The US Constitution
What is the purpose of the Preamble?
How many Guided principles are there in the Cons't?
What are 6
What are civil liberties?
What are basic freedoms an individual inherits by being born in the USA
The Right to due process of law
What is civil right
What is Federalism?
What is the division of power between National, state, and local governments
What does Article I of the Constitution focus on?
What is the Legislative Branch
Which guided principle is being represented in this piece of the Constitution?
The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States.
—Article I, Section 2, Clause 1
Which Guided Principle is being used here?
What is Popular Sovereignty
Your civil liberties can be found in which Amendment?
What is First Amendment
The freedom of speech
What is Civil Liberty
What entity has express powers?
What is the national government
Congress has the power to regulate commerce between foreign nations and states. What guided principle is being used here?
What is Federalism
What is the separation of church and state
Privacy in your own home
What is civil right
The power to levy taxes is an example of which type of power?
What is concurrent powers
How many Articles are there in the US Constitution?
What are VII
He [the president] shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur.
—Article II, Section 2, Clause 2
Name that guided principle
What is Separation of Powers
The privacy of your home is found in which Amendment?
What is the Third Amendment
The right to assembly and petition
What is civil liberty
Declaring War is an example of which type of power?
What is an expressed power
The US Constitution can be interpreted 1 of 2 different ways, in which are often debated. Those who interpret the literal reading of the Constitution or some call it the "originalism" approach, are interpreting the Constitution in what way?
What is Strict Construction
DAILY DOUBLE -
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Name that Guided principle
What is Individual Rights
What are Unenumerated rights?
What are rights that are NOT specifically specified in the Bill of Rights
The right to a fair trial
What is Civil right
The ability to conduct elections is a power granted by who?
What is each state (reserved power)