Consitition

Question 1

What year was america discovered?

Answer 1

1492

Question 2

When was the colonisation of america?

Answer 2

1492-1780

Question 3

What country’s colonised with American?

Answer 3

Netherland, French, Sweden, Russia, Spanish, Portugal and German

Question 4

When was the war of inderpance in america?

Answer 4

1776

Question 5

When was the war of inderpance in america?

Answer 5

1776

Question 6

What was the war of inderpendance?

Answer 6

1783

Question 7

What was the war of independence about?

Answer 7

British vs British colony’s which included american
British colony’s subject to same laws and taxes as those in the Uk but they didn’t have any representation in parliment, many protest occurred such as the boston tea party

Question 8

When did america gain independence?

Answer 8

1783

Question 9

-Who are the original founding fathers?

Answer 9

Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and Ben Franklin

Question 10

When did the founding fathers wright the constitution?

Answer 10

1783-1793

Question 11

What’s a codified constitution?

Answer 11

Where all the rights and laws are in one source

Question 12

Advantages of codified constitution?

Answer 12

Defines people’s liberty
Safeguards from a tyrannical govt
Public can access it easier

Question 13

Disadvantages of codified constitution?

Answer 13

Hard to agree
Inflexible
Too much power to judges to interpret laws

Question 14

What is article I?

Answer 14

All legislative powers here in granted shall be vested in a congress in the Us, which shall consist of a demeter and house of representation

Question 15

What is article II?

Answer 15

Teh executive power shall be vested in the president of the USA

Question 16

What is article III?

Answer 16

The judicial power of the US should be vested in the US supreme court and in such inferior courts as congress may from
fine to time ordain or establish

Question 17

What is article IV?

Answer 17

Federal state and state federal relationship

Question 18

What’s article V?

Answer 18

Amendment procedure

Question 19

How many amendments has there been to the US constitution?

Answer 19

27 ammendments

Question 20

-What’s the most popular ammendent process?

Answer 20

proposed amendment by Two thirds of the house and senete (congress), thsi then has to be ratified by three quarters of state legislature (38)
Thsi process has been used 26 times

Question 21

Second most popular legislature?

Answer 21

Amendment proposed by two thirds of the house senete (congress), ratified by conventions in 3/4 of state
Thsi process has only been made once (the 21st ammendment)

Question 22

What are the 2 least relevant ammendment processes?

Answer 22

1st) proposed by legislative in 2/3 of states calling for a national constitutional convention then it has to be ratified by 3/4 of state legislature, however thsi has never been be used
2nd) proposed by levislative in 2/3 of state calling from a national convention and thsi is ratified by 3/4 of teh state, however thsi has never been used

Question 23

What’s are the 6 failed ammendments?

Answer 23

1. house size- when house gets bigger than 200 it can only have 1 rep for reason 50,000 meaning 5000 congressman today
2. Any american who accepts a title of nobility or hiu out from foreign policy’s, would cease to be an american citizen and can no longer hold american office
3. No ammendments to allow congress to interfere with any state or their institutions or persons held to labour or service by the laws of said state i.e. slavery
4. To limit, regulate and prohibit the labour of persons under 18 yes of age
5. Equality of rights under laws should not be denied or abridged by the united stte or by any state on account for second
6. To grant Washington D.C. writing fill representation in congress

Question 24

Advantages of the amendment process?

Answer 24

•Super majority ensure against a small majority being able to impose its will on a large minority
•It can ensure that both the federal and state govt must favour a proposal
•Porvizij for a constitutional convention called by the states ensures a veto being operated by conbress on the initiation of ammendments
•Lengthy complicated process makes it less likely that the constitution will be amended on merely a temporary issue
•Gives a magnified voice to smaller propulsion states (through the senates role and the agreement of 3/4)

Question 25

Disadvantages of the amendment process?

Answer 25

•The voice of small population states is over represented •The difficulty of formal amendment enhances the pier of the unelected supreme court to meme interpretative amendments •Makes it possible the thwarting of the will of the majority by a small and possibly unrepresentative minority •Makes it overly difficult for the constitution to be am need thereby perpetuating outdated provision •The voice of small population states is over represented •Lengthy and complicated process nonetheless allowed the prohibiting ammendment to be passed on 1918 •It gives a magnified voice to the smaller population states

Question 26

3 features of the US constitution?

Answer 26

A codified constitution A blend between of specifity and vaugness Provisions are entrenched

Question 27

-Feature of the constitution- codified?

Answer 27

A code is a system at c and authorise collection of rules Consists of 7 articles and 3 article are enumerated or delegate powers granted to federal govt significant that federal government deceit posses ultimate of this s are given to constitution but given less specific powers

Question 28

-Features of codified constitution- a blend of specificity an vagueness?

Answer 28

Some implied powers, implied powers deduced from before and political power that clause (elastic causes are those that can be stretched beyond its powers) •Constitution delegated certain power to follow gift and included reserved powers •Concurrent powers, powers who s by federal and state gift by collected and ax •Supreme court enshrining constitution and key principles of govt

Question 29

Features of the codified constitution- its provision and entrenched?

Answer 29

Entrenchment non political meaning Various govt or political provisions entrenched Complicated system with super majority to make amendments many of them are difficult

Question 30

What are the first 10 amendment to the US constitution?

Answer 30

What are the first 10 amendment to the US constitution? The bill of right

Question 31

-The bill of rights first amendments?

Answer 31

Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly and petition

Question 32

The bill of rights second amendments?

Answer 32

Right to bear arms

Question 33

The bill of rights third amendments?

Answer 33

Quartering of soldiers

Question 34

The bill of rights fourth amendments?

Answer 34

Arrest and searched

Question 35

The bill of rights 5th amendments?

Answer 35

Rights of person accused of crimes

Question 36

The bill of rights 6th ammendment?

Answer 36

Rights of persons on trial for crimes

Question 37

The bill of rights 7th amendments?

Answer 37

Jury trials in civil cases

Question 38

The bill of rights 8th amendments?

Answer 38

Limitations of bail and punishment

Question 39

The bill of rights 9th amendments?

Answer 39

Rights kept by the people

Question 40

The bill of rights 10th amendments?

Answer 40

Powers kept by the states or the people

Question 41

Is the constitution difficult to amend?

Answer 41

-Very few amendments 27 in last 200 yrs -Constitutional provisions are outdated e.g. second amendment -Prevents constitution being up dated especially in areas of rights due to amendment process -Too much informal amendments takes place via Supreme Court judgment from individuals who are unelected and unaccountable -Although in theory states can indicate the formal amendments process under Article V, no national constitutional convention has ever been held

Question 42

Is the constitution too hard to amend formally- no?

Answer 42

-High threshold for formal amendments ensuring that changes only happens when their is wide consensus and broad agreement -Obsolete clauses of the constitution can be reappealed, as happened with prohibition -Rights of many groups not specifically singled out for protection of the constitution can be equally well defended by federal and state laws -The supreme court often take note of the direction of public opinion when reachers its conclusions and so informal amending the constitution -The current amendment procedure, in theory at least allows for a federal dimension to be present via a national constitutional convention as it is state initiated