United States Constitution

 Articles of Confederation 1. What was our nation’s first constitution?

 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?

 How many delegates signed the Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787?

3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7 15. What is the number of articles in the United States Constitution?

 ____ 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 st Amendment

 Right to bear arms nd Amendment

 Housing of soldiers rd Amendment

 No unreasonable search or seizure th Amendment

 Cannot be tried twice for the same crime( double jeopardy)  Prohibits being your own witness  Due process th Amendment

 Rights of the accused in criminal cases th Amendment

 Trial by jury th Amendment

 No excessive bail or cruel punishment th Amendment

 People retain rights not listed in the Constitution th Amendment

 Power not given to the federal government is given to the states th Amendment

 Cannot sue a state in federal courts th Amendment

 Electoral college cast separate ballots for president and vice-president th Amendment

 Abolished slavery th Amendment

 all citizens born or naturalized guaranteed full rights th Amendment

 States cannot prevent a person from voting because of race, creed, and color th Amendment

 Income tax th Amendment

 Senators are elected by popular vote th Amendment

 Prohibition: no alcohol bought or sold th Amendment

 Women suffrage  Women given the right to vote th Amendment

 January 20  President takes office th Amendment

 Repealed prohibition(the 18 th amendment) st Amendment

 No person shall be elected to the office of president more than twice nd Amendment

 Residents of Washington D.C. given the right to vote in presidential elections rd Amendment

 Anti-poll tax th Amendment

 Vacancy of president/ vice-president th Amendment

 18 year olds given right to vote in federal/state elections th Amendment

 Prohibits Congress from voting itself mid-term pay raises th 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

 The first ten amendments were adopted in ________

 Legislative 70. ___________ branch has two houses.