U.S. Government Flashcards
Government & Politics
Article I of the U.S. Constitution mainly addresses what?
Article II of the U.S. Constitution mainly addresses what?
Article III of the U.S. Constitution mainly addresses what?
- The legislative branch (Congress)
- The executive branch (POTUS)
- The judicial branch (SCOTUS)
Government & Politics
List the main purpose(s) of each of the following Constitutional amendments:
Amendment I:
Amendment II:
Amendment III:
List the main purpose(s) of each of the following Constitutional amendments:
Amendment I: speech, press, assembly, religion, government petition
Amendment II: well-regulated militia; to bear arms
Amendment III: no quartering of troops
Government & Politics
List the main purpose(s) of each of the following Constitutional amendments:
Amendment IV:
Amendment V:
Amendment VI:
List the main purpose(s) of each of the following Constitutional amendments:
Amendment IV: no unreasonable search or seizure (warrants issued if probable cause)
Amendment V: no witness against oneself; no double jeopardy; private property respected
Amendment VI: speedy and public trial; to see witnesses against oneself
Government & Politics
List the main purpose(s) of each of the following Constitutional amendments:
Amendment XIII:
Amendment XIV:
Amendment XV:
List the main purpose(s) of each of the following Constitutional amendments:
Amendment XIII: no slavery
Amendment XIV: those born in the U.S. are citizens; equal protection under the law; house representatives determined by population size
Amendment XV: voting rights not determined by skin color
Government & Politics
List the main purpose(s) of each of the following Constitutional amendments:
Amendment XVI:
Amendment XVII:
Amendment XVIII:
Amendment XIX:
List the main purpose(s) of each of the following Constitutional amendments:
Amendment XVI: income tax
Amendment XVII: two Senators per state
Amendment XVIII: prohibition
Amendment XIX: women can vote
Government & Politics
List U.S. Presidents 1-4:
- _______________ (1789 → )
- _______________
- _______________
- _______________ ( → 1817)
List U.S. Presidents 1-4:
- George Washington (1789 → )
- John Adams
- Thomas Jefferson
- James Madison ( → 1817)
Government & Politics
List U.S. Presidents 5-8:
- George Washington (1789 → )
- John Adams
- Thomas Jefferson
- James Madison ( → 1817)
- _______________ (1817 →)
- _______________
- _______________
- _______________ ( → 1841)
List U.S. Presidents 5-8:
- George Washington (1789 → )
- John Adams
- Thomas Jefferson
- James Madison ( → 1817)
- James Monroe (1817 →)
- John Quincy Adams
- Andrew Jackson
- Martin Van Buren ( → 1841)
Government & Politics
List U.S. Presidents 9-12:
- George Washington (1789 → )
- John Adams
- Thomas Jefferson
- James Madison ( → 1817)
- James Monroe (1817 →)
- John Quincy Adams
- Andrew Jackson
- Martin Van Buren ( → 1841)
- _______________ (1817 →)
- _______________
- _______________
- _______________ ( → 1841)
List U.S. Presidents 9-12:
- George Washington (1789 → )
- John Adams
- Thomas Jefferson
- James Madison ( → 1817)
- James Monroe (1817 →)
- John Quincy Adams
- Andrew Jackson
- Martin Van Buren ( → 1841)
- William Henry Harrison (1841 →)
- John Tyler
- James K. Polk
- Zachary Taylor ( → 1850)
Government & Politics
List U.S. Presidents 13-16:
- George Washington (1789 → )
- John Adams
- Thomas Jefferson
- James Madison ( → 1817)
- James Monroe (1817 →)
- John Quincy Adams
- Andrew Jackson
- Martin Van Buren ( → 1841)
- William Henry Harrison (1841 →)
- John Tyler
- James K. Polk
- Zachary Taylor ( → 1850)
- _______________ (1850 →)
- _______________
- _______________
