Preamble / Articles / Articles of Confederation
The first 3 words of the Constitution
What is "We the People"?
Amendment that Abolished Slavery.
What is the 13th Amendment?
R.A.P.P.S. stands for...
What is "Religion, Assembly, Petition, Press and Speech"?
Divided into two parts or houses.
Amendment that states we did not have to house soldiers (response to Quartering Act under British rule)
What is the 3rd Amendment?
Article 1 of the Constitution details the powers of this branch of government
What is the Legislative Branch?
Amendment that allows the people to vote for their own Senators (Popular Election of Senators)
What is the 17th Amendment?
Proper process or procedure that ensures that the government acts fairly when dealing with its citizens
What is "Due Process"?
People who supports a strong central government.
What are "Federalists"?
Supreme Court Case that stated schools can drug test students if they are in extracurricular activities.
What is 13?
Amendment that changed the voting age from 21 to 18.
What is the 26th Amendment?
Excessive Bail & Fines, Cruel and Unusual Punishments
What is the 8th Amendment?
A section of the Constitution that states the goals and purposes of the government.
What is the "Preamble"?
The 5th Amendment applies to people when they are...
The 6th Amendment applies to people when they are...
What is "Accused of a Crime"? (5th Amendment)
What is "In Court"? (6th Amendment)
Article 3 of the Constitution details the powers of this branch of government
What is the Judicial Branch?
Purpose of 24th Amendment?
What is Abolished Poll Tax?
Right to jury in civil trials
What is the 7th Amendment?
Powers specifically granted to the federal government
What is "Expressed Powers"? (Reserve Powers = Power kept by the states)
A group of people who are chosen to select the president and the vice president (Wisconsin has 10 members that make this vocabulary term)
What is the Electoral College?
Amount of Articles in the Constitution.
What is 7?
What is the Proposed and Ratification dates of the 27th Amendment?
What is September 25, 1789 (proposed) and May 7th, 1992 (ratification)?
Who wrote the Bill of Rights?
Who is James Madison?
A plan that determined the two-houses structure of Congress
What is the "Great Compromise"?
Amount of years the Constitution has been in effect.
What is 232 years? (Constitution was ratified on June 21, 1788 - Bill of Rights was ratified Dec. 15, 1791)