Amendments
What are the 5 freedoms of the first amendment?
Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition, Speech
What does Article 1 of the Constitution talk about
the powers of Congress/the legislative branch
What does Article 3 of the Constitution talk about?
Judicial Branch
What does the preamble of the constitution present?
the purpose of the Constitution
What was the central issue of the Eighteenth Amendment?
Alcohol
The length of term of a member of the U.S. House of Representatives is...
2 years
Who appoints federal judges and justices
the president
The judicial branch of the Constitution was intended to...
interpret laws.
If there is a vacancy of the office of Vice President, it is filled by
a law that makes the Speaker of the House become the Vice President until the next presidential election.
What does the establishment clause of the first amendment outline?
The division between church and state.
The power to bring impeachment charges (accusation) belong to:
House of Representatives
What is the longest a person may constitutionally serve as president?
10 years
what is a way the judicial branch checks the legislative branch?
declare laws unconsitutional
The Constitution is flexible over time because of
the ability to amend it
the protection against the federal government forcing a person to testify against themself is found in which amendment?
fifth
What happens if neither presidential candidate reaches 270 in an election?
The House picks the president and the senate picks the VP
What is the name of the president's group of advisors?
the cabinet
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
9
What does the Constitution say that the government must do every 10 years?
Complete the Census
A person is compensated for their house when the federal government decides to build a highway in its place. This is due to the Bill of Rights guarantees a citizen
the right of payment because of eminent domain. (5th Amendment)
What gives Congress the power “to make all laws necessary and proper” so that there is a loose interpretation and flexibility for the Constitution?
Elastic Clause
President Wilson helped to draw up the Versailles Peace Treaty that ended World War I. However, the United States never signed the treaty. Why?
The Senate failed to approve the treaty
What is Judicial Review?
When the supreme court reviews a law and decides that it is unconstitutional
What is the term used to describe returning a fugitive back to the state/country where they committed a crime
extradition