Quiz 2 Flashcards
Each state must give _________ to the public records, public acts, and judicial proceedings of every other state.
Full faith and credit
The United States guarantees every state a _________ form of government.
Republican
The two ways of proposing amendments to the Constitution are:
- Two thirds of both houses of Congress may propose one.
2. Two thirds of the state legislatures may call a convention to propose them.
The two ways of ratifying amendments to the Constitution are:
- By three fourths of the state legislatures.
2. By conventions in three fourths thereof.
What constitutes the “supreme law of the land”?
The Constitution, and all treaties
The Fourth Amendment protects persons against ________ search and seizures.
Unreasonable
The ________ Amendment protects one from being required to testify against oneself.
Fifth
The _________ Amendment guarantees the accused the right to have a defense lawyer.
Sixth
What kind of punishments are prohibited by the Constitution?
Cruel and unusual.
Powers not delegated to the United States nor prohibited to the states are:
Reserved to the states, or the people.
What did the 13th Amendment do?
Outlawed slavery.
The 14th Amendment guarantees equal rights to all:
Indians?
According to the 14th Amendment, a state can deprive a person of life, liberty, and/or property – if it uses:
Due process?
The ______ Amendment guarantees to blacks the right to vote.
15th
The ______ Amendment established the income tax.
16th
