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Amendments

The idea that national and state governments must divide and share

power

Federalism

The government is not all powerful

Limited Government

The Supreme Court can check

the constitutionality

of laws

Judicial Review

Each government branch keeps an

eye on the other to make sure they’re

in line

Checks and Balances

Each government branch exercises its

own powers and doesn’t get into the

other branch’s business

Separation of Powers

This amendment protects you from search and seizure

4th Amendment

Amendment 1 gives people the

freedom of __________

Expression- speech, religion, press, assembly

Amendment 5 protects people from being accused of the

same crime twice which is called

_______________

Double Jeopardy

What is the main idea behind

Amendment 8?

No cruel and unusual

punishment

Powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution are reserved to the

states or people

Amendment 10

This amendment gave women the right to vote

19th Amendment

The case Elkgrove Unified School

District vs. Newdow is about what part

of the 1st Amendment?

Separation of Church and State

What IMPORTANT things are guaranteed

under the 14th Amendment?

Due Process, Equality under the

law

This amendment limits presidents to

2 terms

22nd Amendment

What does the 26th Amendment guarantee?

The right to vote for 18+ yr olds

What are the 2 steps required for amending

the Constitution?

Proposal and Ratification

Which better reflects popular sovereignty- ratification by state

legislature or ratification by state

convention?

State Convention

Which Branch of Government is responsible for proposing 26

of the 27 amendments?

Congress

Which amendment repealed prohibition?

The 21st Amendment

Describe in detail the process by which the 21st Amendment was passed.

(Hint: it was the only amendment to use this

method)

Proposed in Congress, Ratified

in a State Convention

What branch of government is responsible for creating laws?

Legislative

What is Federalism?

The division of power between

national and state governments

Are marriage laws determined by state

governments or by the national government?

State government

List one power that only the national government has

and one power that only state

governments have.

State- Marriage laws, public health, setting up schools

National- declaring war, raising an army, printing

money

Powers shared between national and state

governments are called _______________

Concurrent Powers

The Article that sets up the legislative body.

Article 1

What does Article 5 of the Constitution

set up?

The Amendment Process

The number of members elected to

the house of representatives is based on _______

State Population

Article 6 states that the national law is ________

SUPREME

After his 3rd term in office, the 22nd

amendment was ratified to limit the president’s term.

Franklin Roosevelt

Make your wager

The Preamble

Finish the following:

We the people, in order to form a more perfect

union, establish justice, ______ _______ ________

Insure domestic tranquility