Article I
This man represents Utah's 1st district, YOURS!
Who is Blake Moore?
The main power the president holds over the Judicial Branch, specifically the Supreme Court.
What is appointing new justices?
This man has served as Chief Justice of the supreme court since 2005.
Who is John Roberts?
The 8th amendment prevents punishments described as this from being used on those accused of crimes.
What is cruel and unusual?
The meeting called in Philadelphia to "simply amend" the Articles of Confederation in 1787 quickly turned into this months long conference to form a new government.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
Article I sets up this branch of government, often called the most important.
What is the legislative branch?
The length of a presidential term. (He can only serve 2)
What is 4 years?
The name of the principle that all people and institutions are subject to and accountable to law that is fairly applied and enforced.
What is the Rule of Law?
This amendment guarantees the "big 3" freedoms, freedom of religion, speech, and the press.
What is the 1st amendment?
This first governing document created by the 2nd Continental Congress in 1781 was created to set up a very weak central government.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
They are Utah's 2 senators.
Who are Mike Lee and John Curtis?
The electoral college has expanded throughout US history and now includes this many electors, of which a candidate must gain 27 to win.
What is 538?
The name of the practice of declaring laws to be constitutional or unconstitutional that was established by John Marshall during the Marbury vs. Madison case.
What is Judicial Review?
Miranda vs. Arizona confirmed the rights of the accused found primarily in these 2 amendments.
What are the 5th and 6th?
One important thing that Article VI does is declare the constitution to be the [this] of the land.
What is law?
A simple majority (1/2 + 1) vote in each house and a presidential signature causes a bill to become this.
What is a law?
What is passed?
When the president orders troops to invade a country without a congressional declaration of war, he is exercising this presidential power.
What is his war powers?
What is his power as commander in chief?
When a court has the right to hear a case first, it is said to have this type of jurisdiction.
What original?
The 4th amendment protects your right against the government conducting this type of search or seizure on your stuff.
What is unreasonable?
The man considered to be "the Father of the Constitution" that helped to frame the document through his Virginia Plan.
What is James Madison?
The name of the position that leads the proceedings of the House of Representatives.
What is the Speaker of the House?
What is 100%?
Not from article III, but what did the constitution lack that stopped it from being ratified for 2 years?
a Bill of Rights
Following the Civil War, former slaves were formally freed, integrated as citizens, and given rights through these 3 amendments.
What are 13th, 14th, and 15th?
This law passed under the Articles of Confederation set a pattern for expansion into the territories around the Northwest (Great Lakes region) and how territories could apply for statehood.
What is The Northwest Ordinance?