slo review

Question 1

6th amendment

Answer 1

-right to know what crime you are being charged with

Question 2

13th amendment

Answer 2

-slavery is illegal, but criminals may be forced to preform unpaid labor

Question 3

19th amendment

Answer 3

-increased citizen participation among women by allowing them to vote

Question 4

21st amendment

Answer 4

-repealed the 18th amendment because the government could not enforce the laws of prohibition

Question 5

22nd amendment

Answer 5

-created presidential term limits

Question 6

23rd amendment

Answer 6

Washington DC has a large enough population to participate in presidential elections and receives 3 electoral votes

Question 7

25th amendment

Answer 7

-creates presidential succession

Question 8

26th amendment

Answer 8

-extended voting rights to citizens 18-20 years of age

Question 9

popular sovereignty

Answer 9

-every 4 years presidential elections are held for the people to elect a new leader

Question 10

federalism

Answer 10

-states have the power to conduct actions not in the US constitution; i.e. issuing licenses

Question 11

limited government

Answer 11

• police need a warrant to search
• government can’t stop a peaceful protest
• government can’t torture you
• government must give you a fair trial

Question 12

separation of powers

Answer 12

-“the accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny….”

Question 13

1851 ohio constitution

Answer 13

• allowed judges to be elected
• added district courts to held the Ohio Supreme Court case load
• issued debt limitations and banned poll taxes

Question 14

Americans with Disabilities Act

Answer 14

-protected civil liberties and rights for people with disabilities

Question 15

federal reserve

Answer 15

• reduce corporate income taxes to encourage business growth

- manage the nations supply of currency and interest rates

Question 16

article 2 of US constitution

Answer 16

-gives the president the power to be the commander in chief of the armed forces of the United States

Question 17

war powers act of 1973

Answer 17

-expanded the roles of the president as commander in chief

Question 18

civil rights movement

Answer 18

-dealt primarily with racial segregation

Question 19

elastic clause

Answer 19

-“make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers…”

Question 20

electoral college

Answer 20

-method of electing the president that encourages presidential candidates to campaign in all of the 50 states

Question 21

5th amendment

Answer 21

• right to not self-incriminate yourself
• right to Due Process; life, liberty and pursuit of property is protected
• protection from double jeopardy