General
Amendment VIII
No cruel and unusual punishment
Philosopher famous for his "brutish state of nature"
Thomas Hobbes
Article II concerns this
Executive branch
Amendment II
Right to bear arms
Amendment XIII
Abolition of slavery
Amendment XV
If you're born on U.S. soil, you're automatically a citizen
The branches of government have the ability to overrule/limit each other
Checks and Balances
Part of the Constitution that lays out the powers of the Congress
Article 1 Section 8
Five rights in the first amendment
Speech, religion, press, petition, assembly
Amendment XVIII
The Prohibition of Alcohol
Amendment VII
Civil case tried by jury
The main idea of Federalist 10
Faction is sown into the nature of man and is a threat; the best safeguard against faction is a strong central government under a Union
Article V
How to amend the Constitution
Amendment XXI
Repeals 18th Amendment
Amendment XIX
Women can vote
Amendment X
Powers not given to the federal government are given to the states
Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?
Article III concerns the judicial branch. Name ONE current supreme court justice
Chief Justice Roberts, Samuel Alito, Sonya Sotamayor, Brett Kavenaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, Clarence Thomas, etc.
Amendment IV
No unreasonable search and seizure
Amendment IX
You have rights not explicitly listed in the Constitution
Amendment XVI
Federal income tax
How does a bill become a law?
Starts in a committee in either house; from committee to entire house; onto committee in the other house; onto the entire house; up to the president who can sign or veto the bill
Article VI
Constitution is the supreme law of the land
Amendment XIV
Black people can vote
Amendment XXII
President can only run twice