Name That Article
This article establishes Congress, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Article I
"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty..."
Abraham Lincoln
This branch of the federal government makes laws and consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Congress/Legislative Branch
Number of colonies at America's founding
13
The phrase "all men are created equal" comes from the Constitution.
It comes from the Declaration of Independence, not the Constitution.
This article establishes the judicial branch, including the Supreme Court.
Article III
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena"
Theodore Roosevelt
This official serves as commander in chief of the United States armed forces.
The president
Number of Articles in the U.S. Constitution
7
The Bill of Rights was included in the original seven articles.
The Bill of Rights consists of the first ten amendments, ratified in 1791—not part of the original seven articles.
This article establishes the executive branch and outlines the president’s powers and duties.
Article II
"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country"
John F. Kennedy
This official nominates justices to the Supreme Court.
The president
Name 3 freedoms granted by the First Amendment.
Speech, Assembly, Press, Religion, Petition
The Constitution requires the president to belong to a Christian denomination.
Article VI prohibits religious tests for federal office. The Constitution does not require the president to belong to a particular religion.
This article explains the process for amending the Constitution.
Article V
"A republic, if you can keep it."
Benjamin Franklin
This chamber of Congress has the power to confirm or reject the president’s Supreme Court nominees.
The Senate
What year was Turning Point USA founded?
2012
A president is automatically removed from office when the House votes to impeach.
Impeachment does not itself remove the president. Removal requires conviction by the Senate, with two-thirds of senators present voting to convict.
This article required nine states to ratify the Constitution for it to take effect among the ratifying states.
Article VII
"...Free government -- the ever favorite object of my heart, and the happy reward, as I trust, of our mutual cares, labors, and dangers."
George Washington
The president may make a treaty only with the consent of this chamber—and this fraction of its members present must agree.
What is the Senate, with two-thirds of senators present agreeing?
Name one of the authors of the Federalist Papers and the number of essays they wrote.
John Jay (5), James Madison (29), Alexander Hamilton (51)
The president must sign a proposed constitutional amendment before the states can ratify it.
A proposed amendment does not require the president’s signature.