Amendments
The first 10 amendments
What is the Bill of Rights?
You are a member of a State or Country
What is a citizen?
Is the senate the larger or smaller of the two houses?
what is smaller?
The total number of representatives
What is 435?
This part of the U.S. Constitution states the six purposes of government
What is the Preamble?
When a criminal defendant states that they do not wish to incriminate themselves, they are invoking their right from this Amendment.
What is the 5th amendment?
What is a responsibility?
something you should do
How many total senators?
What is 100?
What is the amount of Representatives from each state?
What is depends on the states population?
This group's greatest concern about ratifying the U.S. Constitution was the lack of a Bill of Rights.
What is the Anti-Federalists?
Amendment that has the Naturalization process and the rights of Citizens.
What is the 14th amendment?
What are duties required of citizens? (4)
Pay taxes
Obey the law
attend school
serve on jury
serve the nation
Which plan supported the creation the senate?
What is the New Jersey Plan?
Which plan created the HOR?
What is the Virginia Plan?
Mrs. Baran is
Pregnant :)
This amendment states that powers not given to the national government or prohibited from the states belong to the states or the people.
What is the 10th amendment?
Name three requirements for the naturalization process.
Live in the US for 5 or more years
Read, write, and speak English
Be of good moral character
Be 18 years or older
Requirements to be a senator. (2)
what is 30 years old and live in the US for 9 years?
state legislators sometimes draw district lines that favor a particular party.
What is Gerrymandering?
Name three weaknesses of the first Constitution
What is no power to tax, trade, no executive, no judicial, needed 9/13 to pass a law, 13/13 to amend the AOC, no common currency, could not pay the soldiers.
Name all five parts of the 6th amendment.
What is right to a jury, attorney, fair trial/jury, speedy trial, and hear and question witness?
The five steps in the Naturalization Process.
What is application, interview, exam, ceremony?
Name the two leaders of the Senate
What is the Vice President and President Pro Tempore?
Name the third person in line for succession of the president.
What is Speak of the House?
Name three goals of the Constitution.
What are form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, secure the blessings of liberty