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The Constitution
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100
Under the 5th amendment you do not have to do what?
Admit to a crime or say you are guilty
100
This was the law that allowed all free MEN the right to vote
15th
100
How old do you have to be to become President?


How long do you have had to live in the US?

35 years old


14 years

100
The Constitution is best described as...
The rules we live by
100
Name Ohio's 2 senators
Rob Portmann and Sherrod Brown
200
The first 10 amendments are referred to as the...
Bill of Rights
200
This amendment allowed all freed slaves to become citizens
14th amendment
200
Under the 22nd amendment you can be elected President _______________ and for a total of __________ years
Twice.


8 years

200
Name one way the Constitution can be changed
Amendments

Supreme Court
Congress
Political Parties

200
Explain what a poll tax was?
Black people had to pay to vote in the South under Jim Crow Laws
300
What is the importance of the 19th amendment
Women can vote
300
The 13th amendment ended this
Slavery
300
Under the 25th amendment, who will take over for the President if he is incapable of serving out his term?
The Vice President
300
What case led to the Supreme Court becoming an active court?
Marbury vs Madison
300
True or false: The 16th amendment allowed for a Progressive tax on your income.
True
400
What did the 24th amendment eliminate?
People did not have to pay poll taxes anymore
400
How many senators are from each state?


And what amendment makes this a law?

There are 2 senators from each state.


The 17th amendment makes this a law

400
Under the 12th amendment who really picks the President?
The electoral college
400
What court case gave power to the federal government?
Gibbons vs. Ogden
400
If a law is not covered in the Constitution, what amendment guarantees that it will be covered by the states?
10th amendment
500
List one thing you must do under the 16th amendment
Pay taxes
500
Name 2 things that the Civil Rights Acts sought to eliminate
Jim Crow Laws, Slavery, Racism
500
What President is responsible for the 22nd amendment that says Presidents must only serve for 8 years?
FDR
500
Name the 2 major political parties in the United States
Democrats and Republicans
500
Explain the differences between the Federalist and Anti-Federalist stances on a Bill of Rights in the original Constitution
Federalists = Constitution was fine the way it was


Anti-Federalists = needed a Bill of Rights to ratify the Constitution