Constitution

Question 1

Articles of Confederation

Answer 1

Americas first constitution.

Question 2

Declaration of Independence

Answer 2

the government and our identity as Americans is based

Question 3

Treason

Answer 3

the crime of betraying one’s country, especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government.

Question 4

Checks and Balances

Answer 4

In the U.S. government, checks and balances refers to the separation of power in the government, which is ensured through the establishment of three different branches: the executive branch, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch.

Question 5

Separation of powers

Answer 5

an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.

Question 6

Great Compromise/Connecticut Compromise

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The Connecticut Compromise was an agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation each state would have under the United States Constitution.

Question 7

tariff

Answer 7

a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.

Question 8

repeal

Answer 8

revoke or annul (a law or congressional act).

Question 9

Civil Discourse

Answer 9

Civil discourse refers to respectful conversation aimed at fostering understanding and constructive communication, where individuals within a group share different perspectives, enhancing the learning experience.

Question 10

3/5 Compromise

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Three-fifths compromise, compromise agreement between delegates from the Northern and the Southern states at the United States Constitutional Convention (1787) that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives.

Question 11

Constitution

Answer 11

The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation’s first constitution, in 1789. Originally comprising seven articles, it delineates the national frame and constraints of government.

Question 12

Preamble

Answer 12

The preamble is an introduction to the highest law of the land; it is not the law. It does not define government powers or individual rights. Establish Justice is the first of five objectives outlined in the 52-word paragraph that the Framers drafted in six weeks during the hot Philadelphia summer of 1787.

Question 13

Bill of Rights

Answer 13

The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.

Question 14

Legislative Branch

Answer 14

Legislative. The legislative branch is made up of the House and Senate, known collectively as the Congress. Among other powers, the legislative branch makes all laws, declares war, regulates interstate and foreign commerce and controls taxing and spending policies.

Question 15

Executive Branch

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The executive branch consists of the President, his or her advisors and various departments and agencies. This branch is responsible for enforcing the laws of the land. The following are executive branch organizations and agencies: Executive Office of the President (White House)

Question 16

Judicial Branch

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The judiciary is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law in legal cases.

Question 17

Congress

Answer 17

The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. It is bicameral, composed of a lower body, the House of Representatives, and an upper body, the Senate. It meets in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Question 18

Senate

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The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress. Together, the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives comprise the federal bicameral legislature of the United States.

Question 19

House of Representative

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The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together, they comprise the national bicameral legislature of the United States.

Question 20

Equal representation

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Apportionment (politics), the way that representatives are assigned to voting groups, with equal representation meaning that all groups are fairly represented. One man, one vote, the principle that each vote must have equal value.

Question 21

Proportional representation

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an electoral system in which parties gain seats in proportion to the number of votes cast for them.

Question 22

President

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the elected head of a republic.

Question 23

Supreme Court

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In most legal jurisdictions, a supreme court, also known as a court of last resort, apex court, and high court of appeal, is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts. Broadly speaking, the decisions of a supreme court are not subject to further review by any other court.

Question 24

Fugitive Slave Clause

Answer 24

No Person held to Service or Labour in one State, under the Laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in Consequence of any Law or Regulation therein, be discharged from such Service or Labour, but shall be delivered up on Claim of the Party to whom such Service or Labour may be due.

Question 25

ratify

Answer 25

sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.

Question 26

Amendmant

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An amendment is a formal or official change made to a law, contract, constitution, or other legal document. It is based on the verb to amend, which means to change for better. Amendments can add, remove, or update parts of these agreements.

Question 27

1st Amendment

Answer 27

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Question 28

2nd Amendment

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A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Question 29

4th Amendment

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What are the 4th and 5th Amendment?
Fourth Amendment: protects against unreasonable search and seizure.

Question 30

5th Amendment

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Fifth Amendment: protects against self-testimony, being tried twice for the same crime, and the seizure of property under eminent domain.

Question 31

6th Amendment

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Sixth Amendment: the rights to a speedy trial, trial by jury, and to the services of a lawyer.

Question 32

13th Amendment

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The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.”

Question 32

14th Amendment

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No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

Question 33

15th Amendment

Answer 33

To former abolitionists and to the Radical Republicans in Congress who fashioned Reconstruction after the Civil War, the 15th Amendment, enacted in 1870, appeared to signify the fulfillment of all promises to African Americans. Black males were given the vote by the 15th Amendment. In retrospect, it can be seen that the 15th Amendment was in reality only another step in the struggle for equality that would continue for more than a century before African Americans could begin to participate fully in American public and civic life.

Question 34

19th Amendment

Answer 34

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.