Articles of Confederation
These were given all of the power under the Articles
What are states
The president is the leader of this branch
What is the Executive Branch
An ______________ is a change or an addition to the Bill of Rights
What is an amendment
This man is considered to be the "Father of the Constitution."
Who is James Madison
This plan called for a one house legislature
What is the New Jersey Plan
There were ___ branches of government under the Articles
What is 1 branch of government
The House of Representatives and the Senate are a part of which branch?
What is the Legislative Branch
The ___ amendment guarantees the freedom of speech to American citizens.
What is the 1st amendment
The system of __________________ prevents one branch of the national government from becoming too powerful
What are Checks and Balances
The Great Compromise is a result of what?
What are the Virginia and New Jersey plans
This many states had to approve a proposal before it became law under the Articles
9
The Executive Branch has the power to ________ Federal laws a) Enforce b) Create
a) Enforce NOTE: The LEGISLATIVE branch CREATES laws.
The third amendment is a reaction to which act from the American Revolution?
What is the Quartering Act
The constitutional convention was debated between two types of people called ____________ and _____________
What are Federalists and Anti-federalists
The Great Compromise had a _____- house legislature
2
The Federal Government could do which of these under the Articles? a) Collect taxes b) Print and borrow money c) Take money from states without asking
B) Print and Borrow money
This branch has the power to impeach the president.
What is the Legislative branch
This amendment is also called "the right to bear arms"
What is the second amendment
Congress could do which of these? a) Regulate foreign and interstate trade b) Enforce laws c) Settle arguments between states
a) Regulate foreign and interstate trade
The __________ plan represented the large state plan while the __________ plan represented the small state plan.
Virginia, New Jersey
Each state had this many votes in congress under the Articles
1
How many Supreme Court Judges are there total in the Judicial Branch?
9
Amendment number ___ says that "a person can't have his or her life, his or her property, or his or her freedoms taken from him or her without being treated fairly by the law."
What is the 5th amendment
The first ten amendments were added to the Constitution to do what?
Protect individual freedoms from governmental power
Random Question:
This amendment is a cornerstone of U.S. law, defining national citizenship, guaranteeing Due Process and Equal Protection for all citizens against state infringement, and preventing former Confederates from holding office.
14th Amendment