Anatomy of Constitution
What 3 sections make up the Constitution?
The Preamble, The Articles, The Amendments
What are the three branches of government?
The Legislative, Judicial, and Executive branches.
This document declared the American Colonies as independent from the British.
Declaration of independence
What do the first three Articles of the Constitution outline?
The three Branches of Government
When was the declaration of independence signed
july 4th, 1776
What rights does the first amendment give?
The freedom of speech, press, religion, and assembly.
Who makes up the Legislative branch? And what are they part of?
The House of Representatives and the Senate are apart of congress (bicameral representation)
What event occurred after the declaration of independence
the American Revolution
The fourth article describes what
States rights
How would this be checked?
The President vetoes a law that Congress really wants to see passed
Congress can override the veto with a 2/3 vote in both houses of congress
The Bill of Rights
Who appoints Supreme Court Justices?
The President
How did the war leave America economically?
America had a very large amount of debt.
The fifth article describes what
Amendment process
Why did the Great Compromise occur and what was it?
The great compromise helped the smaller states and bigger states receive equality by having a bicameral legislature. one based on population and the other based on 2 per state
What is the total number of amendments?
27
Why did they founding fathers create checks and balances?
to ensures that no branch of the Government becomes too powerful
What treaty restricted the colonists access to land?
Proclamation of 1763
The 7th article describes what
The ratification process
The 10th amendment states what
Powers not held by the federal government go to the states and the people
Are the bill of rights part of the article 5, amendment article? why or why not.
No, they are their own sections as article 5 only lays out the amendment process, not the actual amendments.
The Cabinet
Why did the French and Indian War make the Colonists angry?
There were higher taxes and the Colonists didn't have access to the land they just fought for.
The sixth article describes what
Establishes the Constitution as the supreme law of
the land
Which events directly highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? What happened?
Shays Rebellion