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What's an Amendment?
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Really... What's an Amendment?
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100

Were the Federalists in favor of a strong or weak government?

Strong

100

This amendment allowed for women to have a greater participation in government by granting them the right to vote

19th Amendment

100

Who has the power to make laws?

The legislative branch

100

What does the word 'amendment' mean?

To make a change to something

100

Which clause of the Constitution states that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land? 

The Supremacy Clause

200

Which group advocated for replacing the Articles of Confederation with the Constitution? 

Federalists

200

Which event led to the passage of the 25th Amendment? 

John F. Kennedy's Assassination 

200

Who has the power to nominate Supreme Court justices?

The President of the United States

200

Which rights do you have thanks to the First Amendment? 

The freedom of religion, assembly, speech, press, and petition

200

Using reasonable arguments to sway an undecided legislator to your way of thinking would be an example of which political strategy?

Persuasion 

300

Which group would have said it? 

"There is no need for a Bill of Rights because federal power was defined and limited, while the states still held many powers."

Federalists

300

With the passage of the 17th Amendment, the people of each state now directly elect their U.S. Senators. Who chose senators before the passage of this amendment? 

State legislatures 

300

Which chamber of government approves treaties and approves appointments?

The Senate

300

Which amendment changed the way Congress receives their pay?

The Twenty-Seventh Amendment

300

Name an example of a concurrent power

Taxation, public safety/law enforcement, passing laws, etc. 

400

Which group fought harder to guarantee personal liberties for individuals?

Anti-Federalists

400

Name three amendments that extended suffrage to citizens

15th, 19th, 23rd, 26th

400

Which governmental body has the power to impeach officials?

The House of Representatives

400

The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments are also known as the...

Reconstruction Amendments

400

The stock market just crashed! The Federal Reserve needs to do something. What is one way they could help the economy? 

Decrease the interest rate

Decrease the reserve requirement

Buy government securities 

500

Name a prominent Federalist AND Anti-Federalist

Federalist possible responses: Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison, John Adams, etc. 

Anti-Federalist possible responses: Patrick Henry, Sam Adams, George Mason, Thomas Jefferson, etc. 

500

The 14th Amendment has three parts to it. What are the three parts? 

1. Every person born in the U.S. is a citizen

2. Everyone gets equal protection under the law

3. States have to selectively incorporate the Bill of Rights

500

The judicial branch can decide if a law is constitutional or unconstitutional. Which power are they using in order to do this? 

Judicial Review

500

How were 26/27 amendments added to the Constitution? 

Proposed by 2/3rds of the House of Representatives and Senate and ratified by 3/4ths of the states

500

What are the three ways to get an amendment passed in Ohio?

1. Initiative 

2. State Convention

3. General Assembly (3/5th of both the Ohio House and Ohio Senate)