Amendments
Articles
Bill of Rights
The Constitution
Odds and Ends
100

What 5 rights does the 1st amendment provide?

Freedom of: 

Religion, Assembly, Petition, Press, and Speech.

100

The main part of the U.S. Constitution is broken into 7 of these?

Articles

100

This amendment provides the right to seek the advice of a lawyer, and to a speedy trial.

6th amendment

100

The Constitution talks about forming a more perfect union. What was the document that the Constitution replaced?

Articles of Confederation

100

What does domestic tranquility mean?

Peace at home.

200

this amendment stated that all people born in the United States are citizens. It also stated that citizen's rights could not be taken away without due process of law.

The 14th amendment

200

Article 1 creates what branch of government? 

The legislative branch

200

The 10th amendment states that powers not given to the federal government belong to the states. What are powers that only the states have called?

Reserved powers

200

The ______________ lists the 6 objectives of why the Constitution was written. 

Preamble

200

Changes in the Constition are called what? 

Amendments

300

This amendment changed the age to vote from 21 to 18, influenced by the Vietnam War.

The 26th amendment.

300

Which article creates the judicial branch of government? 

Article 3

300

This amendment allows for accused persons from unfair treatment before and after a trial. This includes setting a reasonable amount for bail.

The 8th amendment

300

True or false... The Constitution is a living document. This means that it can die at any moment.

False

300

Powers that belong only to the federal government are called what?

Delegated or enumerated powers

400

This amendment banned the use of poll taxes.

The 24th amendment.

400

Article 2 creates the executive branch of government. Who is the head of this branch? 

The president

400

This amendment states that citizens rights are not just limited to the ones listed in the Constitution.

The 9th amendment

400

How many of the original 13 states had to ratify (approve) the new constitution before it went into effect?

9

400

Who was the enlightenment thinker that we got the idea of separation of powers from?

Baron de Montesquieu (Mosquito)

500

This amendment gave voting rights to all male citizens regardless of their ethnicity or prior slave status.

15th amendment

500

Article 5 tells how the Constitution can be changed. To change the Constitution you need the states to approve the changes by how much?

3/4

500

What are the 5 rights given in the 5th amendment?

The rights of the accused. The right to not self incriminate, or the right to remain silent, the right to a grand jury, the right to due process, the right to double jeopardy, and the right to eminent domain.

500

To Secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity. What does Posterity mean?

Our children, our future of citizens.

500

This stretches to give the Constitution flexibility allowing for implied powers. What is the name of the clause that gives this power?

The "Elastic Clause" or the "Necessary and Proper" clause.

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