The reason why our Constitution has endured for more than 200 years.
What is Flexibility (Flexible answers on this one)
100
Father of the Constitution
What is James Madison
100
The components of the First Amendment. All Five.
What is Speech, Petition, Assembly, Religion, Press.
100
The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution to meet the demands of these guys.
What is the Anti-Federalists
100
Alexander Hamilton would have been of this early "party."
What is Federalists
200
Both options of proposing an Amendment (NOT RATIFYING)
What is .... 2/3 both house of Congress/Proposed at a national convention called by Congress when requested by 2/3 of the State Legislatures
200
The President's Cabinet is an example of this kind of change
What is Informal Amendment or unwritten custom
200
Patrick Henry would have been of this early "party."
What is Anti-Federalists
200
The Current Speak of the House
Who is John Boehner
200
A Constitutional Amendment can be changed only by this.
What is another Amendment!
300
The distribution of power between a central agency and several local ones.
What is Federalism
300
A pact made between the President and the head of a foreign State.
What is an Executive Agreement
300
The ratification of the Constitution did not take place until this was added.
What is the Bill of Rights
300
The branch of government that is tasked with adding the "fleshing to the bones" of the Constitution.
What is Congress/Legislative
300
The weakness of this document led to the creation of a Constitution
What is Articles of Confederation
400
Ratification by this process is considered to be most in line with the principle of popular sovereignty.
What is Conventions
400
When there exists a Separation of Powers.
What is Power distribution between the 3 branches of government.
400
The provisions of limited government
What is ... the Government must operate within certain bounds set by the people
400
Three important provisions within the Bill of Rights.
(pick 3 things)
What is ...
400
The major difference between Formal and Informal amendments.
What is a change in written word or not.
500
A congressional change to the Constitution, very early on in US history. *Hint. The Supreme Court is the only court created by our Constitution.
What is the Judiciary Act of 1789
500
Amendments 2, 19, and 27.
What is Bear Arms, Women's suffrage, Congressional Pay
500
Established Judicial Review
What is Marbury v Madison
500
A method of Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution.
What is Proposed by Congress with 2/3 vote in each house. Proposed at a National Convention, called by Congress when requested by 2/3 of State Legislatures.
500
A method of Ratifying an Amendment.
What is Ratified by State Legislatures in 3/4 of the States. Ratified by conventions held in 3/4 of the States.