General Constitutional Knowledge
This person wrote the constitution?
Thomas Jefferson
These representatives are elected how often?
Every two years
These many states had to ratify the constitution for it to become a law?
9 out of 13 states
This Amendment allows you to be free of believing in any type of religion.
What is the 1st amendment?
The division an sharing of power between the national and state governments?
What is federalism?
This is the main purpose of the constitution?
The main purpose of the Constitution is to establish the framework for the federal government of the United States
This is the term for a senator?
Six years
This is 1 basic civil liberties guaranteed in the first amendment?
Speech
Once you turn 18th you can help elect your next leader.
What is the 26th amendment?
This requires the consent of the people?
What is Popular Sovereignty?
This many amendments are in the constitution?
27
These people have the sole power of impeachment?
The house
This limitation is put on admitting new states to the union?
No new states can be created out of current states without their permission
This amendment helped the people be free and not be forced to work for free.
What is the 13th amendment?
This principle holds that all legitimate state authority has certain, identifiable bounds?
What is Limited Government?
These are the three branches of government established in the government?
Legislative,executive,judicial
This is one requirement of house members?
7 years as a citizen
This amendment ends slavery?
13th
If it is not in the Constitution, the state governments have authority over it.
What is the 10th amendment?
This emphesizes the idea of self-governance and ranges from the rule of representative minorities?
What is replicanism?
This is the significance of the bill of rights?
The Bill of Rights is significant because it protects individual liberties and rights against government infringement.
These people set the salaries of members in congress?
Congress
This amendment said that a person could not be tried twice for the same crime?
5th
This contains the amendments to your peace, and rules around you that help protect you?
What is the Constitution?
This is a division of government responsibilities, into distinct branches to limit anyone branch?
What is the Separation of Powers?