chapter 1 constitution

Question 1

how many articles are there in the constitution?

Answer 1

7

Question 2

what are the principles of the US consitution?

Answer 2

• limited governemnt
  ensuring individual freedoms werent over powered by a tyrannical governemnt
• separation of powers
• checks and balences
• bipartisanship
  branches have to co-operate together to make changes
• federalism

Question 3

why do budget proposals have to start in the house of representatives

Answer 3

under 17th amendment house of. representatives have t be directly elected. therefore they will better represent people of the US when creating taxes

Question 4

what is the necessary and proper clause

Answer 4

allows Congress to make laws that are needed for carrying out the constitution correctly

Question 5

what do you need a super-majority to do

Answer 5

• ratify treaties
• impeachment
• amending constitution
• appointments

Question 6

what is the problem with the president having executive powers?

Answer 6

can create ‘executive agreements’ which arent official like treaties but do the same thing which helps them get away with bypassing having to get a supermajority in congress

Question 7

what is the 10th amendment

Answer 7

any power not specifically given to the federal government by the Constitution belongs to the States and the people.

Question 8

what is the 22nd amendment?

Answer 8

presidents can only be incumbent for 2 terms (8 years)

Question 9

what is the in-eligibility clause (article 1)

Answer 9

disqualifies people in congress holding office in executive or judiciary

Question 10

1st amendment?

Answer 10

freedom of religion, speech, press and assmebly

Question 11

2nd amendment?

Answer 11

right to bear arms

Question 12

5th amendment?

Answer 12

right to due process and prohibits self-incrimination

Question 13

6th amendment?

Answer 13

right to a public and speedy trial

Question 14

13th amendment

Answer 14

abolition of slavery

Question 15

15th amendment

Answer 15

prohibits denial to vote based on race

Question 16

16th amendment

Answer 16

permits congress to levy an income tax

Question 17

what was the 18th amendment and what amendment changed to?

Answer 17

prohibition of sale or manifacturing of alcohol ratified in the 21st

Question 18

19th amendment?

Answer 18

prohibits denial of voting based on sex

Question 19

how are amendments proposed

Answer 19

the two stage process.
congress passes amendment with super maj (or from the constiutional convention)
and is ratified at state level needed 3/4

Question 20

why are there so few amendments (supermajorities)

Answer 20

house of representatives today has 435 members and need 278 to agree
as well as the senate having 100 members and 67 to agree

this level of concencus especially in the current political climate is near imposible as the idea of bipartisanship is slowly fading away

simialry 38/50 sates need to agree

Question 21

why are there so few amendments (culture)

Answer 21

woodard breaks USA down into 11 cultrually differnet areas

some who favour greater state intervention and those who want more federalism means its very difficult to get state and local represetantived to pass particular ammedments

Question 22

how many constitutional amendments have been suggested?

Answer 22

11,000

Question 23

what was the Connecticut compromise?

Answer 23

July 1787 propsed by Sherman. congress of two chambers with one based on state population (house of reps) and one based on equal representatives (senate)

creating bicameral government

Question 24

example of the senate ratifying federal appointments

Answer 24

Betsy Du voss- ratified as secutary of education despite very twisted and backwards views on creationalsim and guns in school

Question 25

example of the president using unofficial advisors ad officials instead of federally appointing them

Answer 25

steve bannon appointed to the EXOP unratified yet was the 2nd most powerful man in the US under donald trump helped and advised on the executive order that suspended immigration form 12 muslim majority countries

Question 26

example of a house of reps impeaching a president

Answer 26

Bill Clinton first president in 100 years who went through a full impeachment process. He had an affair with a 25-year-old woman who worked with the FBI charge. Impeached on two grounds prudery and obstruction of justice. House of Representatives voted to impeach him

Question 27

example of the house of reps and senate being partisan and not agreeing on the impeachment of a president

Answer 27

For example in the bill Clinton case the senate voted against the house of reps and voted to acquit him by 55:45 so nothing to happened to his presidency and je wasn’t impeached

Question 28

example of congress overriding president veto- ing laws

Answer 28

Congress passed the. Justice against sponsors of terrorism act which let US nationals file lawsuits against foreign governments. Obama vetoed this and congress override it in a 97;1 vote.

Question 29

example of the difficulty in amending the constitution

Answer 29

the ERA has been a proposal for centuries. it is still being voted on in the states and has been since 1971 and still hasn't got a supermajority 13 states are prohibiting it become law who make up only 24% of the population TYRANNY OF THE MINORITY

Question 30

what presidents have been impeached

Answer 30

johnson (1868) Clinton (1998) and trump (2019)

Question 31

how many pardons did clinton pass on his last day in office

Answer 31

140

Question 32

example of federalism working today

Answer 32

9 states have legalised it 13 states have de-criminalised it although it remains illegal at federal level

Question 33

example of federalism failing today

Answer 33

supreme court rullings are binding on states obergerfell v hodges effectviley legalsied gay marriage in all states including the 13 where is had been illegal pervously

Question 34

gang of eight

Answer 34

bipartisan group in the senate working otwards getting bills passed on immigration modernisation

Question 35

sexual assault in the military:

Answer 35

in june 20021 bipartisanship can be seen with R and D coming togeether to create a bill comabtting SA in the military called the military justice imporvement act

Question 36

longest gov shutdown ?

Answer 36

2019 over funding for the wall 35 days

Question 37

how many americans want gun control?

Answer 37

1 in 5

Question 38

what checks do the presdient and congress have on the supreme court?

Answer 38

- consitutoial amendmetns can overturn previous rullings of the court - judical appointments cna change the ideolgical balence of the court - judicial ratification of appointments cna allow or deny someone to be on the court ex harreid myers and marrik garland

Question 39

example of judical review on the presdient

Answer 39

- boudamine v bush | - hamdan v ramsfeild