Amendments
What 5 rights does the 1st amendment provide?
Freedom of:
Religion, Assembly, Petition, Press, and Speech.
The main part of the U.S. Constitution is broken into 7 of these?
Articles
This amendment provides the right to seek the advice of a lawyer, and to a speedy trial.
6th amendment
The Constitution talks about forming a more perfect union. What was the document that the Constitution replaced?
Articles of Confederation
What does domestic tranquility mean?
Peace at home.
this amendment stated that all people born in the United States are citizens. It also stated that citizen's rights could not be taken away without due process of law.
The 14th amendment
Article 1 creates what branch of government?
The legislative branch
The 10th amendment states that powers not given to the federal government belong to the states. What are powers that only the states have called?
Reserved powers
The ______________ lists the 6 objectives of why the Constitution was written.
Preamble
Changes in the Constition are called what?
Amendments
This amendment changed the age to vote from 21 to 18, influenced by the Vietnam War.
The 26th amendment.
Which article creates the judicial branch of government?
Article 3
This amendment allows for accused persons from unfair treatment before and after a trial. This includes setting a reasonable amount for bail.
The 8th amendment
True or false... The Constitution is a living document. This means that it can die at any moment.
False
Powers that belong only to the federal government are called what?
Delegated or enumerated powers
This amendment banned the use of poll taxes.
The 24th amendment.
Article 2 creates the executive branch of government. Who is the head of this branch?
The president
This amendment states that citizens rights are not just limited to the ones listed in the Constitution.
The 9th amendment
How many of the original 13 states had to ratify (approve) the new constitution before it went into effect?
9
Who was the enlightenment thinker that we got the idea of separation of powers from?
Baron de Montesquieu (Mosquito)
This amendment gave voting rights to all male citizens regardless of their ethnicity or prior slave status.
15th amendment
Article 5 tells how the Constitution can be changed. To change the Constitution you need the states to approve the changes by how much?
3/4
What are the 5 rights given in the 5th amendment?
The rights of the accused. The right to not self incriminate, or the right to remain silent, the right to a grand jury, the right to due process, the right to double jeopardy, and the right to eminent domain.
To Secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity. What does Posterity mean?
Our children, our future of citizens.
This stretches to give the Constitution flexibility allowing for implied powers. What is the name of the clause that gives this power?
The "Elastic Clause" or the "Necessary and Proper" clause.