Constitution

Question 1

preamble

Answer 1

short intro before the constitution

Question 2

allegiance

Answer 2

oath of loyalty

Question 3

faction

Answer 3

group of people working towards a common interest

Question 4

demagogue

Answer 4

leader who uses prejudice for power

Question 5

federalism

Answer 5

distributed power

Question 6

commerce

Answer 6

regulation of business activities

Question 7

supermajority

Answer 7

greater than majority

Question 8

revenue

Answer 8

government income based off tariffs

Question 9

tariff

Answer 9

taxes

Question 10

sufferage

Answer 10

fight to earn voting rights

Question 11

appellate court

Answer 11

devoted to hearing appeals of lower courts

Question 12

judicial review

Answer 12

power to annul legislative or executive acts that seemed unconstitutional

Question 13

article 1

Answer 13

legislative (congress/senate/house of representives)

Question 14

article 2

Answer 14

executive (president/power/duties)

Question 15

article 3

Answer 15

judiciary
(supreme court/authority/treason)

Question 16

article 4

Answer 16

relations among states
(full faith and credit)
EX: drivers license

Question 17

article 5

Answer 17

amending the constitution
(3/4 vote to be approved)

Question 18

article 6

Answer 18

supremacy of the national government
(debts/supreme law/loyalty)

Question 19

article 7

Answer 19

ratification
(9 states is sufficient to ratify)

Question 20

elastic clause

Answer 20

makes laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers of the constitution

Question 21

checks and balances

Answer 21

executive- appoints judges, vetos bills
judicial- decides when prez and laws are unconstitutional
legislative- impeach Prez and override vetos, approve federal judges

Question 22

Bill of Rights

Answer 22

1 freedom of speech
2 right to bear arms
3 no housing soldiers
4 arrests and searches
5 right of persons accused
6 right to person on trial
7 jury trials in civil cases
8 limitations of ball and persecutions
9 rights kept by the people
10 powers kept by the state or people

Question 23

12th amend

Answer 23

runner up cannot be prez
must have second ballot for vp

Question 24

13th amend

Answer 24

ended institutionalized slavery

Question 25

15th amend

Answer 25

voting rights have no discrimination

Question 26

16th amend

Answer 26

power to lay and collect taxes

Question 27

17th amend

Answer 27

senators are elected by the people

Question 28

19th amend

Answer 28

women gain right to vote

Question 29

20th amend

Answer 29

lame duck amend moved inauguration date

Question 30

22nd amend

Answer 30

prez can only hold 2 4 year long terms

Question 31

23rd amend

Answer 31

d.c. residents can vote

Question 32

24th amend

Answer 32

outlawed poll tax

Question 33

25th amend

Answer 33

prez can nominate a vp vp can take over when prez is out