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The Constitution
Articles
Bill of Rights
Amendments
Misc.
100
Enumerated powers are _______ ?
Powers that belong only to the federal government
100
How old do you need to be to run for president?
35 years old
100
Which Amendments make up the Bill of Rights?
The First Ten Amendments 1-10
100
Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave citizenship to all people born in the United States?
The 14th Amendment
100
What type of government does the Constitution set up for America?
Democracy
200
The American system of limited government in which the people are the ultimate source of government power is called a _______
Republic
200
How old does a person have to be to run for U.S. Senate?
30 years old
200
The First Amendment guarantees all of the following EXCEPT what? a. Freedom of Speech b. Freedom of Assembly c. Freedom of the press d. The right to bear arms
d. The right to bear arms
200
Which Amendment gave women the right to vote?
the 19th Amendment
200
If no candidate for president receives a majority of the electoral vote, who chooses the president?
The U.S. House of Representatives
300
The "elastic clause" of the Constitution allows a. the number of Congressional representatives to grow with population b. Congress the power to act as needed to meet changing conditions c. the power of the presidency to grow d. the power of state governments to increase
b. Congress the power to act as needed to meet changing conditions
300
All laws dealing with taxes must originate in the _______
House of Representatives
300
The Tenth Amendment states that powers that are NOT delegated to the national government by the Constitution _______
Are reserved to the states
300
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution outlawed what?
Slavery
300
A _________ needs to be a U.S. citizen by birth
President
400
The Constitution has ___ articles, and ___ amendments
7 ; 27
400
Four years is the term of office for _______
presidents
400
Which amendment ensures that soldiers will not be quartered in citizens homes?
the 3rd Amendment
400
Which Amendment ratified in 1971, granted the right to vote to all citizens 18 years of age and older?
the 26th Amendment
400
Which amendment ensures that citizens will be allowed to bear arms?
the 2nd Amendment
500
Powers shared by state and the federal governments are called ___________________
Concurrent Powers
500
What determines the number of representatives that each state has?
The state's population
500
The 9th Amendment states that a. The only rights a person has are those listed in the Bill of Rights b. people only have ten rights c. the Bill of Rights does not list all the rights a person has d. nothing about people's rights
c. the Bill of Rights does not list all the rights a person has
500
The 12th, 22nd, and 23rd Amendments are all related to this
The election of Presidents
500
Since the 22nd Amendment, the only way a president can serve more than eight years is by?
If they served 2 years or less of another's term