1. - 6. List the goals of the constitution listed in the preamble
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Write in the number of the Article (1-7) of the Constitution that says the
following.
______7. How to amend the constitution.
______8. Provides for Congress as the Legislative branch of Government.
______9. Executive power is vested in a President
______10. Domestic Tranquility- state relations
______11. Creates Supreme Court
______12. Ratification procedure
______13. SUPREMACY CLAUSE- constitution shall be "supreme law of the land."
Match the correct word with the definition. Powers of the Constitution
_______14. Reserved A. Shared among the levels of government
_______15. Delegated (enumerated) B. Powers that are denied
_______16. Concurrent C. Those given by the constitution
_______17. Prohibited D. Power the people keep
18. At the Constitutional Convention they chose not to deal with what issue because it was so controversial?
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19. What was the 3/5 compromise?_____________________________________________________________
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20. What was the Great Compromise?__________________________________________________________
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21. The first ten amendments are known as what?________________________________
22. What are the Civil War Amendments?______________________
23. Who was John Locke? What was his theory about Government? __________________________________
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24. List 4 Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation:_____________________________________________
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25. Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?_________________________
26. Who was the "father of the constitution", the secretary?_______________________
27. Why was the Constitutional Convention called?_________________________________________________
28. The first amendment gives us Freedom of _____________ _______________ __________________ assembly, petition.
29. Second Amendment- Right to keep and bear ___________
30. Fourth Amendment- Prohibition against unreasonable ______________ and _____________
31. _____th amendment Protection against self- incrimination and double jeopardy
32. What amendment Prohibited the POLL TAX requirement for voting? ______
33. What amendment gave women the right to vote? _________
34. What amendment set a two- elected term limit for the President _________
35. What amendment gave the District of Columbia 3 electoral votes _________
36. What amendment set the voting age at 18? ('Vietnam War amendment') ________
37. What amendment repealed prohibition?_________
38. What amendment protects against self-incrimination and double jeopardy?_______
39. The 8th amendment prohibits what?_____________________________________
40. What does the 6th amendment say?___________________________________________________________
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