Articles I & II
The Commander in Chief of the military
Who is the president?
The article that lays the foundation for the judicial branch
What is article III?
The amendment that outlawed cruel and unusual punishment
What is the 8th amendment?
The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd articles are an example of this constitutional principle
What is Separation of Powers
27 of these were added to the constitution
What are amendments?
The sole power of the house
What is impeachment?
The fraction of states that must vote in favor to ratify an amendment
What is 3/4ths?
The amendment that allowed women to vote
What is the 19th amendment
The House of Representatives has the sole power of impeachment which is an example of this constitutional principle
What is Checks and Balances
The first 10 amendments to the constitution
What is the bill of rights?
The minimum age for senator
What is 30?
The tests that can never be put in place to hold office
What are religious tests?
The president being disallowed to serve more than one term is due to this amendment
What is the 22nd amendment
In Article II Section 1, it lays out the foundations for the electoral college which is an example of this constitutional principle
What is Republicanism?
The first 3 words to the constitution
What are "we the people"?
The person who breaks a tie vote in the senate
Who is the vice president?
The idea that states must honor the validity of other state's laws, public records, and court decisions
What is full faith and credit
The final freedom the first amendment grants (other than speech, religion, press, and assembly)
What is freedom of petition?
In the 17th amendment, it lays out the election of senators through popular vote which is an example if this constitutional principle
What is Popular Sovereignty?
The year the constitution was signed
What is 1787?
What the president swears to do to the constitution in the presidential oath
What is to "preserve, protect, and defend"?
The purpose of the 7th article
What is to lay out the requirements for the constitution to be adopted by the states?
The amendments labeled as the 'Reconstruction Amendments'
What are the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments?
In the 4th amendment, it explains the protection against any searches and seizure which is (in some degree) an example of this constitutional principle
What is Limited Government?
The event that prompted the creation of a stronger government and later the constitution
What is Shay's rebellion?