Articles/Clauses
Article I
This compromise resulted in a bicameral legislature, with the Senate giving equal representation to states.
What is the Great Compromise?
This principle asserts that government power comes from the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
This branch can veto bills passed by Congress.
What is the executive branch (or the President)?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known as this.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This article of the Constitution establishes Amendment process.
What is article V?
This compromise counted a portion of the enslaved population for both representation and taxation purposes.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
The division of power among legislative, executive, and judicial branches is known as this.
What is separation of powers?
This branch has the power to declare laws unconstitutional.
What is the judicial branch (or the Supreme Court)?
This plan, proposed at the Constitutional Convention, favored large states by basing representation on population.
What is the Virginia Plan?
This clause declares that the Constitution, and the laws made under it, are the supreme law of the land.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
This compromise allowed Congress to regulate commerce but prevented taxes on exports.
What is the Commerce Compromise?
This principle ensures that no branch of government becomes too powerful by giving each branch some control over the others. An example of this is...
What is checks and balances? (team gives correct example)
This branch has the power to impeach and remove the President.
What is the legislative branch (or Congress)?
This landmark 1803 case established the principle of judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This clause requires states to honor the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state.
What is the Full Faith and Credit Clause?
!!Daily Double!!
____ out of ____ states were needed for ratification of the Constitution
9 out of 13
The idea that government actions must be based on the law and that no one is above the law is known as this.
What is the rule of law?
The President tries to nominate someone to be the head of the department of treasury and is not qualified. Who can check/balance the president, and how?
What is the Senate (legislative branch), by rejecting the appointment.
This document was the first governing framework of the United States before the Constitution.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Article I, Section 8 - Necessary and Proper Clause is...
the clause in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution that empowers the Congress to make all laws necessary for executing its other powers and those of the federal government as a whole
The Federalist supported/wanted ___________.
The anti-federalist wanted____________.
Federalist - wanted the Constitution to pass, supported strong central government.
Anti-Federalist - wanted to add a bill of rights, did not support ratification.
This principle ensures that power is divided between the national government and the states, preventing any single entity from becoming too powerful.
What is Federalism?
The ______ impeaches.
The _______ investigates.
The _______ presides over the investigation.
House of Representatives
Senate
Judicial Branch
This amendment process is...
Amendment proposals require a 2/3 vote from Congress, and then Amendment ratification requires 3/4 of state legislatures.