The Basics Know Your Rights Fixin’ the Constitution Federalism Articles $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $300 $400 $500 Other Important Amendments

The idea that national and state governments must divide and share power

Federalism

The government is not all powerful

Limited Government

The Supreme Court can check the constitutionality of laws

Judicial Review

Each government branch keeps an eye on the other to make sure they’re in line

Checks and Balances

Each government branch exercises its own powers and doesn’t get into the other branch’s business

Separation of Powers

This amendment protects you from search and seizure

4 th Amendment

Amendment 1 gives people the freedom of __________

Expression- speech, religion, press, assembly

Amendment 5 protects people from being accused of the same crime twice which is called _______________

Double Jeopardy

What is the main idea behind Amendment 8?

No cruel and unusual punishment

Powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution are reserved to the states or people

Amendment 10

This amendment gave women the right to vote

19 th Amendment

The case Elkgrove Unified School District vs. Newdow is about what part of the 1 st Amendment?

Separation of Church and State

What IMPORTANT things are guaranteed under the 14 th Amendment?

Due Process, Equality under the law

This amendment limits presidents to 2 terms

22 nd Amendment

What does the 26 th Amendment guarantee?

The right to vote for 18+ yr olds

What are the 2 steps required for amending the Constitution?

Proposal and Ratification

Which better reflects popular sovereignty- ratification by state legislature or ratification by state convention?

State Convention

Which Branch of Government is responsible for proposing 26 of the 27 amendments?

Congress

Which amendment repealed prohibition?

The 21 st Amendment

Describe in detail the process by which the 21 st Amendment was passed. (Hint: it was the only amendment to use this method)

Proposed in Congress, Ratified in a State Convention

What branch of government is responsible for creating laws?

Legislative

What is Federalism?

The division of power between national and state governments

Are marriage laws determined by state governments or by the national government?

State government

List one power that only the national government has and one power that only state governments have.

State- Marriage laws, public health, setting up schools National- declaring war, raising an army, printing money

Powers shared between national and state governments are called _______________

Concurrent Powers

The Article that sets up the legislative body.

Article 1

What does Article 5 of the Constitution set up?

The Amendment Process

The number of members elected to the house of representatives is based on _______

State Population

Article 6 states that the national law is ________

SUPREME

After his 3 rd term in office, the 22 nd amendment was ratified to limit the president’s term.

Franklin Roosevelt

Make your wager The Preamble

Finish the following: We the people, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ______ _______ ________

Insure domestic tranquility