4-5 civics

What is the Bill of Rights?

• A historical document outlining the structure of the U.S. government.
• The first amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
• The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
• A list of rights granted to citizens by state governments.

Three goals of the constitution as outlined in the preamble

• Ensure domestic tranquility ,form a more perfect union, provide for the common defense

• To establish a national religion
• To guarantee freedom of speech
• To promote international trade

An example of check and balances that the US Constitution gives the president the power to make treaties

• With the approval of the senate

• The president can only make treaties with foreign countries that are allies.
• The president can unilaterally declare war.
• The president can make treaties without any approval.

Enumerated powers are

• powers granted to the President
• Powers that belong only to the federal government

• powers not mentioned in the Constitution
• powers that are implied but not explicitly stated

The US Constitution currently has

• 30 amendments
• 15 amendments
• Seven articles and 27 amendments

• 25 amendments

The 10th amendment to the constitution says that powers are not allocated to the national government by the constitution

• The 10th Amendment grants all powers to the national government.
• The 10th Amendment only applies to foreign affairs.
• The 10th Amendment states that states have no powers not granted by the national government.
• Are reserved by the states

Become a president, a candidate must receive a majority of

• 60% plus one of the votes
• The Electral vote

• A simple plurality of votes
• 40% of the votes

The first amendment of the constitution Guarantees all the following except

• The right to free speech
• The right to bear arms
• The right to assemble peacefully
• The right to petition the government

What are Concurrent powers

• Powers shared by both federal and state governments.
• Powers that are not recognized by any government.
• Powers only held by the federal government.
• Powers exclusive to state governments.

Suggested by Roger Sherman it’s solved the most important disagreement at the constitutional convention the issue of representation in Congress?

• The Virginia Plan
• The Three-Fifths Compromise
• The New Jersey Plan
• The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)