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Constitutional Final

Understanding the U.S. Constitution

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Guarantees the right to a speedy trial with, if needed, a court-appointed lawyer Amendment VI
Protects freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition Amendment I
Repealed the prohibition Amendment Amendment XXI
Provides that a state cannot be sued in any cort other than the courts of that state. In other words, you can't sue a state in a Federal court Amendment XI
Gives citizenship to former slaves Amendment XIV
Protects against unreasonable search and arrest Amendment IV
Gives the people the right to elect their senators directly Amendment XVII
Provides for the election of President and Vice President on separate ballots Amendment XII
Lowers the voting age to 18 Amendment XXVI
Tells what to do in case of Presidential disability Amendment XXV
Gives women the right to vote Amendment XIX
Guarantees rights not listed to the peole and that the government shouldn't tamper with them Amendment IX
Safeguards against excessive bail, fines, and cruel and unusual punishments Amendment VIII
Prohibits quartering of troops in time of peace Amendment III
Right to bear arms Amendment II
Forbids a state to stop a person from voting because of race or color Amendment XV
Denies state governments the power to keep citizens from voting by charging a poll tax Amendment XXIV
Guarantees that a person cannot be tried twice for the same crime Amendment V
Powers not specifically given to the Federal government are reserved to the states or to the people Amendment X
Limited President to two terms Amendment XXII
Moved Presidential inauguration day from March 4 to January 20 Amendment XX
Forbids the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages Amendment XVIII
Gives residents of Washington, D.Cl the right to vote Amendment XXIII
Permits Congress to tax individual incomes Amendment XVI
Slavery was abolished by Amendment XIII
Prohibits changes in salaries of U.S. senators and representatives from taking effect until after the next election Amendment XXVII
Presidents must be at least 35 years old
A naturalized citizen cannot become President
Powers of Congress are listed in Article I
The Constitution forbids the states to coin money
Treaties negotiated by the President must be approved by Senate
Has the power to admit new states Congress
The Article that tells how laws are made Article I
Presides over the impeachment trial of a President Chief Justice
Who appoints justices to the Supreme Court? President
Article which established the Supreme Court Article III
Powers that both the Federal ane state governments have such as taxation or building roads are known as concurrent powers
Which branch of government is responsibile for maintaining the army? Legislative Branch
A person appointed by the President to fill the vacant office of Vice President must be confirmed by a majority vote of both houses of Congress
The name of the power (or responsibility)of the President that is associated with the military is Commander in Chief of Armed Forces
Qualifications for President are found in which Article? Article II
This tells why the Constitution was written Preamble to Constitution
This Article tells how the Constitution can be amended Article V
The United States Postal Service is an example of government corporation
All of the following are Presidential Cabinets except: State, Media, Education, Treasury Media
How are amendments ratified? 2/3 vote of each house of Congress
How are amendments proposed? 2/3 vote of each house of Congress
In the past, state legislatures used to elect Senators
The legislative branch checks the executive branch by passing laws over a veto with a 2/3 vote
Makes laws Legislative branch
The section in the Constitution tht gives Congress the power to pass laws "necessary and proper" to fulfill its other duties Elastic Clause
Qualification of a Supreme Court justice are not stated in the Constitution
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called The Bill of Rights
The number of members in the House of Representatives is based on population
The number of members in the Senate is based on equality
When the Supreme Court hears a case for the first time it is called original jurisdiction
When the Supreme Court hears a case that has alredy been heard in a lower court it is called appellate jurisdiction
Treason is aiding the enemies of your country
The executive branch checks (or controls) the legislative branch by vetoing laws
Bicameral means having _____ houses two
A formal request to the Supreme Court to hear a case is known as writ of certiorari
A person has the right to appear in person in court writ of habeas corpus
Type of law that punishes without a trial bill of attainder
It punishes for something that was not illegal when it was done ex post facto law
Impreachments are tried by the Senate
All appointments to the Supreme Court must be approved by Senate
The first woman to be appointed a Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor
The term of justices of the Supreme Court life
The first African-American Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall
The person who usually administers the oath of office to the President on Inauguration Day Chief Justice
The person who takes the President's place if he or she is unable to serve full term Vice President
The President of the United States has the power to declare war: True or False False
The supreme law of the land U.S. Constitution
The number of justices on the Supreme Court nine
Which branch judges laws judicial branch
The electoral college was established by the Constitutional Convention because the Founding Fathers wanted to keep the common people from making a mistake
This branch carries out the laws executive branch
The presiding officer of the Senate Vice President
Impeachment charges are started by House of Representatives
All revenue (money) bills orginate in House of Representatives
The total number of U.S. Senators 100
The total number of members of the House of Representatives 435
U.S. Senators are elected for _____ years six years
Members if the House of Representatives are elected for _____ years two years
The number of representatives each state has in the House depends on population of the state
The number of amendments that have been added to the Constitutuion Twenty-seven (27)
The number of Articles in the U.S. Constitution Seven (7)
Congress is divided into _____ branches two
Power in the United States government is divided among _________ branches three
The United States Constitution went into effect June 21, 1788
The Constitution needed the approval of ____ states nine
The plan of government proposed during the Constitutional Convention which called for a bicameral Congress based on population was Virginia Plan
The Preamble to the Constitution begins We the people of the United States
The Constitutional Convention met in the city of Philadelphia
Before the adoption of the Constitution, the newly independent states were joined by Articles of Confederation
The war in which the colonies won their independence from England was Revolutionary War
The man who wrote the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson
The man who is credited as the Father of the Constitution James Madison
A letter to the king Declaration of Independence
Set of rules and laws telling how a government is set up and run Constitution
The first ten amendments to the Constitution Bill of Rights
Freedom Documents Declaration of IndependenceConstitutionBill of Rights
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