Article I
Section 1 states:
All Legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a congress of the United States, which shall consist of a _________ and _________________________.
What is the Senate and House of Representatives?
This person holds the executive power under the U.S constitution.
Who is the president of the United States?
Article III of the Constitution deals with this branch of the United States government.
What is the Judicial Branch?
This amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly.
What is the first amendment?
This amendment abolished all involuntary servitude in the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment?
The term for representatives in the house is this many years.
What is two years?
The length of one presidential term is this many years.
What is four years?
According to Article III, judges hold their office for how long of a term.
What is a lifelong term?
This amendment guarantees the right to bear arms.
What is the second amendment?
These three amendments are known as the “Reconstruction Amendments”
What is the 13, 14 and 15 Amendments
This section of article I gives Congress its enumerated powers.
What is Section 8?
To be president, a person must at least be this age.
What is 35 years old.
According to Article III, the court has the right to deal with what cases under the Constitution?
What are all the cases?
This amendment says citizens cannot be forced to quarter soldiers.
What is the third amendment?
Engel v. Vitale, Mapp v. Ohio & McDonald v. Chicago are all examples of selective incorporation cases. The idea of selective incorporation falls under this amendment.
What is the 14th Amendment?
Under section 3 senators from each state shall be chosen from whom?
What is by the Legislature of the state?
Before taking office, the president must take his official pledge.
What is the oath of office?
This many witness testimonies are needed to convict a person of treason.
What is two witness testimonies?
This amendment protects a person from being tried twice for the same crime.
What is the fifth amendment?
In the 1930s Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president and proceeded to be elected three more times. This Amendment set a future precedent that presidents may only serve two terms.
What is the 22nd Amendment?
The three qualifications for being a senator are _________, ________, and ________.
What are benign at least 30 years old, being a US citizen for at least 9 years, and primarily live in the state you are running in.
When no presidential candidate wins the majority vote, this group chooses the president.
What is the house of representatives?
“…levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.” This quote from Article III describes what type of crime?
What is treason?
This amendment states powers not given to the federal government are reserved for the states.
What is the tenth amendment?
The Twenty-Third Amendment grants this group of people the right to vote in presidential elections.
Who are the people living in Washington DC?