4.3 Flashcards
Which democratic principle plays the most important role in the first three articles of the us constitution?
separation of powers
Which part of the Constitution was cited by the supreme court in its 1828 decision in McCulloch v. Maryland?
the supremacy clause
Which action illustrate the principle of checks and balances?
a court voids a congressional law
Which feature makes the government created by the Constitution a federal system?
the national government shares power with the states
The process for amending the Constitution is different from the process for passing a law in that amendments must be
approved by individual states
according to the preamble of the us constitution, who established the federal government?
the people
which section of the us constitution protects individual liberties?
amendments 1 through 10
The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot…the person having the greatest number of votes shall be the president, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors apointed.
Using the process described above, which outcome is possible?
a person becomes president with less than half of the popular vote
Which constitutional provision best illustrates the principle of checks and balances?
the supreme court’s ability to invalidate laws
With the ratification of the US Constitution, the national government gained the power to
collect taxes
The Framers created a constitution that called for the people to directly elect members of the
house of representatives
In 1922 the state of Oregon passed a law that required all children age 8-16 attend public school
Supreme Court declared this oregon law void. On what did the supreme court base their decision?
their interpretations of the Constitution
Supporters of ratification of the us constitution promised a bill of rights in order to
win the support of anti federalists
what does the tenth amendment address
states’ rights
what right is guaranteed by the second amendment?
ownership of firearms
unlike the seventh amendment to the constitution, the sixth amendment applies to
criminal trials
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“no person shall be…compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself.”
Constitution of the United States, Amendment V
Why would an accused person most likely exercise this right?
to avoid self incrimination
The authors of the third amendment were most strongly influenced by which of these events?
the passage of the quartering act by the british parliament
Unlike article 1-7 of the constitution the bill of rights
focuses on individual liberties
what is the main purpose of the bill of rights?
to limit the power of the federal government
the fourth amendment places limits on the government’s ability to
search property
which of these issues is most directly related to the eighth amendment
capital punishment
“in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to an impartial jury and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation…”
Constitution amendment vi
Which statement best explains how this right helps someone who has been accused of committing a crime?
it provides them with a fair trial
the first amendment protects an americans right to
attend an anti war protest
which constitutional provision best illustrates the principle of consent of the governed?
the supreme court’s ability to invalidate laws
what is the main purpose of the ninth amendment?
to guarantee that a broad set of rights is protected by the constitution
Which executive position was established in article II of the us constitution
vice president
Which feature makes the government created by the constitution a federal system
the national government shares power with the states
