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The Constitution was ratified on this day.
June 21st. On June 21st, 1788, New Hampshire became the final state needed to instate a ratification of the Articles of Confederation. The document was signed by 38 of 40 delegates and ratified by 9 of the 13 states.
The three branches of government.
Legislative, Judicial, and Executive. The legislative branch contains Congress, they vote/write laws. The judicial branch contains the Supreme Court and all courts. The executive branch contains the President, they are responsible for enforcing laws.
The term length of a U.S. Senator.
6 years. One-third of the Senate is reelected every 2 years.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The Bill of Rights are the first ten amendments to the Constitution which were ratified in 1791.
How many times can a president be elected to office?
The President may be elected to serve two terms.
The US Constitution has a total of __ amendments
The Constitution has a total of 27 amendments.
The amendment that permits individual gun ownership
The 2nd amendment, adopted on December 15, 1791
This amendment is referred in discussions of religious freedom
The first amendment
Amendment that repealed Prohibition.
The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution repealed the 18th amendment, which had mandated nationwide Prohibition on alcohol. It was ratified on the 5th of December, 1933.
This fundamentally American word is not written once in the preamble.
The word freedom is not mentioned in the preamble once.
President that caused limitations on how long presidents can hold office
Franklin D. Roosevelt held office for 4 terms, from March 1933 to his death in April 1945.
In the Constitution, before amendments, which population could vote?
White males, who owns property/lands and/or pay taxes can vote. It was about 6%of the population who could vote during 1790.
In the Constitution, before amendments, which population counted as 3/4 of a person for representation rights for a state?
The population of slaves would be counted as three-fifths in total when apportioning Representatives, as well as Presidential electors and taxes. The Three-Fifths Compromise was proposed by James Wilson and Roger Sherman, who were both delegates for the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
Diplomatic immunity grants this benefit
Diplomatic personnel are immune from criminal prosecution as well as most civil suits in the host country. However, those protected are still required "to respect the laws and regulations of the receiving state."