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.