Article I of the Constitution discusses what?

Article VII of the Constitution discusses what?

Article IV of the Constitution discusses what?

Article V of the Constitution discusses what?

Article II of the Constitution discusses what?

Article VI of the Constitution discusses what?

Article III of the Constitution discusses what?

The concept of a nation overseen by a governing body that was not only appointed by its citizens, but perpetually motivated by the interests of those same citizens.

The President is the commander in chief of the armed forces, but Congress provides that military force.

The people are the source for any and all government.

The Constitution establishes legislative, executive, and judicial branches.

The idea that no government is all-powerful, that a govt may do only those things the people have given it power to do.

The division of power among a central govt. and several regional govts.

The basic constitutional rights of the people were FIRST set out in the

People and their personal property cannot be searched without a warrant, issued by a judge.

Powers that are not specifically granted to the national government are to be retained by the states and people.

The belief was strong that a well regulated militia (such as the National Guard, in modern times) was necessary for maintaining our national security, so the political leaders in Congress guaranteed that the right to bear arms would not be infringed (violated).

The right to vote cannot be denied because of a person’s sex.

In any legal case involving a civil suit (lawsuit between two persons or groups), the defendant has the right to a trial by jury if the amount in question is over twenty dollars.

The manufacture, transportation or sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited.

No excessive bail or fines, or cruel and unusual punishment shall be used against a convicted criminal.

Congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes on incomes.

Election of Senators was granted to the people of each of the states.

Repealed a previously-ratified amendment; the Prohibition Era in America was over.

Involuntary servitude – slavery – was abolished, unless it was the result of a sentence passed by a court of law upon conviction of a crime.

Guarantees freedom of speech, religion, and press, and the right to assemble peaceably and petition the government for redress of grievances (to ask it to fix something that it’s responsible for).

No soldier in time of peace shall be quartered in a private citizens’ home without the homeowner’s consent.

19. African American males were guaranteed the right to vote, and “race, color, or previous condition of servitude” could not be used as a reason to refuse anyone the right to vote.

A person accused of a crime has the right to a fair and speedy trial by an impartial jury of his/her peers, to be informed of the accusations against him/her, to be confronted with the witnesses against him/her, to be able to subpoena (summon) witnesses to give testimony in his/her favor, and to have legal counsel (an attorney) for his/her defense.

No person may be held to answer for a crime unless he or she has first been officially and legally charged (through an indictment by a grand jury or a presentment from a prosecutor). No person can be tried for a crime, found not guilty, then tried again for that same exact crime. (Double jeopardy is the term used in law. Double jeopardy is forbidden by this amendment.) Persons cannot be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law . Private property cannot be taken for public use unless the owner is fairly compensated for it.

This is the basic guarantee of civil rights for all Americans. It defined “citizenship” as anyone born or naturalized in the U.S. (this automatically granted citizenship rights to former slaves).

Guarantee of rights not listed in Constitution

Denies any laws that vary the salaries of Congress members until the beginning of the next terms of office for Representatives.

Limit the terms that an individual can be elected as president (at most two terms). Individuals who have served over two years of someone else’s term may not be elected more than once.

Modifies and clarifies the procedure for electing vice-presidents and presidents.

State sovereign immunity. States are protected from suits by citizens living in another state or foreigners that do not reside within the state borders. Ratified: Feb. 7, 1795

Reserves the right of citizens residing in the District of Columbia to vote for their own Electors for presidential elections.

also known as the “lame duck amendment,” establishes date of term starts for Congress (January 3) & the President (January 20).

citizens cannot be denied the suffrage rights for not paying a poll tax or any other taxes.

Reserves the right for citizens 18 and older to vote.

establishes the procedures for Presidential succession.

31. The one exception of where the Constitution grants an expressed power to the States is the _________.

Which of the following are state legislatures NOT responsible for?

The U.S. Constitution requires that every State in the Union has a ________ form of government.

This holds together the American federal system by making the Constitution stand above all other forms of law in the United States.

39. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 gives Congress the ________________ power.

One strength of federalism is that it

Local governments derive their power from

powers not expressly stated in the Constitution

those powers that both the National Government and State governments possess and exercise

powers that are not expressly provided in the Constitution but that national governments have historically possessed.

those powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not, at the same time, deny to the States

The National government has only those powers granted to it in the Constitution

system of government in which a written constitution divides the powers of government between a central government and several regional governments

Supreme Court decided that legislative apportionment was a question for state and federal courts to consider

One person – One vote

The justices didn’t want to enter the “political thicket.”

Upheld that voters, whether rural or urban, are protected by the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause.

drawing of district boundaries in a manner that benefits a particular political party

Legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state is returned to the state from which he escaped.

Agreements among states and with foreign states

Upheld the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution

No state can draw unreasonable distinction between its own residents and those of other states

Constitutional requirement that each state accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state.