The Three Branches
According to Article 1, this branch of government is responsible for making laws.
What is the Legislatuve Branch?
The First Amendment protects five freedoms: Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly, and this.
What is Petition?
This is the total number of amendments currently in the constitution
What is 27?
These are the first three words of the Constitution.
What is "We the people"?
The 19th Amendment, ratified in 1920, granted this group the right to vote.
Who are women?
This figure serves as the Commander in Chef of the military and heads the Executive Branch.
Who is the President?
The second amendment famously mentions the necessity of "well regulated" this.
What is a militia?
A member of the House of Representatives must be at least this many years old?
What is 25?
This 1787 meeting in Philadelphia was where the Constitution was drafted.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
The 13th Amendment abolished this institution in the United States.
What is Slavery?
The Supreme Court belongs to this branch, which interprets the law.
What is the Judicial Branch?
What is the Fourth Amendment?
This is the length of a single term a U.S. senatior.
What is six years?
Often called the "Father of the Constitution," he took detailed notes during the convention.
Who is James Madison?
This amendment is the only one to be repealed by a subsequent amendment (the 21st).
What is the 18th Amendment (Prohibition)
This "check" allows the President to refuse to sign a bill passed by Congress.
What is a Veto ?
The Sixth Amedment guarantees the right to a "speedy and public" one of these?
What is a Trial?
To override a presidential veto, both houses of congress must reach this fractional majority.
What is two-thirds(2/3)?
This "Great Compromise" settled the dispute between large and small states by creating this type of legislature.
What is Bicameral (or Two House)?
The 26th Amendment lowered the voting age to this.
This clause in Article 1,Section 8, gives congress the power to pass all laws "necessary and proper" for carrying out its duties.
What is the Elastic Clause?
The Tenth Amendment states that powers not given to the federal government are reserved for these entities.
What are the states?
This was the number of states required to ratify the Constitution before it took effect.
What is nine?
This group of essays as written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay to argue in favor of ratification.
What are the Federalist Papers?
This 1868 amendment defines citizenship and guarantees "equal protection under the laws".
What is the 14th Amendment?