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