General Constitutional Knowledge
The introduction to everything that is followed in the Constitution seven articles and twenty-seven amendments.
What is the Preamble?
Members chosen every second year by the people of several states.
What is the House of Representatives?
Gets to decide how many federal courts we have.
What is Congress?
This amendment ended slavery.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This principle divides the powers of the national and state governments.
What is Federalism?
The first ten amendments of the constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Two senators from each state for six years.
What is the Senate?
This fraction of the houses of Congress is necessary to approve a proposed amendment.
What are two thirds?
This amendment gives women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
Government based on consent of the people.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
The explanation of the roles of the three main branches of government.
What are the articles of the constitution?
This person shall officiate when the president is tried for impeachment.
What is the Chief Justice?
Shall be given in each state to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state.
What is full faith and credit?
This amendment states that the 20th day of January is the inauguration.
What is the 20th Amendment?
This belief which is the best form of government is one in which citizens choose their representatives and leaders through free elections.
What is Republicanism?
One of the authors of the Constitution.
Who is James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, or John Jay?
The Supreme Court has no role in this and most bills never become laws.
What is the legislative process?
A person charged in any state shall be removed to the state.
What are Privileges and Immunities?
This amendment extends the vote to 18 year olds.
What is the 26th Amendment?
This government structure gives each branch some scrutiny of and control over the other branches.
What are Checks and Balances?
The date that the Constitution was constructed.
What is September 17, 1787.
The privilege of protecting someone from unlawful imprisonment.
What is the Writ of Habeas Corpus?
This qualification for holding any public office is forbidden.
What is the religious test?
This amendment states that people's rights cannot be denied if they are in the constitution.
What is the 9th Amendment?
The division of power between a central government and several regional governments.
What is Separation of Powers?