Article I-III
This branch of government was established by Article I of the Constitution.
What is the legislative branch?
This Article allows Congress to control "territories," parts of the USA which are not states.
What is Article IV?
This controversial Amendment gives Americans the right to bear arms.
What is the 2nd Amendment?
This Amendment abolished slavery throughout the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This ancient civilization inspired the Founding Fathers to ensure the USA was a republic.
What is Ancient Rome?
This Presidential power can stop Congress from passing a law (unless it has a 2/3 majority).
What is veto power?
In order to Amend the Constitution, this fraction of Congresspeople must vote in favor.
What is 2/3?
This Amendment gives accused criminals "the right to remain silent," meaning you cannot be legally compelled to say anything that might incriminate you.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
This group of three Amendments (and the Civil War) turned the USA from a collection of states into one nation.
What are the Reconstruction Amendments?
This group of many civilizations were the first to practice democracy in "America."
Who were the Indigenous North Americans?
This provision of the Constitution was created to prevent legislators from being bullied by political enemies.
What is protection from legal prosecution?
This clause ensures that the federal government's rules will always overpower the states.
What is the supremacy clause?
This Amendment protects your right to speak freely, organize with others, and practice any (or no) religion.
What is the First Amendment?
This movement led to the progressive income tax, prohibition of alcohol, direct election of Senators, and several other Amendments to the Constitution.
What was the Progressive movement?
This intellectual movement directly inspired the framers of the Constitution.
What is the Enlightenment?
This small group of individuals represents their states when it is time to elect the President.
What is the electoral college?
The Founders made it unconstitutional to make an Amendment on this topic until at least 1808.
What is slavery?
The First Amendment can protect you ONLY from this organization?
What is the US government?
This Amendment greatly expanded the power of the federal government and its Constitution, applying the Bill of Rights to state governments.
What is the 14th Amendment?
This religious movement led to the foundation of many democratically organized colonies in North America.
What is Protestantism?
This landmark Supreme Court case permanently established the power of judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
Article VI of the Constitution ensures that this one characteristic cannot disqualify someone from holding political office.
What is religion?
This Amendment vaguely indicates that there are many rights not explicitly written in the Constitution, allowing judges to view other Amendments more expansively.
What is the Ninth Amendment?
This Progressive era Amendment was completely cancelled out by the 21st Amendment.
What is the 18th Amendment (or Prohibition)?
This influential event in Britain led to the decapitation of King Charles and established a brief period of republican rule in England.
What is the English Civil War?