THE CONSTITUTION WORKSHEET/STUDY GUIDE p. 760 of textbook

PART 1: MATCHING “The Articles”

___ 1. Age requirement for the House of RepresentativesA. Art. 1, Sect. 9, cl. 2

___ 2. Age requirement for the SenateB. Art. 1, Sect. 8, cl. 11

___ 3. “to form a more perfect Union..”C. Art. IV, Sect. 4

___ 4. The Senate be composed of 2 senators from eachD. Art. IV, Sect. 2

State.

E. Art. I, Sect 8, cl. 18

___ 5. Congress shall assemble at least once in every

year.F. Preamble

___ 6. Congress can declare war….G. Art. III, Sect. 3

___ 7. Supreme Court has jurisdiction in all cases ofH. Art. II, Sect. 2

maritime and admiralty.

I. Art. II, Sect. 3

___ 8. The citizens of the States shall be entitled to

all privileges and immunities of citizens in the severalJ. Art. I, Sect. 3, cl. 3

states.

K. Art. IV, Sect. 3

___ 9. New states may be admitted by the Congress

of this Union.L. Art. I, Sect. 7

___10. The Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be M. Art. I, Sect. 2

Suspended…

N. Art. III, Sect. 2, Cl. 1

___11. ..make all laws which shall be necessary and

proper for carrying into execution….O. Art. VI, Sect. 3

___12. Treason against the US shall consist only in levyingP. Art. I, Sect. 4, Cl. 2

War against them…

___13. President has the power to negotiate treaties..

___14. How a bill becomes law..

___15. No religious test will be conducted as a qualification

to any public office…

PART 2: MATCHING: BILL OF RIGHTS

___ 1. Not warrants can be issued without probable causeA. 1st Amendment

___ 2. No person shall be held for a capital offense withoutB. 2nd Amendment

a Grand Jury indictment.

C. 3rd Amendment

___ 3. ..the right of the people to keep and bear arms..

D. 4th Amendment

___ 4. Powers not delegated to the US, are reserved to the

States.E. 5th Amendment

___ 5. Petition the government for a redress of grievancesF. 6th Amendment

___ 6. Excessive bail shall not be requiredG. 7th Amendment

___ 7. The accused has the right to obtain witnessesH. 8th Amendment

in his favor…

I. 9th Amendment

___ 8. No soldier shall..be quartered..without consent of

the owner

J. 10th amendment

___ 9. The Constitution shall not be used to disparage

other rights retained by the People.

___10. Civil suits with the controversy more than $20

the right of jury trial is preserved.

PART 3: COMPLETION-- AMENDMENTS 11-27

The ______Amendment called for separate ballots for the President and Vice-President.

The ______Amendment states that no person shall be elected to the Presidency more than twice.

The ______Amendment guaranteed women the right to vote.

The ______Amendment guaranteed the right to vote to 18 year olds.

The ______Amendment eliminated poll taxes.

The ______Amendment allows the VP to become the acting President if the President is judged to be disabled.

The ______Amendment repealed the 18th amendment of prohibition.

The ______Amendment described citizenship.

Describe jus soli and jus sanguinis citizenship.

The ______amendment outlawed slavery.

PART 4: RATIFICATION

  1. The 9th state to approved the Constitution was ______.
  2. The main reasons why Anti-Federalists opposed ratification were______.
  3. Who wrote the Federalist papers?
  4. Why was it so important that New York and Virginia ratify the Constitution?