the constitution

Question 1

Declaration of Independence

Answer 1

states the principles on which our government, and our identity as Americans, are based

Question 2

Articles of Confederation

Answer 2

the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain.

Question 3

Treason

Answer 3

the crime of betraying one’s country, especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government.

Question 4

Checks and balances

Answer 4

principle of government under which separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share power

Question 5

Great Compromise

Answer 5

The Great Compromise determined that there would be two houses in the legislative branch, that there would be proportional representation in one house, and that there would be equal representation in the other house.

Question 5

Separation of powers

Answer 5

an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.

Question 5

Tariff

Answer 5

a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.

Question 6

Civil Discourse

Answer 6

Civil discourse is the practice of deliberating about matters of public concern in a way that seeks to expand knowledge and promote understanding.

Question 6

repeal

Answer 6

revoke

Question 7

3/5ths Compromise

Answer 7

It determined that three out of every five slaves were counted when determining a state’s total population for legislative representation and taxation

Question 7

Constitution

Answer 7

a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.

Question 8

Preamble

Answer 8

a preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction.

Question 9

bill of rights

Answer 9

the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship.

Question 10

Legislative Branch

Answer 10

made up of the House and Senate, known collectively as the Congress

Question 11

congress

Answer 11

a national legislative body, especially that of the US. The US Congress, which meets at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., was established by the Constitution of 1787 and is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Question 11

Executive Branch

Answer 11

consists of the President, his or her advisors and various departments and agencies

Question 12

Judicial Branch

Answer 12

decides the constitutionality of federal laws and resolves other disputes about federal laws

Question 13

senate

Answer 13

the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress, most US states, France, and other countries.

Question 14

Equal representation

Answer 14

all states are equal in the Senate regardless of their relative population, wealth, power, or size.

Question 14

House of Representatives

Answer 14

As per the Constitution, the U.S. House of Representatives makes and passes federal laws.

Question 15

Proportional representation

Answer 15

an electoral system in which parties gain seats in proportion to the number of votes cast for them.

Question 16

president

Answer 16

the elected head of a republic.

Question 17

supreme court

Answer 17

the highest federal court in the US, consisting of nine justices and taking judicial precedence over all other courts in the nation.

Question 18

ratify

Answer 18

sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.

Question 19

Fugitive Slave Clause

Answer 19

Under the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Fugitive Slave Clause, the owner of an enslaved person had the same right to seize and repossess him in another state as the local laws of his own state granted to him

Question 20

amendment

Answer 20

a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc.

Question 20

1st amendment

Answer 20

guarantees freedom of expression by prohibiting Congress from restricting the press or the rights of individuals to speak freely

Question 21

2nd amendment

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protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home.

Question 22

4th amendment

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protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government

Question 23

5th amendment

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ensures the protection against self-incrimination

Question 24

6th amendment

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gives citizens a series of rights in criminal trials

Question 24

13th amendment

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"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."

Question 25

14th amendment

Answer 25

extended liberties and rights granted by the Bill of Rights to formerly enslaved people

Question 26

15th amendment

Answer 26

It grants the right to vote for all male citizens regardless of their ethnicity or prior slave status.

Question 27

16th amendment

Answer 27

granted women the right to vote.