Constitution Pt. 1
The US Constitution was written in ______.
What is 1787?
All powers not given to the federal government belong to the states.
What is the 10th Amendment?
Which court case resulted in the Supreme Court assuming the power of judicial review?
What is Marbury v. Madison (1803)?
The principle of federalism is located in which amendment to the Constitution?
What is the 10th Amendment?
List the 5 rights found in the 1st Amendment.
What are:
Freedom of religion, assembly, speech, press and petition.
RASPP
The "father" of the Constitution was ________.
Who was James Madison?
Which amendment allows citizens to keep and bear arms?
What is the 2nd Amendment?
Andrew Jackson ignored which Supreme Court ruling concerning the Cherokee Indians?
What is Worcester v. Georgia (1832)?
What are the steps needed for adding an amendment to the US Constitution?
What are:
Proposed by 2/3s of both houses of Congress
and
Ratified by 3/4s of the states.
Which amendment prohibits the government from housing soldiers in the private homes of citizens?
What is the 3rd Amendment?
Article 1 of the US Constitution covers which branch of government?
What is the LEGISLATIVE branch?
The right to a speedy trial by jury and to legal counsel.
What is the 6th Amendment?
Which Supreme Court case established the supremacy of federal law?
i.e. when state and federal laws conflict, federal law is always "supreme."
What is Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)?
What was the second plan of government for the United States?
What is the Constitution (1787)?
First?
All rights not listed in the Constitution belong to the people.
What is the 9th Amendment?
Article 2 of the US Constitution covers which branch of government?
What is the EXECUTIVE branch?
The 4th Amendment requires the government to have a _________ in order to search or seize your property.
What is a warrant?
Which Supreme Court case determined that states had no right to regulate a federal institution?
What is McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)?
Which principle found in the Constitution allows for each branch to limit the power of the other two branches?
What are checks and balances?
Which amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment and excessive fines and bail?
What is the 8th Amendment?
Article 3 of the US Constitution covers which branch of the federal government?
What is the JUDICIAL branch?
Which amendment allows for a jury trial in a civil case if the amount at litigation exceeds $20.00?
What is the 7th Amendment?
Which Supreme Court case determined that African-Americans were not citizens and had no rights under the law?
This ruling would later be overturned by passage of the 14th Amendent.
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)?
In which branch of government would you find the Commander-in-Chief?
What is the EXECUTIVE branch?
What three rights are found in the 5th Amendment?
What are:
Due process
The right to remain silent
No double jeopardy