Amendments I
1st Amendment
How many articles are there?
7
Delegates signed the Constitution on what date?
September 17, 1787
What are the three branches of the government and what is their main role?
Legislative-make the laws, Executive-enforce the laws, Judicial-interpret the laws
2nd Amendment
What are 3 (or more) powers given to the president?
Commander in Chief, Pardons, Treaties, Appoint Ambassadors, Federal Judges, Cabinet Members
Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
Which Amendment abolished slavery in all the states?
13th Amendment
Which Amendment limits presidents to 2 terms, or 10 years?
22nd Amendment
Which article declares the US Constitution as the highest law of the land?
Article 6 - Supremacy
What was the purpose of the Federalist Papers?
Who admits new states to the union?
Congress
Which Amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th Amendment
Which Amendment gave black men the right to vote?
15th Amendment
Which article sets the conditions for the Constitution to take effect? (the process needed to pass it)
Article 7 - Ratification
Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution"?
James Madison
Amendments must be proposed by ____ vote in Congress
2/3
Which Amendment protects you from being tried twice for the same crime? (What is that called?: extra 100 points)
5th Amendment - Double Jeopardy
Which Amendment established the direct election of US Senators?
17th Amendment
What are 3 (or more) powers denied to Congress?
Cannot take away Habeas Corpus,
Cannot pass a Bill of Attainder,
Cannot pass Ex Post Facto laws,
Cannot tax a state's population extra,
Cannot give or accept titles of nobility
What did the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan each propose about how states should be represented in Congress?
New Jersey Plan: Representation based on equality for all states
Virginia Plan: Representation based on population
What is the system that allows each branch to limit or influence the power of the other 2 branches?
Checks and Balances