Show:
Vocabulary
Formal and informal amendments
Interpreting the Constitution
Amendments
Mystery
100
the branch that interprets the laws and see's that they are fairly applied
what is the judicial branch?
100
the 2 steps of Amending the Constitution are proposal and ratification.
What are the 2 steps in amending the constitution?
100
they made it general because they knew the world would not stay the same forever.
Why did the writers of the Constitution make the document so general?
100
an amendment
What is a change in the Constitution called?
100
No.
Does anyone other Congress have the power to declare war?
200
to give consent
What is the definition ratified?
200
the 2 methods used for the amendments are an act of congress and national convention
What are the 2 methods used for the amendments?
200
Article 1
Which article lists the powers of Congress?
200
over 1 thousand
How many amendments have been proposed?
200
Vice President John Tyler
Who was the vice president when Henry Harrison died?
300
treaty or article
What is the definition of clause?
300
3/4 of the states must ratify an amendment.
Once an amendment has been proposed how many of the states must ratify it?
300
the powers congress uses that isn't directly listed in the Constitution.
What powers are known as the implied powers?
300
the farmers because even a tiny change might cause dramatic effects on the government
Who made the amendment process difficult and why?
300
formal amendments.
What is another word for official amendments?
400
an introdution
What is the definition of preamble?
400
Henry Harrison was the 1st president to die in office.
Who was the 1st president to die in office?
400
the Supreme Court is the authority that is responsible for interpreting the Constitution.
Which authority is responsible for interpreting the Constitution?
400
true
true or false? it took an amendment to free enslaved people?
400
George Washington
since the presidency of ___________ __________ each year the president has proposed hundreds of bills to Congress. Fill in the blank.
500
a minor change in a document
What is the definition of an amendment?
500
the 21st amendment.
Which amendment has been ratified by the means of state conventions?
500
in the year 1787 the Constitution was written
What year was the Constitution written?
500
The basic organization and principal.
What is one thing that will always stay he same about the Constitution?