Compromises
The Commerce/Slave trade compromise gave the power to regulate trade between the states to ____.
What is Congress (or federal government)
Article III is about ___.
What is the judicial branch?
This amendment guarantees the "right to bear arms".
What is the 2nd Amendment?
The first ten amendments to the constitution
What is the Bill of Rights?
The philosopher that developed the 3 branches of government know as separation of powers.
What is Montesquieu?
To reject a bill made by the law making body. This can be done by a president or governor.
What is veto?
Based on the Great Compromise, there are two parts of Congress. One is elected based on population, and one is elected based on "2 per state"?
What is the House of Representatives (lower house) and the Senate (upper house)?
This group is the head of the judicial branch.
What is the Supreme Court?
This amendment guarantees that the Federal Government cannot require excessive bail or punish criminals with cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the 8th amendment?
This amendment limits the president to being elected to 2 terms
What is the 22nd Amendment?
"Limited government" is supposed to protect citizens from this.
What is government overreach, tyranny, monarchy, etc
The process for Congress removing a president or member of the judicial branch for "high crimes and misdemeanors"
What is impeachment?
This compromise determined how enslaved people would be counted for representation
3/5 compromise
The House of Representatives has this many members, distributed among the stated based on population.
What is 435?
This amendment guarantees you have the "right to remain silent" among the rights of an accused person.
What is the 5th amendment?
These amendments prohibited, then undid the prohibition of alcohol.
What are the 18th and 21st Amendments
The principle meaning that laws should apply equally to all individuals (even government leaders)
What is rule of law?
This 9-person squad interprets laws and has the power to determine that an act of Congress or the executive is unconstitutional.
What is the Supreme Court?
This compromise established the Electoral College
Presidential Election compromise
Elections for the House of Representatives and Senate occur this often.
Every two years; every 6 years
This amendment secures a citizen's right to trial by an impartial jury.
What is the 6th amendment?
There are four amendments to the constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
What is (describe Amendment 15, 19, 23, or 26)?
Describe "checks and balances"
What is a system that prevents parts of the government from becoming too powerful? What is a system that gives the separate powers the ability to "check" each other to prevent abuse of power?
The part of Congress that must confirm presidential appointments to the judicial branch or cabinet.
What is the Senate?
What was an impact of the 3/5 Compromise?
Mult answers - South (slave owning states) had more political power, slave states were able to decide the presidency, encouraged slave trade to continue, etc.
List 2 of the the 6 purposes of the Constitution in the Preamble.
In order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty.
List the 5 freedoms granted by the First Amendment?
What is religion, assembly (protest), press, petition, speech?
Today, senators are chosen by _____. Which amendment changed this?
What is the people/voters and the 17th Amendment?
The authority of the state through the rule of the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
This part of Congress generally has less power and requires less experience, BUT they have "power of the purse"
What is the House of Representatives?