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Bill of Rights
The Constitution
Amendments
Amendment Process
House/Senate
100
What is the 2nd Amendment
What is The right to bear arms
100
The power of the Government comes from the people it governs.
What is Popular Sovereignty
100
Abolished slavery
What is 13th Amendment
100
A change in the Constitution's written words.
What is Amendment.
100
How many members make up the Senate?
What is 100
200
What is the 1st Amendment
What is Freedom of speech, religion, and press.
200
The division of power between the central gov't and several smaller regional Gov'ts.
What is Federalism
200
Created and got rid of prohibition.
What is 18th/21st Amendment
200
How many Congressional Districts does Iowa have for the House?
What is 4
200
List the qualifications for the House of Reps.
What is 25 years old, citizen for 7 years, and live in the district they are running for.
300
What is the 8th Amendment
What is No excessive bail or cruel and unusual punishment
300
States that no Government should be all powerful
What is Limited Government
300
Called for direct election of US Senators
What is 17th Amendment
300
List the restrictions for making an amendment.
What is cannot take away a state's equal representation in the Senate without their permission.
300
How many members make up the House of Reps?
What is 435
400
What is the 5th Amendment
What is No Self incrimination, due process, double jeopardy.
400
Creates a system where each branch has different powers that keep any one section of Government from becoming more powerful than the others.
What is Checks and Balances
400
Limits the amount of times someone can serve as President to 2 terms.
What is 22nd Amendment
400
When a party in power attempts to redraw district lines to keep themselves in control.
What is Gerrymandering.
400
List the qualifications for the Senate.
What is 30 years old, be a citizen for 9 years, live in the state they are running.
500
What is the 10th Amendment
What is States have powers not given to the Federal Government.
500
Gives the courts the power to determine the Constitutionality of an action by the Gov't.
What is Judicial Review
500
Cannot deny someone the right to vote because of their race, etc.
What is 15th Amendment.
500
List the ways for proposing and ratifying an amendment.
What is Proposed by a 2/3 vote in each house of Congress, ratified by 3/4 of state legislatures or 3/4 vote in state conventions. Proposed by a national convention called by 2/3 of the states, ratified the same way as proposal one.
500
How do they decide how many representatives each state gets in the House?
What is based off of population done by the Census.