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The Vice-President is the president of the House of Representatives. (T or F)
False. The President of the Senate
In the first draft of the Constitution there were 15 Amendments. (T or F)
False. There were 10 Amendments
Although 11 of the States had a religious qualification for state representatives, they decided that no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office. (T or F)
True (Article 6 c)
Article 4 section 2.e required that fugitive workers be returned to their owners, even if they had escaped to a free state. (T or F)
True
Why were the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments so important for Afro-American people?
Amendment 13:Slavery Abolished
Amendment 14: Citizenship Defined
Amendment 15: Right of Suffrage
Which issue was not considered in the first draft of the Constitution but later on ratified in 1952 (Amendment 22)?
Re-election
Which is the only amendment that has been repealed from the US Constitution?
18th Amendment: Prohibition of Intoxicating Liquors
What were the two major concerns to address in the Constitution? "The Congress shall have power..."
1. To lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises.
2. To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes.
Which was the first compromise between the North and the South start?
3/5 Compromise (1st Compromise over Representation)
Throughout years, only one part of the Constitution has changed. Which one?
The Amendments
Why do we say that less populated States are overrepresented?
There are 2 senates per State
Why did the 13th Amendment lead to the criminalisation of Black people?
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
Which word does not appear in the Constitution?
Slave
What is the main difference between "The Articles of Confederation" and "The US Constitution" as regards ratification?
The Articles of Confederation required unanimous approval from all thirteen states for ratification, while the US Constitution required ratification by only nine of the thirteen states to take effect.
Which "parts" of the constitution contradict each other? Why? (+100)
The Elastic Clause and the 10th Amendment.
The Elastic Clause allows Congress to make laws not specifically mentioned in the Constitution.
The 10th Amendment states that whatever is not specifically written in the Constitution is reserved to each State.
Previous tensions had involved Federalists vs. Antifederalist. Which were the new factions when drafting the Constitution?
South vs. North