How many articles are there in the Constitution?
What topics do the first 3 articles cover?
7
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
100
Name the amendment that says you can own a gun.
The second amendment.
100
How many people serve on the Supreme Court?
What are they called?
9
Justices
100
Name the amendment which lowered the voting age to 18 from 21.
Amendment 26
200
Which plan did the larger state support? Why?
Virginia Plan. Proportional representation.
200
Name 2 qualifications needed to be the President.
35 years old
Natural born citizen
Resident of the US for the last 14 years
200
How many amendments are there currently to the Constitution? What is the name of the first 10?
27
The Bill of Rights
200
Which case that we studied addressed the Constitutional issue of the right to search a person?
What amendment did it address?
New Jersey v. TLO
Amendment 4
200
What does the 22nd amendment accomplish?
Limit the President to 2 terms
300
Terms:
one house legislature?
two house legislature?
Unicameral.
Bicameral.
300
Which amendment states that when you want to sue for $20 or more, you are entitled to a jury trial?
Amendment 7
300
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th Amendment
300
What is the role of the Supreme Court?
Check the Constitutionality of laws
300
Which Plan called for a unicameral legislature chosen equally?
Which plan called for a bicameral legislature chosen proportionally?
New Jersey
Virginia
400
How was the fraction 3/5's used in the Three-fifths Compromise?
It would be included in the population count that decided how many reps would represent each state in Congress.
400
What is the beginning of the Constitution called?
Name two goals contained in that part.
Preamble
Form a more perfect union
Establish Justice
Ensure Domestic Tranquilty
Provide for the common defense
Promote the general welfare
Secure the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity
400
What is the 18th Amendment and how does it relate to the 21st Amendment?
18-Prohibition
21-Repealed 18
400
What is the name of the power given to the Supreme Court as a result of "Marbury v. Madison"?
Explain.
Judicial Review
Power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional (check Legislative/Executive branches)
400
Which Supreme Court case ruled that creating the Judiciary Act of 1789 was not allowed and the act was unconstitutional?
Marbury v. Madison
500
Name for the agreement that proposed proportional representation in the lower house and equal representation in the upper house?
Name the houses...
The Great Compromise.
The House of Representatives
The Senate
500
Which amendment states that just because a right isn't specifically mentioned in the Constitution does not mean you do not have it?
Amendment 9
500
Which amendment states that powers not given to the federal government by the Constitution belong to the states and the people?
Tenth Amendment
500
Which case was used by Chief Justice Marshall to set the foundation for the role of the Supreme Court as an equal part of government?
Why?
Marbury v. Madison
Established the concept of judicial review
500
What is described by the following:
each branch of government can limit the powers of others