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Establishes the Executive Branch
What is Article II?
John Jay, James Madison, & Alexander Hamilton were a part of this group
Who are the Federalists?
This term refers to the sharing of power between the national and state levels of government
What is federalism?
List the 5 freedoms guaranteed in the 1st Amendment
What are the freedom of speech, the freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom to petition, and freedom to assemble?
This three-word phrase at the beginning of the Constitution states that the power of our government comes from the citizens
What is "We the People"?
Creates the Supreme Court and allows for the creation of lower courts
What is Article III?
Pushed for a Bill of Rights to protect individual liberties & states rights
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
This system ensures one branch of government does not get too powerful
What is checks & balances?
The only government entity that can propose an amendment
What is Congress?
These powers belong to both federal and state governments
What are concurrent powers?
Name the number of Articles in the Constitution... then someone from your group needs to come up & write it out in Roman numerals on the board
What is 7?
I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII
A series of political pamphlets written to explain why people should support the Constitution
This Supreme Court power allows it to declare a law unconstitutional
What is Judicial Review?
A person’s right to privacy (can't go through their things without cause) is protected in this amendment
What is the 4th Amendment?
These are powers that either the federal and/or state governments do not have
What are denied powers?
Describes requiring ⅔ of both chambers of Congress to propose a change to the Constitution
What is Article V?
Who would say something such as:
"This Constitution does not do enough to protect individual liberties. We must demand a Bill of Rights."
Who is an Anti-Federalist?
The belief that the power of the government is granted by the consent of its people, who are the source of all political power
What is Popular Sovereignty?
This amendment established presidential succession and disability
What is the 25th Amendment?
List the years Ohio's two constitutions ratified
What are 1802 and 1851?
States the Constitution is the highest law of the land and requires government officials to take an oath to uphold the Constitution
What is Article VI?
Who would say something such as:
"Nothing in the Constitution says the Federal Government has the power to limit people’s freedoms in the first place."
Who is a Federalist?
The Supremacy Clause and the Necessary & Proper Clause are to Federalists as the ____ and ____ Amendments are to the Anti-Federalists
What are the 9th & 10th Amendments?
Name all of the amendments that deal with suffrage (5)
What are the 15th, 19th, 23rd, 24th, & 26th amendments?
Before 1913, when this amendment was ratified, 1/3 of U.S. Government revenue came from liquor
What is the 16th Amendment? (establishes the income tax)