Amendments 1-10
The fourth amendment is referenced a lot on crime shows. Within this amendment it states that police officers need what to enter your property?
search warrant or probable cause
The 12th Amendment states that the president selects the vice president and they will be elected in to office together- before this amendment how was the vice president selected?
runner up to president
T/F: the 24th Amendment states that every registered voter must pay a polling tax in order to cast their vote
F
T/F: The purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to slightly modify the Articles of Confederation, offering minor changes.
False
How long is the term for a Senator?
6 years
What is the only amendment to be repealed?
The 18th
How are senators voted in? Electoral college or popular vote?
Popular Vote
The 21st Amendment repeals the 18th making it legal to do what activity in the United States?
Drink Alcohol
Which states wanted slaves to determine taxes?
Northern
Who is the president of the Senate
Vice President
T/F: the first 10 amendments were all approved on the same day
True December 15, 1791
Who won the right to vote first? African Americans or Women?
African Americans
Amendment #22 states that a president cannot serve more than two terms after which president served four terms from 1933-1945?
FDR
Who would have had sovereignty under the New Jersey Plan?
states
How old must you be to be eligible for presidency?
35
What are the "Progressive Era" amendments?
16th, 17th, 18th, 19th
Which amendments were passed due to the Civil War?
The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
Amendment 23 states that Washington DC would now receive electoral votes
How many electoral votes does DC have?
3
T/F: Shays' Rebellion exposed the fact that the national government couldn't raise or deploy an army.
True
Who gets to decide how many federal courts we have?
Congress
How many amendments have been proposed?
Which amendment took the longest to ratify?
27th
Which amendment was ratified the fastest?
26th
The president vetoing a bill passed by Congress is most directly an example of
Checks and Balances
Name the body of Congress that must approve a treaty that the President has negotiated and the fraction of the vote they must approve it by.
Senators- 2/3 votes