U.S. Constitution for beginners
The Framers of the Constitution sought to establish this by strictly defining the powers of government.
Limited government
How many branches of government are established by the U.S. Constitution?
Three
This is the definition of popular sovereignty, one of the key principles of the U.S. Constitution.
What is the term for changes made to the original text of the U.S. Constitution?
Amendments
What document did the U.S. Constitution replace?
Articles of Confederation
How many articles are there in the U.S. Constitution?
7
According to the U.S. Constitution, which branch of government is responsible for making laws?
Legislative branch
The Constitution established a republican form of government in which citizens rule through this.
Elected representatives
An American citizen's right to a speedy and public trial and impartial jury, the right to confront witnesses against them, to share witnesses in their favor, and access to a public defense attorney are written in this Constitutional amendment.
6th Amendment
This clause establishes the U.S. Constitution as the "supreme law of the land".
Supremacy Clause outlined in Article 6
An example of the reserved powers in Federal government.
The power to establish schools, pass marriage and divorce laws, and collect State taxes.
What term describes the system by which each branch of government has the power to limit the actions of the other branches?
Checks and balances
This term defines the principle that government power is shared between the national government and state governments.
Federalism
This Amendment ensures that no law in any State can deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of the law or deny any person equal protection of those laws
14th Amendment
These are the 2 houses of the Legislative branch of the United States Government.
The Senate and the House of Representatives, outlined in Article I
An example of the enumerated powers of Federal government.
The power to coin money, regulate interstate and foreign trade, and maintain the armed forces to protect against domestic attack.
What is the main purpose of the separation of powers in the U.S. Constitution?
To prevent any single branch of government from becoming too powerful, checks and balances, and ensure citizen's rights are maintained and protected.
This part of the U.S. Constitution outlines and protects the rights of individual citizens from government overreach.
The Bill of Rights, the first 10 Amendments.
This Amendment would come after Americans agreed that anyone old enough to be drafted into the armed forces during war, should have equal ability to vote for their representation in government.
The 26th Amendment
This is the process in which the Supreme Court has the power to judge whether actions of other branches are constitutional.
Judicial review
This describes the principal concepts of a bicameral legislature's House of Representatives at the Federal level.
Members must be at least 25 years old, there are no limits to the number of terms you can serve, and it has 435 members.
Which article of the U.S. Constitution establishes the structure and powers of the executive branch?
B. Article II
These are the 3 branches of the United States Government outlined in the U.S. Constitution.
Executive, legislative and judicial.
Which part of the U.S. Constitution describes the procedures for amending the document?
d) Article V
Federalists, many of the founding members of the first United States, were worried that addressing this topic in the first U.S. Constitution, that continued debate would lead to escalating and violent conflict, and recommended to "put it off for a later date". What is the topic and roughly how many years later would this be addressed?
Slavery, almost 100 years.