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Preamble Ans: Introduction to the U.S. Constitution, establishing the goals and purposes of government Article 1 Ans: Legislative Branch: the U.S. Congress makes the laws for the United States. Congress has two parts, called "Houses," the House of Representatives and the Senate. Article 2 Ans: Executive Branch: the President, Vice-President, Cabinet, and Departments under the Cabinet Secretaries carry out the laws made by Congress. Article 3 Ans: Judicial Branch: the Supreme Court decides court cases according to US Constitution. The courts under the Supreme Court decide criminal and civil court cases according to the correct federal, state, and local laws.
Article 4 Ans: States' powers: States have the power to make and carry out their own laws. State laws that are related to the people and problems of their area. States respect other states laws and work together with other states to fix regional problems. Article 5 Ans: Amendments: The Constitution can be changed. New amendments can be added to the US Constitution with the approval by a two-thirds vote in each house of Congress (67, 281) and three-fourth vote by the states (38). Article 6 Ans: Federal powers: The Constitution and federal laws are higher than state and local laws. All laws must agree with the US Constitution. (National Supremacy) Article 7 Ans: Ratification: The Constitution was presented to George Washington and the men at the Constitutional Convention on September 17, 1787, Representatives from twelve out of the thirteen original states signed the Constitution. From September 1787 to July 1788, the states meet, talked about, and finally voted to approve the Constitution. 1st Amendment
Ans: A person has the right to a jury trial for civil cases. 1791. 8th Amendment Ans: The government cannot demand excessive bail or fines, or any cruel and unusual punishment. 1791. 9th Amendment Ans: The Constitution does not include all of the rights of the people and the states. 1791. 10th Amendment Ans: Any powers that the Constitution does not give to the federal government belong to the states. 1791. 11th Amendment Ans: Citizens cannot sue states in federal courts. (There are some exceptions). 1795. 12th Amendment Ans: The President and Vice President are elected on a party ticket. 1804 - a result of the Jefferson, Burr tie in the 1800 election.
13th Amendment Ans: Slavery is illegal in the United States. 1865. Civil War/Reconstruction Amendment 14th Amendment Ans: Every person born in the USA is a citizen. An immigrant can become a naturalized citizen. 1868 - Civil War/Reconstruction Amendment 15th Amendment Ans: All US male citizens have the right to vote. 1870. - Civil War/Reconstruction Amendment 16th Amendment Ans: Congress can tax income. 1913. - Progressive Era Amendment 17th Amendment Ans: The people can elect US Senators. 1913. - Progressive Era Amendment 18th Amendment Ans: Alcohol is illegal. (Prohibition). 1919 - Progressive Era Amendment
Ans: If the president dies or cannot serve, the vice-president becomes president. If both die, the Speaker of the House becomes president. 1967. 26th Amendment Ans: US citizens who are 18 years old or older have the right to vote. 1971. 27th Amendment Ans: Congress must limit when and how much its members are paid. 1992. Bill of Rights Ans: The first ten amendments to the Constitution House of Representatives Ans: 435 members, determined by population of the state Senate Ans: 100 currently, 2 per state, originally determined by state legislatures. Federalism Ans: A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
Impeachment Ans: Charges against a president approved by a majority of the House of Representatives Electoral College Ans: A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president Precedence Ans: Supreme Court uses past decisions to make rulings. Elastic Clause Ans: Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution, which allows Congress to make all laws that are "necessary and proper" to carry out the powers of the Constitution. Judicial Review Ans: Allows the court to determine the constitutionality of laws Double Jeopardy Ans: putting a person on trial more than once for the same crime
Concurrent Powers Ans: Powers held jointly by the national and state governments.
