Constitutionl Basics
What section appears at the beginning of the Constitution and explains its purpose?
The Preamble
These are powers specifically granted to the national government in the Constitution.
Enumerated Powers
When first written in 1787, the Constitution did NOT include this important set of protections.
What branch includes the House of Representatives and the Senate?
Legislaive Branch
This Founding Father argued that religious freedom was a key principle of the nation.
Thomas Jefferson
What principle means that the people are the ultimate source of government power?
Popular Sovereignty
These are powers that belong specifically to the states.
Reserved Powers
This term refers specifically to the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
The Bill of Rights
What are the three branches of government?
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
These two leaders opposed Alexander Hamilton’s plan for a national bank.
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
What type of government has its powers granted by the people?
Limited Government
These are powers shared by both state and federal governments.
Concurrent Powers
This amendment was passed in response to Dred Scott v. Sandford.
14th Amendment
What articles of the Constitution establish the three branches of government?
Article 1-3
What was the main reason Hamilton wanted the federal government to pay wartime debts?
He believed it would help build national credit and give states a strong interest in the success of the national government.
Rule of law
What is an example of a concurrent power exercised by both levels of government?
Taxing, borrowing money, establishing courts, making laws, and exercising eminent domain.
What amendment gave African American men the right to vote?
15th Amendment
What branch is responsible for enforcing laws?
Executive Branch
These laws limited free speech and targeted immigrants in the late 1790s.
Alien and Sedation Acts
This document, written in 1787, established the framework of the US government.
The Constitution
This type of power is suggested but not directly written in the Constitution.
Implied Powers
What amendment limits presidents to serving only two terms?
22nd Amendment
What branch interprets laws and includes the Supreme Court?
Judicial Branch
What election was significant because it showed an early peaceful transfer of political power?
Election of 1796. It proved that power could transition successfully and peacefully from Washington to another. It was also the first election contested by political parties.