Constitution Structure
There are ___ Articles in the Constitution.
What is 7?
How many amendments are there?
What is 27?
This amendment is your freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition and speech.
What is the first amendment?
This amendment ended slavery.
What is the 13th amendment?
This branch of government makes the laws.
What is Congress?
The Constitution is structed into 3 parts the 1.___________ 2. Articles and 3. Amendments. It starts with "We the People"
What is the Preamble?
This term refers to how the Constitution creates 3 branches of government, all with separate powers.
What is separation of powers?
This is your right to keep and bear arms.
What is the 2nd Amendment?
This amendment reversed the 18th amendment, which banned the sale and use of alcohol.
What is the 21st amendment?
This person is the head of all the executive agencies to make sure that the law gets carried out.
What is the President?
The topic of Article I.
This term talks about how the Constitution gives the branches of government the ability to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent them from abusing their power.
What is checks and balances?
This amendment protects against unreasonable search and seizure by government without a warrant.
What is the 4th amendment?
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th amendment?
This branch of government has the power of the veto override to check the President.
What is Congress (Legislative Branch).
The topic of Article IV.
What is the relationship between the states and national government?
The process mention in Article V, in which 2/3 of both houses of Congress must approve, then 3/4 of the states must ratify.
What is amending?
This is your right to due process, double jeopardy, and the right to remain silent.
What is the 5th amendment?
This amendment limited the president to 2 terms in office (total of 8 years).
What is the 22nd amendment?
This refers to the fact that the Supreme Court can review laws and declare the constitutional or not.
What is Judicial Review?
The topic of Article VI.
What is supremacy?
What is over 200 years?
This amendment states that any right not in the Constitution belongs to the people.
What is the 9th Amendment?
What is the 16th amendment?
This clause states that Congress can pass any law "necessary and proper" for the country.
What is the elastic clause?