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APUSH Amendments
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Amendment One | Four Freedom's: 1. No religious establishment 2. Cannot prohibit exercise practicing 3. Freedom of speech/media 4. Freedom to assemble and petition government |
| Amendment Two | Hotly debated. The right to bear arms. |
| Amendment Three | Prohibits soldiers from inhabiting American's houses unless there is consent. |
| Amendment Four | Relates to the Writs of Assistance. Prohibits search warrants to exceed what is specifically to be searched for and where it is to be found. |
| Amendment Five | Five provisions: 1. No person held to answer for infamous crime. 2. No double jeopardy 3. The right to the refusal to answer a question. 4. The right to Life, liberty and property. 5. Private property can only be taken for just compensation. |
| Amendment Six | BROAD 1. Speedy and public trial 2. Must be informed of nature and cause of accusation 3. right to a lawyer 4. must be confronted with witnesses against him 5. compulsory process obtain witnesses in his favor |
| Amendment Seven | NARROW If a controversy exceeds 20 dollars, there can be a trial by jury. |
| Amendment Eight | REALLY BROAD Can't be cruel or unusual punishment or excessive punishment or excessive bail (cannot be unpayable; to determine, crime committed, your income, etc.) |
| Amendment Nine | EXTREMELY BROAD Not all rights are listed in constitution, but that does not mean that are not guaranteed. |
| Amendment Ten | Whatever the constitution does not give Congress or is prohibited for the states, the powers are reserved for the states (the people). |
| Series of Unanimous Agreements (Things going to be in/about/on the Constitution) | 1. Written Document 2. Separation of power into Legislative, Executive and Judicial Branches. 3.Balance of power Checks of balances between LEJ branches,no branch has complete control. 4. Popular Sovereignty- the people are authority for the government |
| Series of Unanimous Agreements (Part Two) | 5. Federalism - one and only unique thing the constitution adopt. balance between federal gov and the state gov so that the fed gov cannot abuse the people's rights. 6. The Bill of Rights - created so no Government could abuse the rights of the people |
| NJ and VA Plans | New Jersey Plan, where nj wanted an equal voice and equal voice in gov for all small states. Virginal Plan said that representatives based off the people in the state. |
| Bundles of Compromises (first 3) | 1. Two House Legislation said upper house equal votes lower house based off population. GREAT COMPROMISE 2. 3/5ths compromise 3. slave trade compromise - weren't gonna pass laws for 20 years (until 1808) about slave trade, but $10/head each slave broug |
| Last Bundle of Compromise | 4. President's Compromise- suggestion that congress picks president, but that would be unfair, so the house and representatives and senators vote for the electors |
| Article 1 Section 1 | Great Compromise |
| Article 1 Section 2 | mentions 3/5ths compromise house of rep -elected 2 years -7 years citizen -25yo -elected by people -inhabitant AT THE TIME election -*only they can impeach* -each state 1rep -most reps: 435 census 1/10 years -when vacancies occur, writs of elec |
| Article 1 Section 3 | Senate: -each state 2 sen -30yo -elected by legislature -6 years term -*unique power: try all impeachments* -inhabitant of state AT TIME of election -VP is P of Senate -continuous body 1/3 of sen always in session |
| Article 1 Section 4 | Congress must meet first Monday in December every year |
| Article 1 Section 5 | Dec on Indep Neither house can adjourn for more than 3 days than any other place. |
| Article 1 Section 6 | Senators and reps can receive compensation and it cannot be decreased. |
| Article 1 Section 7 | Bills for raising revenue shall originate from house of rep. all bills passed through house of rep bill goes to prez and he pass it or not. if not then writes objection and sends back to original house, then 2/3senate and 2/3rep can pass it. pocket ve |
| Article 1 Section 8 (first six) | NARROW 18 powers of congress, 9 main ones: 1. collect and make taxes 2. BROAD provide common defense and general welfare 3. regulate commerce 4. coin money 5. declare war 6. raise/support armies (no more than 2 years- suvilian control) |
| Article 1 Section 8 (last three) | 7. provide for calling forth a militia in order to execute laws 8. exclusive legislation in all cases of us property 9. BROADEST PART OF CONSTITUTION (Elastic Clause)- can make all laws *deemed necessary and proper* |
| Article 1 Section 9 | BROAD Congress limits -slave trade compromise(implied) -habeus corpeus(evidence) -no bill of attainder (cannot punish someone other than criminal) -ex post facto (cannot accuse aftercrime) -congresscanthelp1stateover1. -canttakemoney -no noble tit |
| Article 1 Section 10 | State cannot do -no state shall enter into any treaty, alliance or confederation -cannot pass bill of attainder, ex post facto law or make papahhh -cannot keep ships or troops of war in time of peace -cannot pass laws that impair debts -no nobility |
| Article 2 Section 1 | The Prez and VPrez -4 year terms -people vote electors who vote for the presidents. -number of electors is equal the number of congressman -legislator decides electors -no sen/rep can become elector -35yo -14 years citizen -Nat-born citizen and RE |
| Article 2 Section 2 | NARROW Prez' duties: -commander in chief of army, navy and militia -can grant reprieves or pardons -make treaties as long of 2/3 sen agree -appoint ambassadors, ministers, judges, consoles and other officers |
| Article 2 Section 3 | Prez must have state of union -take care that laws are executed |
| Article 2 Section 4 | Impeachment -Prez or VPrez can be removed by treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors. BROAD |
| Article 3 Section 1 | One supreme court # judges is decided by congress (odd #) hold judges as long as they're on good behavior (BROAD) |
| Article 3 Section 2 | Judicial power extends to all cases -Fed jurisdiction is for fed laws and goes to fed court -affects ambassadors and public ministers -SUPREME COURT HAS ORIGINAL JURISDICTION -trial of all crimes by jury shall be held in state in which crime was commi |
| Article 3 Section 3 | MOST NARROW treason levying war against us and adhering to enemies -must have two witnesses or confession -family cant be penalized |
| Article 4 Section 1 | Full Faith and Credit (Federalism) |
| Article 4 Section 2 | If you commit a crime in one state, and then flee to another, you can be caught and be brought back to the original state and still charged for the crime (Fugitive Slave Provision) |
| Article 4 Section 3 | New States admitted to congress - no new state can be within another state or between two states w/o consent of legislatures as well as congress -Congress can make all needed rules respecting territory (BROAD) |
| Article 4 Section 4 | Federalism -Every state shall have a republican form of government and protect against invasion and domestic violence. |
| Article 5 | The Amendment article 1. 2/3 of both houses decree it necessary to propose amendments OR 2. 2/3 states can call congress and ask for an amendment. 3/4 of the states must ratify the constitution -protects great compromise and slave trade |
| Article 6 | Constitutional supremacy Federalism -Fed laws over state laws. they can veto state laws all officers bound by oath, but none shall have religious tests. |
| Article 7 | The ratification of constitution - 9 states - 4 SC signers: john rutledge,charles c. pinckney, charles pinckney and pierce butler |
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