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100
How many Articles (not including Preamble) are there in the U.S. Constitution?
Seven
100
What freedoms are protected by the First Amendment?
Freedom of religion, press, speech, assembly, and petition
100
What is the President's power to refuse to sign a bill called?
Veto
100
Who was the king of the country the USA won its independence from?
King George III
100
What is the required age to be a US Representative? A US Senator?
25 - Representative 30 - Senator
200
Which three articles explain branches of the Government?
Articles 1, 2, and 3
200
What are the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution called?
The Bill of Rights
200
What is the term used for the president's top advisers?
Presidential Cabinet
200
What were the Articles of Confederation?
The first (failed) constitution of the United States
200
Who wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense?" What was the goal of this pamphlet?
Thomas Paine Persuade colonists to rebel against Britain
300
Which number Article is explains the process of amending the Constitution?
Article 5
300
List all of the Amendments (by name) in the Bill of Rights
Amendment 1 – Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition Amendment 2 – Right to Bear Arms Amendment 3 – Housing of Soldiers Amendment 4 – Protection from unreasonable Search & Seizures Amendment 5 – Protection of rights to Life, Liberty & Property Amendment 6 – Rights of accused persons in Criminal Cases Amendment 7 – Trial by Jury Amendment 8 – Excessive Bail, Fines and Punishments Forbidden Amendment 9 – Rights of the People Amendment 10 – Rights of the States
300
Define Habeas Corpus
Constitutional guarantee of a day in court for arrested persons.
300
Describe the governmental structure established by the Great Compromise. Be specific.
Two houses. The House of Representatives (is less powerful) and number of reps is determined by the population of the states. The Senate is the Upper House, and each state has two Senators.
300
What fundamental concept of government came from Montesquieu?
Separation of Powers/Checks and Balances
400
Name the Article and number of that Article that does not include branches of the government or the word "Constitution" in its name.
Article 4: Interstate Relations
400
List the next 5 Amendments after the Bill of Rights
Amendment 11-Suits against the states Amendment 12-Election of the president Amendment 13-Abolition of slavery Amendment 14-Civil rights in the states Amendment 15-Black suffrage
400
Define "treaty"
A formal agreement between nations in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, etc.
400
Where and when was the Declaration of Independence signed? (building/city/state and month/day/year)
Independence Hall (Philadelphia’s Pennsylvania State House), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania August 2, 1776 (It was approved on July 4, but not signed until August 2)
400
What French philosopher wrote about the Social Contract, which is the belief that the power to shape a society’s laws belonged to the citizenry?
Jean-Jacques Rosseau
500
List (in order) all of the Articles of the Constitution?
(Preamble) Article 1: Legislative Branch; Article 2 The Executive Branch; Article 3: The Judicial Branch; Article 4: Interstate Relations; Article 5: Amending the Constitution; Article 6: The Supremacy of the Constitution; Article 7: Ratifying the Constitution
500
List Amendments 16-27
Amendment Sixteen - Income Tax Amendment Seventeen - Direct Election of National Senators Amendment Eighteen - Prohibition of alcoholic beverages Amendment Nineteen - Women's Suffrage Amendment Twenty - Lame-Duck Period shortened for federal Officials Amendment Twenty One - Repeal to Prohibition Amendment Twenty Two - Limitation of Presidential term of office Amendment Twenty Three - Voting in Washington D.C. Amendment Twenty Four - Abolition of poll taxes Amendment Twenty Five - Succession of offices of the President Amendment Twenty Six - 18 year olds given the right to vote Amendment Twenty Seven - Limits the power of Congress to increase its own salaries
500
What is a bill of attainder?
An act of a legislature declaring a person or group of persons guilty of some crime and punishing them, often without a trial.
500
Where and when was the Constitution signed? (building/city/state and month/day/year)
Independence Hall (Philadelphia’s Pennsylvania State House), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania September 17, 1787
500
What is the term for the person in line for the presidency after the Vice President and the Speaker of the House?
The President Pro-tempore
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