The Constitution

Question 1

Popular Sovereignty

Answer 1

all political power resides with the people

Question 2

Limited Government

Answer 2

no government is all powerful

Question 3

Rule of Law

Answer 3

gov and its officers are not above the law

Question 4

Separation of Powers

Answer 4

duties of governing are divided among three branches

Question 5

Checks and Balances

Answer 5

system of overlapping the powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to permit each branch to check the actions of the others

Question 6

Veto

Answer 6

the president rejected legislation

Question 7

Judicial Review

Answer 7

power courts use to determine whether what government does is in accord with what the constitution provides

Question 8

Unconstitutional

Answer 8

any law or government action that is found to violate a part of the constitution

Question 9

Federalism

Answer 9

the division of power among a central government and several regional governments came to the constitution out of both experience and necessity

Question 10

Supremacy Clause

Answer 10

declares that the constitution together with U.S. laws passed under the constitution is the supreme law of the land

Question 11

Supermajority

Answer 11

the majortiy

Question 12

Repeal

Answer 12

to revoke or cancel the law by a legislative act

Question 13

Goals of the Constitution in order

Answer 13

1. form a more perfect union
2. established justice
3. ensure domestic tranquility
4. provide for the common defense
5. promote the general welfare
6. secure the blessing of liberty

Question 14

Basic principles

Answer 14

• structure and languages expresses six basic principles
  -popular sovereignty
  -limited government
  -separation of powers
  -checks and balances
  -judicial review
  -federalism

Question 15

Separation of power

Answer 15

• executive branch can veto legislative branch
• executive branch can appoint some court official in judicial branch
• legislative branch can override veto on executive branch
• legislative branch can propose constitutional changes and impeach officials in judicial branch
• Judicial branch can determine whether laws are constitutional in legislative branch
• Judicial branch can review executive orders

Question 16

1st amendment

Answer 16

protects freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and the right or petition the government

Question 17

2nd Amendment

Answer 17

protects the right to keep and bear arms

Question 18

3rd Amendment

Answer 18

restricts the quartering of soldiers in private homes

Question 19

4th Amendment

Answer 19

prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause

Question 20

5th Amendment

Answer 20

sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to due process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy

Question 21

6th Amendment

Answer 21

protects the right to a speedy public trial by jury, to notification of criminal accusations, to confront the accuser, to obtain witnesses and to retain counsel

Question 22

7th Amendment

Answer 22

provides for the right or a jury trial in civil lawsuits

Question 23

8th Amendment

Answer 23

Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment

Question 24

9th Amendment

Answer 24

states that rights not enumerated in the constitution are retained by the people

Question 25

10th Amendment

Answer 25

states that the federal government possesses only those powers delegated, or enumerated, to it through the constitution, and that all other powers are reserved to the states, or to the people

Question 26

11th Amendment

Answer 26

makes states immune from suits from out-of -state sovereign immunity

Question 27

12th Amendment

Answer 27

Revises presidential election procedures by having the president and vice president elected together as opposed to the vice president being the runner up in the presidential election

Question 28

13th Amendment

Answer 28

abolishes slavery, and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime

Question 29

14th Amendment

Answer 29

defines citizenship, contains the privileges or immunities clause, the due process clause, and the equal protection clause, and deals with post-civil war issues

Question 30

15th Amendment

Answer 30

prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race, color or previous condition of servitude

Question 31

16th Amendment

Answer 31

permits Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the various states or basing it on the United States Census

Question 32

17th Amendment

Answer 32

established the direct election of United States senators by popular vote

Question 33

18th Amendment

Answer 33

prohibited the manufacturing or sale of alcohol within the United States

Question 34

19th Amendment

Answer 34

provided women the right to vote

Question 35

20th Amendment

Answer 35

changes the dates on which the terms of the president and vice president, and of members of Congress, begin and end, to January 20 and January 3 respectively. states that if the president-elect dies before taking office, the vice president-elect is to be inaugurated as president

Question 36

21st Amendment

Answer 36

repeals the 18th amendment and makes it a federal offense to transport or import intoxicating liquors into U.S. states and territories where such is prohibited by law

Question 37

22nd Amendment

Answer 37

limits the number of times a person can be elected president

Question 38

23rd amendment

Answer 38

grants the district of Columbia electors in the electoral college

Question 39

24th Amendment

Answer 39

prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of a poll tax or any other tax

Question 40

25th Amendment

Answer 40

addresses succession to the presidency and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of the vice president and responding to presidential disabilities

Question 41

26th Amendment

Answer 41

prohibits the denial of the right of the US Citizen, 18 years of age or older, to vote on account of age

Question 42

27th Amenment

Answer 42

delays laws affecting congressional salary from taking affect until after the next election of representatives