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Bill of Rights
Amendments 11-27
Amendments 11-27
100
Subject matters of Articles I-III...
What is Legislative (I), Executive (II), and Judiciary (III)
100
Congress can make laws beyond those listed in the Constitution.
What is the Necessary and Proper (Elastic) Clause
100
Name the five freedoms in the 1st Amendment.
What is Religion, Assembly, Petition, Press, Speech (RAPPS)
100
This amendment made it so electors would vote separately for President and Vice President.
What is the 12th Amendment
100
Name the following: 1) The amendment that repealed a previous amendment of the same subject matter (need both amendment numbers) 2) The subject matter of those amendments
What is the 18th and 21st, prohibition.
200
Two part question: 1) In the original Constitution, how could one become a U.S. Senator? 2) Which amendment changed that, and what was it changed to?
1) Chosen by state legislatures 2) 17th, direct election
200
Congress has the power to regulate economic activities between states and with foreign nations.
What is the Commerce Clause
200
Within "freedom of religion" are two clauses. What are they?
What is the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause.
200
Name all amendments that have to do with suffrage (voting rights)
What is the 15th (all citizens), 19th (women), and 26th (18) Will accept as well the 26th (poll tax) if they include it.
200
Though given the power to "lay and collect taxes" in Article I, this amendment gave Congress the power to collect income tax specifically.
What is the 16th amendment
300
Where do "All bills for raising revenue" have to originate?
What is the House of Representatives
300
When there is a dispute between federal law and state law, federal law wins.
What is the Supremacy Clause
300
List the basic premise of the following amendments: 2, 3, 4, 5
What is (2) Right to Bear Arms, (3) No Quartering of Soldiers, (4) Protection from Unreasonable Search and Seizure, (5) Due process, Grand Jury, No double jeopardy/self incrimination, Eminent Domain
300
This amendment sets limited the president to serving 2 terms or a total of 10 years (if the president took over less than two years of the previous president's term).
What is the 22nd Amendment
300
Known as the "Lame Duck Amendment," this amendment sets the exact date and time when new presidents and members of Congress will take office after their election. Bonus: why is it called the "Lame Duck Amendment"?
What is the 20th Amendment Bonus: If a new person is elected to fill the role you have, the time between election day and when that person takes office renders you a "lame duck."
400
Name two expressed (enumerated) powers given to Congress.
Possible answers: Tax, borrow money, regulate commerce among states, establish "uniform rule of naturalization", coin money, establish post office, establish all federal courts except SC, patent/copyright, declare war, raise and support army,
400
Documents such as drivers licenses and contracts forged in one state have to be recognized by all other states.
What is the Full Faith and Credit Clause
400
List the basic premise of the following amendments: 6,7,8,9,10
What is (6) Criminal court procedures, jury trial, (7) Trial by Jury in civil cases, (8) Cruel & Unusual Punishment, excessive bail, (9) Rights retained by the people, (10) Reserved powers to the states
400
Two part question: 1) This amendment deals with the succession of the President. 2) Name the first three people in line for the presidency (AFTER the president)
1) What is the 25th Amendment 2) VP, Speaker of the House, President Pro Tempore of the Senate
400
This is possibly the least understood of all amendments. It protects, in most instances, a state being sued in federal court (otherwise known as "sovereign immunity").
What is the 11th Amendment
500
According to Article II, what does the President need in order to make a treaty with a foreign country?
What is 2/3 of the Senate (advice and consent)
500
Citizens of a state are entitled to all of the benefits and protections of government while in other states.
What is the Privileges and Immunities clause
500
Two part question: 1) Which amendment is used to incorporate most of the Bill of Rights to the states? 2) Which Bill of Rights amendments have NOT been incorporated?
What is 1) the 14th Amendment (due process/equal protection) 2) 3, 7, 9, 10 (plus 5 with respect to grand juries, and 8 with respect to fines)
500
Two part question: 1) These three amendments together make up the "Civil War Amendments." 2) Name the subject matter of each.
13: Prohibition of slavery 14: Define citizen/Equal Protection/Due Process 15: Right to vote can't be denied based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
500
Describe the process by which: 1) a constitutional amendment can be proposed 2) a constitutional amendment can be ratified
What is 1) 2/3 of both houses of Congress or 2/3 of states 2) 3/4 of state legislatures or 3/4 of state conventions
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