"We the People"
This phrase at the beginning of the Constitution symbolizes self-government and unity in diversity.
What is "We the People"?
Article I establishes this branch of government
What is the legislative branch?
Article II of the Constitution creates this branch of government
What is the executive branch?
Article III establishes this branch of the federal government.
What is the judicial branch?
Article IV allows new states to join the Union with this type of approval.
What is the approval of Congress and the President?
Article V outlines this process for changing the Constitution.
What is the amendment process?
Article VI states that this law takes precedence if a state and federal law conflict.
What is federal law?
Article VII required this number of states to ratify the Constitution.
What is nine?
This amendment protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
This part of the Constitution introduces the document and its purpose
What is the Preamble?
A member of the Senate must meet these age and citizenship requirements.
What is at least 30 years old and a U.S. citizen for at least 9 years?
The head of the executive branch, according to Article II, is this person
Who is the President?
The highest court in the United States, created by Article II
What is the Supreme Court?
This term describes the mutual respect for laws and court decisions between states
What is the Full Faith and Credit Clause?
A change to the Constitution is known by this term.
What is an amendment?
The Constitution and its laws are referred to by this phrase in Article VI.
What is the "supreme law of the land"?
The Constitution became law in this month and year.
What is March 1789?
This amendment ensures the right to a speedy and public trial.
What is the Sixth Amendment?
DOUBLE POINTS: In 1787, these groups were largely excluded from voting rights under the new Constitution
Who are women, white men without property, free and enslaved Black people, and Native Americans?
This branch of government is responsible for making laws and consists of two chambers.
What is Congress?
This method is used to select the President as outlined in Article II.
What is the Electoral College?
DOUBLE POINTS: This crime is specifically defined in Article III of the Constitution
What is treason?
If a person accused of a crime flees to another state, Article IV allows for this process
What is extradition?
This is the primary reason the amendment process is difficult, according to Article V.
What is to ensure stability and careful consideration?
This concept in Article VI describes the power-sharing between national and state governments.
What is federalism?
This compromise led to the addition of the Bill of Rights to the Constitution.
What is an agreement during ratification debates to calm fears over too much federal power?
This amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
What is the Thirteenth Amendment?
This term describes the ideal that the Constitution aims to achieve: justice, peace, and freedom for all.
What is an ideal of justice, peace, and freedom?
Members of this chamber are elected to represent individual districts for two-year terms
What is the House of Representatives?
Article II gives the President this power over the military
What is Commander-in-Chief?
Judges in the federal courts hold their positions until one of these three conditions is met.
What is retirement, death, or removal for bad behavior?
According to Article IV, all states must have this type of government.
What is a republican, or representative, form of government?
DOUBLE POINTS: This duty was given to the people by the Framers to improve the country over time.
What is to amend the Constitution to make it stronger and better?
Article VI requires all government officials to take this in support of the Constitution.
What is an oath of office?
Article VII left the decision to ratify the Constitution up to this group in each state.
Who are the voters and their representatives?
This amendment protects the freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
What is the First Amendment?
Despite not having voting rights, these methods were used by marginalized groups to push for change.
What are organizing and protesting?
DOUBLE POINTS: This Article lists specific powers of Congress, including collecting taxes and declaring war.
What is Article I, Section 8?
The President must deliver this address to Congress, as specified in Article I
What is the State of the Union address?
The Constitution guarantees this type of trial for criminal cases, as per Article III.
What is trial by jury?
Article IV gives states the authority to do this within their own territories.
What is create and enforce their own laws?
This fraction of states is required to approve an amendment for it to be ratified.
What is three-fourths?
This section of Article VI establishes the Constitution's ultimate authority over state laws.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
DOUBLE POINTS: This term describes the first ten amendments added to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This amendment states that no person shall be tried twice for the same crime, protecting against double jeopardy.
What is the Fifth Amendment?