Constitution
Definition of the word constitution
A plan of government
Is the preamble a legal document?
No
What is the first Article about?
The legislative branch
Who wrote all of the Amendments?
James Madison
What was America's first constitution called?
The Articles of Confederation
The amount of delegates out of 55 that signed the preamble
39
The articles 4-7 describe the relationship of the ___ to the federal government.
States
The first Amendment was created to do what?
Protect freedom of religion, speech, and press
How many pages long is the Constitution
4 pages
Why was the preamble written?
To explain the purpose of the Constitution
What Article says how many states needed to ratify the Constitution.
Article 7
What is the purpose of the Amendments
Adds on American rights to the Constitution
It is the oldest and ___ written constitution of any major government in the world
Shortest
The first three words of the preamble to the constitution
We the people
Article 3 outlines powers of the federal court system. This is also known as what branch?
Judicial branch
What Amendment took 200 years to ratify?
The 27th Amendment
Name all 7 strengths of the AOC
1. COULD DECLARE WAR and MAKE PEACE
3. RAISE ARMY/NAVY
4. MAKE TREATIES
5. ESTABLISHED A POSTAL SYSTEM
6. CONDUCT BUSINESS WITH Native AMERICANS,
7. WORK WITH OTHER NATIONS
What are three of the central concepts of the preamble to the Constitution
The source of power to enact the Constitution, the broad ends to which the Constitution is ordained and established; or the authors' intent for the Constitution to be a legal instrument of lasting Posterity.
Article 5 is about amendments. This means both ___ and ___ have the power to initiate the amendment process.
States and Congress
What was the only amendment to be repealed
The 18th Amendment