Those Darn Amendments
The 1st ten amendments of the US Constitution.
What are the Bill of Rights?
What is 6 years?
This type of power is shared between the national and state governments.
What is concurrent power?
In order for an amendment to the US Constitution to be proposed what fraction of both houses of Congress must be attained.
What is 2/3 (two-thirds)?
The division of government into three branches
What is separation of powers?
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th amendment?
This is how long a term lasts for a member of the House of Representatives.
What is 2 years?
This type of delegated power is not found in the Constitution rather it comes about because of the elastic clause.
What is implied power?
In order for a proposed amendment to the US Constitution be ratified this fractions of the states must agree
What is 3/4 (three-fourths)?
This the idea the federal/national government gets its power from the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
This amendment protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures.
What is the 4th amendment?
This is the legal process by which a fugitive from justice is returned to a state.
What is extradition?
The power of the courts to decide whether or not actions of the government are Constitutional.
What is judicial review?
This group of people supported the ratification of the Constitution
Who were the federalists?
This compromise settled the problem of how slaves would counted with regards to representation in the House of Representatives.
What is the 3/5 (three-fifths) Compromise?
This amendment allows any citizen 18 years or older the right to vote.
What is the 26th amendment?
These powers are only given to the national government.
What are exclusive powers?
This type of delegated power is clearly listed in the Constitution.
What is expressed power?
This is how many amendments have been added to the US Constitution since it was ratified in 1788.
What are 27 amendments?
This plan called for a states representation in the House of Representatives to be based on population.
What is the Virginia Plan?
This amendment limits the President of the U.S. to two terms.
What is the 22nd amendment?
Each state is a government of these powers, which are powers the Constitution does not give to the national government.
What are reserved powers?
A system of government in which power is divided between the national government and the state governments.
What is federalism?
This article in the US Constitution makes the US Constitution the supreme law of the land.
What is article 6?
This plan called for a states representation in the House of Representatives to be equal.
What is the New Jersey Plan?