Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention was held from June-September of 1787 in this city.
What is Philadelphia?
Article I of the Consitution places "the power of the purse" (budgetary authority) in which branch of government?
What is the legislative branch?
The group of founders who advocated for ratification of the Constitution were known as the ___________.
Who were the Federalists?
The Bill of Rights was originally designed to protect _________ from abuse by ____________. (must get both answers for credit)
What was "the states" and "the federal/national government."
This article (a number) of the US Constitution established a "Supreme Court of the land."
What is Article III?
The Convention was originally portrayed as simply amending (changing) the rules of this document.
What were the Articles of Confederation?
The two step process for removing a sitting president from office involves first ____________in the House of Representatives and then ____________in the United States Senate. (Must get both answers for credit)
What is "impeachment" and "conviction in a trial?"
The group of founders who opposed the ratification of the Constitution were known as _____________.
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
This amendment contains, among other protections, the "anti-establishment" clause- "Congress shall establish no religion..."
What is the First Amendment?
This Supreme Court case in 1803 established the principle of judicial review, making the Supreme Court the final arbiter of questions of the constitutionality of all laws at all levels.
What is Madison vs Marbury (1803)?
The Constitutional Convention decided NOT to send the Constitution for approval either to the ______ or the _____. (for obvious reasons!) Must get both answers for credit.
What were the "The Confederation Congress" and "the state legislatures?"
Which clause (by name) of Article I is used to justify the expansion of federal power in opposition to the intent of the Tenth Amendment (the Reserve Clause)?
What is the "necessary and proper clause" or "elastic clause?"
What addition to the Constitution were the Anti-Federalists successful in achieving?
What was the Bill of Rights?
This amendment provides for specific trial protections, including the right against self-incrimination.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
The current number of Supreme Court justices (Chief and Associate) established by Congressional legislation
What is nine?
The Compromise Plan for a bicameral legislature that ultimately found favor in the design of the Constitution
What was the Connecticut Compromise?
What level of majority approval is required in both the House and Senate to pass an amendment to the United States Constitution?
What is two-thirds in the House and two thirds in the Senate?
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay were all part of a political group known as?
Who were the Federalists?
This amendment sets conditions under which the government may search your person, your car or your home- broadly understood as a right to privacy.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
The two step process for removing a justice from the Supreme Court or any federal court involves first _________ in the House of Representatives and then ___________in the United States Senate.
What is "impeachment" and "conviction in a trial"
Article 7 of the Constitution stated that ratification of the Conventions by ____ states (a number) "shall be sufficient for the establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the same.
What is "9"?
What is it called when a president directly refuses to sign a bill presented to him or her by the Congress?
What is a veto?
The Constitution replaced a deeply flawed 1777 governing document known as?
What were the Articles of Confederation?
This Amendment is also known as "the reserve clause," establishing the principle that powers NOT specifically delegated to the Federal goverment are reserved to the States or the People.
What is the Tenth Amendment?
A reason why the Supreme Court is considered to be the most aristocratic branch of the federal government? (name one of three)
What is 1) justices serve for life 2) justices are appointed and confirmed- not elected 3) decisions are final and have appeal no process.
This event in Western Massachusetts between 1786/1787 convinced George Washington and other Founders of the inadequacy of the Articles of Confederation.
What was Shay's Rebellion?
Name two of three specific accommodations for slavery enumerated in the Constitution as ratified in 1788? (Must name two of three for credit)
What were 1) 3/5ths clause, 2) Runaway Slave clause, 3) A 20 year prohibition of a national ban on the importation of slaves until 1808.
The approval of which state provided the necessary supermajority to formally ratify the Constitution, making it the law of the land?
What was New Hampshire?
The Ninth Amendment suggests that the enumeration (spelling out) of specific rights in the Bill of Rights does not actually limit the amount of rights held by?
Who are "The People?"
This early Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is responsible for establishing the precedent of judicial review and for ruling in a series of cases that established the supremacy of the federal government over states rights?
Who was Chief Justice John Marshall?