The Constitution

Question 1

What are three advantages of the US constitution?

Answer 1

It defines people’s liberties
No room for tyrannical government to take place
Public can access and understand better

Question 2

What are three disadvantages of the US constitution?

Answer 2

Hard to agree on
Inflexible
Judges are given to much power

Question 3

What are the 4 different ways an amendment can be proposed?

Answer 3

2/3s of house and senate-x2
Legislatures in 2/3rds of the state calling for national constitutional convention

Question 4

What are the 4 different ways amendments can be ratified after being proposed?

Answer 4

2/3rd house + senate- 3/4 state legislatures
2/3rd house + senate- ratifying conventions in 3/4 of state
Legislatures 2/3rd of state calling for NCC- 3/4 state legislature
Legislatures 2/3rd state calling for NCC-ratifying conventions 3/4 of state

Question 5

How many times has the amendment process of prosposed by 2/3rd house + senate and ratified by 3/4 state legislatures been used?

Answer 5

26 times

Question 6

How many times has the amendment process of 2/3rds of house + senate, ratified by ratifying conventions 3/4 of state been used?

Answer 6

Once (21st amendment)

Question 7

How many times have both amendment process been used where it’s proposed by legislatures in 2/3rd of state calling for NCC been used?

Answer 7

Both never

Question 8

What are the three key features of the US constitution?

Answer 8

A blend of specificity and vagueness
A codified constitution
Laws entrenched

Question 9

What are implied powers?- blend of specificity and vagueness

Answer 9

Powers that are not specifically mentioned in constitution but are implied delegate powers

Question 10

What is the necessary and proper clause?- blend of specificity and vagueness

Answer 10

Also know as the elastic clause, the powers of the federal government are stretched out beyond specifically delegate powers

Question 11

What are reserved powers?- blend of specificity and vagueness

Answer 11

Powers that are reserved alone to the state or the people

Question 12

What are concurrent powers?- blend of specificity and vagueness

Answer 12

Powers that are shared by the federal and state government - like collecting tax’s

Question 13

What’s the supremacy clause?- blend of specificity and vagueness

Answer 13

A clause asserting the supremacy of national law

Question 14

What does articale one of the constitution rule?

Answer 14

Congress are the national legislature

Question 15

What does articale 2 in the constitution rule?- codified constitution

Answer 15

Singular executive in the hands of the president

Question 16

What does articale three of the constitution establish?- codified constitution

Answer 16

The supreme court

Question 17

What are the three articales know as ? codified constitution

Answer 17

Enumerated powers granted to the federal government

Question 18

Point to prove that the separation of powers in Congress?
An example?

Answer 18

No person can serve both in Congress and legislature
Example- H Clinton resigned as senator for NYC when she was appointed secretary of state.

Question 19

What does the president have to do regarding policy that proves the separation of powers is significant?

Answer 19

For the president to get policy through they must work with Congress, preserving the notion of an independent judiciary

Question 20

What proves that the seperation of powers in the constitution is not significant?
An example?

Answer 20

VP is also the senate president and has the casting vote in even of a tie
Example- Mike pence has used this to confirm Betsy Devos as education secretary, 2017

Question 21

What power that the president has disrupts the seperation of powers?

Answer 21

The power of pardon, overlaps with the judiciary power and limits the significance of powers being seperated