United States Constitution
Dec 22, 2015
United States Constitution
Articles of Confederation
1. What was our nation’s first constitution?
1787
2. In what year did delegates meet to write a new constitution?
Philadelphia
3. In what city did the Constitutional Convention meet?
George Washington
4. Who was the President of the Constitutional Convention?
courts
5. What was not provided for in the Articles of Confederation?
To form a strong central government
6. What was the main reason for changing the Articles of Confederation?
39
7. How many delegates signed the Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787?
3
8. The power of the United States government is divided into how many branches?
The President
9. Who is the chief executive of the executive branch?
Congress
10. What is the legislative branch of our government called?
The Supreme Court
11.What is the highest court of the judicial branch called?
It states the purpose of the United States Constitution.
12.What is the main idea of the Preamble to the Constitution?
Make laws
13. The job of the legislative branch is to _______________
First Ten Amendments
14. The Bill of Rights is what part of the United States Constitution?
7
15. What is the number of articles in the United States Constitution?
27
16. ____ amendments have been added to the U.S. Constitution?
Outlines legislative branch Lawmaking Forbidden powers
17. Article I
Outlines executive branch Powers of the President/Vice-President
18. Article II
Outlines judicial branch Powers of the courts Treason
19. Article III
New state requirements
20. Article IV
Amending the Constitution
21. Article V
U. S. Constitution is the Supreme law of the land
22. Article VI
Ratification of the Constitution
23. Article VII
Freedom of religion , speech, press, assembly, petition
24. 1st Amendment
Right to bear arms
25. 2nd Amendment
Housing of soldiers
26. 3rd Amendment
No unreasonable search or seizure
27. 4th Amendment
Cannot be tried twice for the same crime( double jeopardy)
Prohibits being your own witness Due process
28. 5th Amendment
Rights of the accused in criminal cases
29. 6th Amendment
Trial by jury
30. 7th Amendment
No excessive bail or cruel punishment
31. 8th Amendment
People retain rights not listed in the Constitution
32. 9th Amendment
Power not given to the federal government is given to the states
33. 10th Amendment
Cannot sue a state in federal courts
34. 11th Amendment
Electoral college cast separate ballots for president and vice-president
35. 12th Amendment
Abolished slavery
36. 13th Amendment
all citizens born or naturalized guaranteed full rights
37. 14th Amendment
States cannot prevent a person from voting because of race, creed, and color.
38. 15th Amendment
Income tax
39. 16th Amendment
Senators are elected by popular vote
40. 17th Amendment
Prohibition: no alcohol bought or sold
41. 18th Amendment
Women suffrage Women given the right to vote
42. 19th Amendment
January 20 President takes office
43. 20th Amendment
Repealed prohibition(the 18th amendment)
44. 21st Amendment
No person shall be elected to the office of president more than twice
45. 22nd Amendment
Residents of Washington D.C. given the right to vote in presidential elections
46. 23rd Amendment
Anti-poll tax
47. 24th Amendment
Vacancy of president/ vice-president
48. 25th Amendment
18 year olds given right to vote in federal/state elections
49. 26th Amendment
Prohibits Congress from voting itself mid-term pay raises
50. 27th Amendment
Legislative (Congress)
51. What branch of government makes the laws?
population
52.The number of representatives a state gets depends on the _______
2 years
53. The length of term of members of the House of representatives is ____
25 years
54. A member of the House of Representatives must be at least ___ of age
People of the state
55. Senators are elected by the
6 years
56. The length of term of a senator is
30 years old
57. A member of the U. S. Senate must be at least ______
Vice-President of the United States
58. The President of the Senate is the
Congress
59. The power to coin money is in the hands of the ________
4 years ( no more than 2 terms)
60. The length of term of the President is
14 years
61. The President of the United States must have lived in the United States for at least _________
House of Representatives Senate States
62. An amendment to the Constitution must be proposed by the ________________
2/3
63. Congress needs___ vote to get a bill passed over the President’s veto.
President
64. The budget of the United States is presented by the ______________
Electoral College
65. The ____________ really decides who will be president.
Habeas corpus
66. The writ of __________ gives a prisoner the right to a fair trial.
Federalism
67._________ is the sharing of power between the federal and state governments.
Supreme Court
68. It is the responsibility of the ________ to decide whether state and federal laws are constitutional
1791
69. The first ten amendments were adopted in ________
Legislative
70. ___________ branch has two houses.