? If lost, would the appointment be void? From what date is the salary received? 428. In whom is the power of removal vested? 430. How far does the power of the President to remove officers extend? 431. What are the duties of public ministers? 433. How many grades of public ministers are there? Name those of the first class. Whom do they represent? How are ambassadors divided? How are ordinary ambassadors employed? How are extraordinary? 434. Name the second class of public ministers. Name the third. How do ministers of the second and third classes represent their State or sovereign? 435. Who are consuls? Are they considered as public ministers? What is required before they can enter on their duties? Who is a vice-consul? 436. What are the duties of consuls of the United States? What have they authority to receive? What is required of them? What power have they? 437. Are consuls permitted to transact business in their own name? What is the penalty? 438. What is the law with regard to the persons and goods of foreign aubassadors? Are they responsible to the laws of the country to which they are sont? What is the law if they insult the government to which they are sent, or violate its laws? 439. Are consuls entitled to the privileges of public ministers? Are they subject to the laws of the country where they reside? Repeat clause 3. 441. What is the law should a vacancy occur when the Senate is not in session? When does that appointment expire? Repeat section 3. 444. What was the origin of the President's written message to Congress? What two Presidents delivered them personally? By whom was the practice discontinued? Is Congress obliged to adopt the recommendations of the President? 445. Why has the President the power to call together both houses of Congress? 447. Who is authorized to receive public ministers? What is required of foreign ministers? 448. What laws does the President see executed? Why is this duty laid upon him? 450. Who commissions all the officers of the United States? By whom are the commissions of the public officers signed? What seal have they? Repeat section 4. 451. To whom does the power of impeachment extend? What is meant by rivil officers of the United States? Who are not considered as civil officers? Are they liable to impeachment? To what discipline are they subject? 452. What is commonly meant by crimes? By misdemeanors? What is bribery? 453. Are members of Congress liable to impeachment? 454. Is the sovereign of England answerable for official misconduct? Is the President of the United States ? 455. Is the President considered as a private citizen? Except in what cases? 456. Name the Presidents, and the number of terms they were in office? CHAPTER XIL 457. How is the executive and administrative business of the government managed? Name the executive departments? 458. By whom are the heads of the departments appointed? What do they constitute? Is the Vice-President a member of the cabinet? 459. Who are the constitutional advisers of the President? 460. By whom is the head or chief officer of a department nominated? By whom may he be removed? What is the rule if a vacancy should happen during the recess of Congress? What are bureaus? 461. How can copies of their records be made evidence? 462. Can the heads of the departments make a contract in behalf of the United States? What is the exception? 463. What are the duties of Secretary of State? What is his salary? 464. By whom are passports granted to American citizens? 465. After laws have been passed by Congress, what is done? 466. What other officers are there in the Department of State besides the Secretary? 468. What are the duties of the Secretary of War? Does he compɩee part of the army? What is his salary? 469. Who is the Quartermaster-general? The Chief Engineer? Colonel of Topographical Engineers? Colonel of Ordnance? Commissary-general ? Paymaster-general? Surgeon-general? 470. The supervision of what armories belongs to the Secretary of War? For what purpose are these armories? In what other way does government procure arms? 471. Into how many military divisions are the United States and territories divided? Name the first; the second; the third; the fourth; the afth. Where are the head-quarters of the army? What are established in cach of these departments? 472. What is the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury? Where are the accounts of the government finally settled? Hi salary: 476. What are done with claims due to the United States after failure o refusal to pay? 478. What other important officers are attached to this department? 479. Of what officers does the Light-house Board consist? Who is president of the Board? 480. What are the duties of the Light-house Board? 482. What are the duties of the Secretary of the Navy? 483. What bureaus belong to the Navy Department? 184. By whom is the chief of the bureau appointed? Under whose authorty are the duties of the bureaus performed? To whom 486. What are the duties of the Postmaster-general? What is his salary? 487. By whom is he aided? By whom are they appointed? Of what postmasters has he the appointment? What postmasters are appointed by the President? Who fills the office of Postmaster-general in case of death, &c. 488. How often does the Postmaster-general render his account? does he render it? When is the revenue rising from his department paid? 489. What is required of him and others employed in that department previous to entering on the duties of office? What is required of the various deputy postmasters? 491. What new department was created in 1849? 492. What are the duties of the Secretary of the Interior? His salary? 493. What are the bureaus connected with the Department of the Interior? 494. What other duties are assigned to this department? 496. What are the duties of the Attorney-general? CHAPTER XIII. 500. PRIOR to the adoption of the Constitution, had the people of the United States any national tribunal? Where was the administration of justice confined? 507. When laws became necessary to secure the interests of the Confedeacy, what did Congress do? What was one of the objects of the new Conitution? 508. What does the Constitution establish? 510. How long do the judges of the Supreme and inferior courts hoid their > ce? Can their compensation be diminished? What is the object of these provisions? How can the judges be removed from office? 511. May their salary be increased? 512. Of what is the Supreme Court of the United States composed? How many & ssions does it hold annually? How many constitute a quorum? What s the salary of the chief justice? Of each associate judge? 513. Into how many circuits are the United States divided? What kind of court is held in each? Of whom is it composed? How often is it held? 514. Into what other divisions are they divided? in these divisions called? What are the courts held What are the duties of the 515. Who appoints the clerk of the court? marshal? What other officer is there in each district? 517. What is meant by the original jurisdiction of a court? How is appel. late jurisdiction exercised? When is it concurrent? When exclusive? 518. In what cases have the circuit courts original jurisdiction? 519. In what have the district courts? 520. There are nine subjects in which the courts of United States have jurisliction. Name the first; the second; the third; the fourth; the fifth; the sixth the seventh; the eighth; the ninth. 323. Repeat the amendment to this clause. |