- _______________ ( → 1865)
List U.S. Presidents 13-16:
- George Washington (1789 → )
- John Adams
- Thomas Jefferson
- James Madison ( → 1817)
- James Monroe (1817 →)
- John Quincy Adams
- Andrew Jackson
- Martin Van Buren ( → 1841)
- William Henry Harrison (1841 →)
- John Tyler
- James K. Polk
- Zachary Taylor ( → 1850)
- Millard Fillmore (1850 →)
- Franklin Pierce
- James Buchanan
- Abraham Lincoln ( → 1865)
Government & Politics
List U.S. Presidents 17-20:
- George Washington (1789 → )
- John Adams
- Thomas Jefferson
- James Madison ( → 1817)
- James Monroe (1817 →)
- John Quincy Adams
- Andrew Jackson
- Martin Van Buren ( → 1841)
- William Henry Harrison (1841 →)
- John Tyler
- James K. Polk
- Zachary Taylor ( → 1850)
- Millard Fillmore (1850 →)
- Franklin Pierce
- James Buchanan
- Abraham Lincoln ( → 1865)
- _______________ (1865 →)
- _______________
- _______________
- _______________ ( → 1881)
List U.S. Presidents 17-20:
- George Washington (1789 → )
- John Adams
- Thomas Jefferson
- James Madison ( → 1817)
- James Monroe (1817 →)
- John Quincy Adams
- Andrew Jackson
- Martin Van Buren ( → 1841)
- William Henry Harrison (1841 →)
- John Tyler
- James K. Polk
- Zachary Taylor ( → 1850)
- Millard Fillmore (1850 →)
- Franklin Pierce
- James Buchanan
- Abraham Lincoln ( → 1865)
- Andrew Johnson (1865 →)
- Ulysses S. Grant
- Rutherford B. Hayes
- James A. Garfield ( → 1881)
Government & Politics
List U.S. Presidents 21-24:
- George Washington (1789 → )
- John Adams
- Thomas Jefferson
- James Madison ( → 1817)
- James Monroe (1817 →)
- John Quincy Adams
- Andrew Jackson
- Martin Van Buren ( → 1841)
- William Henry Harrison (1841 →)
- John Tyler
- James K. Polk
- Zachary Taylor ( → 1850)
- Millard Fillmore (1850 →)
- Franklin Pierce
- James Buchanan
- Abraham Lincoln ( → 1865)
- Andrew Johnson (1865 →)
- Ulysses S. Grant
- Rutherford B. Hayes
- James A. Garfield ( → 1881)
- _______________ (1881 →)
- _______________
- _______________
- _______________ ( → 1897)
List U.S. Presidents 21-24:
- George Washington (1789 → )
- John Adams
- Thomas Jefferson
- James Madison ( → 1817)
- James Monroe (1817 →)
- John Quincy Adams
- Andrew Jackson
- Martin Van Buren ( → 1841)
- William Henry Harrison (1841 →)
- John Tyler
- James K. Polk
- Zachary Taylor ( → 1850)
- Millard Fillmore (1850 →)
- Franklin Pierce
- James Buchanan
- Abraham Lincoln ( → 1865)
- Andrew Johnson (1865 →)
- Ulysses S. Grant
- Rutherford B. Hayes
- James A. Garfield ( → 1881)
- Chester A. Arthur (1881 →)
- Grover Cleveland
- Benjamin Harrison
- Grover Cleveland ( → 1897)
Government & Politics
List the first four U.S. Presidents who served during the 1900s:
- _______________ (25th) (1897 →)
- _______________ (26th)
- _______________ (27th)
- _______________ (28th) ( → 1921)
List the first four U.S. Presidents who served during the 1900s:
- William McKinley (25th) (1897 →)
- Theodore Roosevelt (26th)
- William Howard Taft (27th)
- Woodrow Wilson (28th) ( → 1921)
Government & Politics
List the second four U.S. Presidents who served during the 1900s:
- William McKinley (25th) (1897 →)
- Theodore Roosevelt (26th)
- William Howard Taft (27th)
- Woodrow Wilson (28th) ( → 1921)
- _______________ (29th) (1921 →)
- _______________ (30th)
- _______________ (31st)
- _______________ (32nd) ( → 1945)
List the second four U.S. Presidents who served during the 1900s:
- William McKinley (25th) (1897 →)
- Theodore Roosevelt (26th)
- William Howard Taft (27th)
- Woodrow Wilson (28th) ( → 1921)
- Warren G. Harding (29th) (1921 →)
- Calvin Coolidge (30th)
- Herbert Hoover (31st)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd) ( → 1945)