Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution
What was the Missouri Compromise?
An agreement that regulated slavery in western territories.
How many branches of government are there and what are they?
Three(legislative, executive, and judicial)
How many justices serve on the Supreme Court?
Nine
What does the 1st amendment protect?
Freedom of speech, religion, the press, assembly, and to petition government
How many amendments are in the Constitution?
27
The expansion of slavery into new territories.
What branch declares laws unconstitutional?
Judicial branch
Who nominates Supreme Court justices?
The President
What did the 13th amendment abolish?
Slavery
What is the purpose of checks and balances?
To prevent any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
What was the impact from the Dred Scott decision?
Further divided the nation over issues regarding slavery and increased tension.
What branch is responsible for enforcing federal laws?
Executive Branch
What is judicial review?
The power of the Supreme Court to determine the constitutionality of laws.
What right is guaranteed by the 6th amendment?
Right to speedy and public trial, counsel and to confront witnesses.
What are the requirements to amend the Constitution?
Ratification by three-fourths of states
What directly caused secession of Southern states?
Attack on Fort Sumter
What are the two houses of US Congress?
Senate and House of Representatives
What is the significance of Marbury v. Madison?
It established judicial review.
What does the 19th amendment grant?
What clause guarantees rights beyond those explicitly listed in the Bill of Rights?
Due Process Clause
What piece of legislation intended to resolve the issue of slavery in newly acquired territories and allowed popular sovereignty to determine the status of slavery, which led to violence?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
What is the role of the President's Cabinet?
Advise the President on specific matters related to their departments and divisions.
What is the significance of Brown v. Board of Education?
It declared state-sponsored segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
Protection against self-incrimination, double jeopardy, and guarantees due process.