ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress lacked this essential power to collect money...
What is taxation?
This figure presided over the Constitutional Convention and was chosen unanimously...
Who is George Washington?
This is the amount of people in the House and Senate that have to vote yes for a bill to be passed...
What is ⅔ ?
This term refers to the idea that the U.S. Constitution is a flexible document that can adapt to changes in society, culture, and technology over time...
What is the Living constitution?
Where Mr. Travis went to college...
What is Ole Miss?
Amending the Articles of Confederation required this level of agreement among the states...
What is unanimous approval?
This plan, presented by Edmund Randolph, proposed a strong national government with three branches...
What is the Virginia Plan?
This many states have to ratify the proposed amendment for it to be passed...
What is ¾ ?
This constitutional principle, which refers to the ability of the government to act beyond the powers explicitly stated in the Constitution, is a key feature of the Living Constitution approach...
What are implied powers?
Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government could not regulate this type of trade between states...
What is interstate trade?
This number of states was required to ratify the Constitution for it to come into effect.
What is nine?
This amendment lowered the voting age to 18...
what is the 26th amendment?
This process allows the Constitution to adapt to new circumstances without formal amendments, such as through executive orders or Supreme Court rulings...
What is an informal amendment?
Most authority under the Articles of Confederation was given to this level of government...
What is state power?
The Constitution was signed on this date by the delegates at the Constitutional Convention...
What is September 17, 1787?
The 17th Amendment changed how what officials were elected...
What are senators?
This phrase, used in the 14th Amendment, has been interpreted by the courts to protect individual rights in ways that were not initially anticipated by the framers...
What is the equal protection clause?
This was the only branch of government established under the Articles of Confederation...
What is Congress?
This state did not send any delegates to the Constitutional Convention...
What is Rhode Island?
Which branch has veto power?
What is the executive branch?
This concept involves the idea that the Constitution should be interpreted in light of current social and political conditions, rather than relying strictly on the intentions of the framers...
What is loose construction?