Articles of the U.S. Constitution
This article outlines the structure and powers of the legislative branch, including the House and Senate.
What is Article I?
This amendment guarantees freedoms such as speech, religion, petition, assembly and the press.
What is the First Amendment?
This group supported a strong central government and the ratification of the Constitution.
Who were the Federalists?
This clause requires states to recognize the laws, public records, and court rulings of other states.
What is the Full Faith and Credit Clause?
This article establishes the Supreme Court and allows Congress to create lower courts.
What is Article III?
This amendment protects individuals from unreasonable searches and seizures.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution, which the Anti-Federalists insisted upon, are known as this.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This clause grants Congress the power to regulate trade between states and foreign nations.
What is the Commerce Clause?
The president's powers and responsibilities, including serving as commander-in-chief, are detailed in this article.
What is Article II?
This amendment lowered the voting age to 18.
What is the Twenty-Sixth Amendment?
This group opposed ratification and pushed for a Bill of Rights to protect individual liberties.
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
This clause, found in the First Amendment, prohibits the government from implementing an official religion.
What is the Establishment Clause?
This article describes the process for amending the Constitution.
What is Article V?
This amendment ended poll taxes, which had been used to restrict voting rights.
What is the Twenty-Fourth Amendment?
James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay wrote this collection of essays supporting ratification.
What are The Federalist Papers?
This clause, found in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments, ensures fair legal proceedings.
What is the Due Process Clause?
This article includes the Supremacy Clause, which establishes the Constitution as the highest law of the land.
What is Article VI?
The process through which the Supreme Court applies portions of the Bill of Rights to the states is known as this.
What is selective incorporation?
The Anti-Federalists feared this clause in the Constitution would give Congress too much power.
What is the Necessary and Proper (Elastic) Clause?
This clause prevents government officials from profiting from foreign governments while in office.
What is the Emoluments Clause?