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What happened in 1971?
The Constitution was ratified and the Bill of Rights added.
Which goal is generally used to create freedom for citizens?
To Secure the Blessings of Liberty
Which article establishes the powers of and limits on Congress (Legislative Branch)?
Article 1
Which articles establish the powers of and limits on the President and the courts?
Article 2 and 3 (Executive and Judicial Branch)
Which principle was created to be able to limit government power further by separating the government into three branches?
Separation of Powers
What does the Constitution consist of?
The Preamble, articles, and amendments.
Which goal was created to settle legal disputes and requires that the law be applied fairly to every American?
To Establish Justice
Which article states that the Constitution is the “supreme law of the land”; this results in states not being able to make laws that violate the Constitution?
Article 6
How many amendments are there and what are they for?
27, and they allow laws and policies to be changed over time
Which principle is the division of power between the federal government and the states?
Federalism
How many goals does the Preamble have, and what are they?
The Preamble has 6 goals:
To Form a More Perfect Union, To Establish Justice, To Ensure Domestic Tranquility, To Provide for the Common Defense, To Promote the General Welfare, To Secure the Blessings of Liberty
Which goal was established to protect its citizens against foreign attack?
To Provide for the Common Defense
Which article deals with relations among the states, and requires them to honor one another’s laws, legal decisions, and sets out a system for admitting new states?
Article 4
What are the first ten amendments called, and when were they added?
Which principle allows each government branch to have the power to check/limit the actions of the other two branches?
Checks and Balances
Which goal can ensure domestic tranquility, also known as peace and order?
To Ensure Domestic Tranquility
Which goal was created to allow nations to work together as a unified nation?
To Form a More Perfect Union
Which article sets up a procedure for the states to ratify the Constitution?
Article 7
How many basic principles are there, and what are they?
There are seven basic principles:
Popular Sovereignty, Limited Government, Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, Federalism, Republicanism, Individual Rights
Which principle states that the government only has the powers that the Constitution gives it, and everyone must obey the law?
Which goal has the means to promote the general welfare/wellbeing of the citizens?
To Promote the General Welfare
How many articles are there?
Seven
Which article provides a process to amend the Constitution?
Article 5
Which principle states that the government gets its authority from the people?
Popular Sovereignty
Which principle lets citizens elect representatives to carry out their will, and says representatives must vote according to their own judgment while remaining open to opinions of the people they represent?
Republicanism