Nature of US Constitution

Question 1

In what year was the written constitution ratified?

Answer 1

1788

Question 2

What are the first 10 amendments to the US constitution known as?

Answer 2

Th Bill of Rights

Question 3

The ‘necessary and proper’ clause in Article 1 is also known as what?

Answer 3

The Elastic Clause

Question 4

Which Article of the constitution grants executive power to a President?

Answer 4

Article II

Question 5

What doe Articles IV-VI set out

Answer 5

the concept of federalism

Question 6

when can amendments be ratified at Constitutional Conventions

Answer 6

if 3/4 state of legislatures agree

Question 7

Some advantages to amendment process

Answer 7

1) small states rights are protected against larger states
2) The constitution is safeguarded against any one group or populist movement

Question 8

what is codification

Answer 8

A constitution that is written down in one document.

Question 9

what is the constitution

Answer 9

-sets out the powers of the federal government
-protects the powers of the state government
-flexible enough to adapt over time, by not giving too much detail on concurrent powers and through elastic clause.