Coach P's Civics test

What is the 1st step in the Amendment process?

• Ratification of an amendment by 3/4 of both houses of Congress

• Proposal of an amendment by 2/3 of both houses of Congress

• Review by 2/3 of the Supreme Court

• Public voting on the amendment by 9/10 of the public

What is the 2nd step in the Amendment process?

• Debate in Congress.
• Proposal of the amendment by 2/3 of both houses of congress

• Ratification of the amendment by 3/4 of state conventions or state legislators chosen by congress

• Public voting on the amendment by 3/4 of state conventions or legislators

Define Amendment

• A change to the Constitution

• A summary of legal principles.
• A suggestion for a new law.
• A historical document outlining rights.

Explain the idea of separation of powers

• The separation of powers is a principle that allows one branch to control all others.
• Separation of powers is a method to increase government efficiency by merging branches.
• The separation of powers combines all government functions into a single branch.
• The separation of powers is the various checks that each branch(executive, judicial, legislative) could exercise against the actions of the other two branches to resist temptation to seize power for one branch.

Define: Federalism

• Federalism is a type of economic system.
• Federalism refers to the division and sharing of power between national and state governments.

• Federalism refers a form of monarchy where one person rules over the people.

• Federalism is a political ideology that promotes absolute power.

Define: Supreme Clause

• The Supremacy Clause states that local laws are superior to federal laws.
• The Supremacy Clause allows states to override federal law.
• The Supremacy Clause in Article Vl establishes federal law as superior to state laws.

• The Supremacy Clause is a part of state constitutions.

Define: Popular Sovereignty

• The government is established by a monarchy.
• It is the belief that the government should be run by a single leader.
• Popular sovereignty means the government can act without public consent.
• Popular sovereignty is the idea that government follows the will of the people.

• freedoms of Religion, Assembly, Petition, Press, Speech

• 5th Amendment

• 10th Amendment

• 1st Amendment

• 6th Amendment

• right to keep and bear arms

• 9th Amendment

• 3rd Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• no quartering of soldiers without consent of home owner

• 3rd Amendment

• 7th Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 1st Amendment