ch. 8-11

Article V

________ describes two ways in which changes, called amendments, can be added to the constitution.

James Madison

________ combined five freedoms into the First Amendment, religion, speech, press and the assembly.

Congress

The Constitution gives ________ the power to remove a president or other officials from office if they commit crimes.

Freedom of the press

________ allows for all things to be said.

natural born American citizen

A president must be a(n) ________ and at least 35 years old.

bicameral legislature

The Constitution creates a(n) ________ known as Congress.

Articles IV

________ outlines the responsibilities of states to each other, saying that states must give full faith and credit to the laws and court of other states.

national government

The constitution does not spell out the specific powers of the state, instead about the states that retain powers not given to the ________.

Amendment

The First ________ has two gurantees of religious freedom, making sure no law respecting an establishment of religion.

10th Amendment

The ________ protects the people from having the government have excessive strength over their lives.

3rd Amendment

The ________ protects people from the government from snooping on your privacy without permission.

principle of majority

The constitution established the ________ vote, laws are passed by majority vote and so is elections.

Supreme Court

The ________ is the last stop in the judicial system, its decisions are final and binding.

judicial branch

Protecting the law of the land is the main job of the ________, whereas the branch would consist of the system of federal courts.

5th Amendment

The ________ gives people who are accused of serious crimes the right to a grand jury hearing.

7th Amendment

The ________ says that most people involved in civil cases have a right to a jury trial as well.

Ninth Amendment

The ________ says the rights outlined in the constitutions not listed are retained byt he people.

Congress

________ is prohibited from stopping the free exercise of religion.

national government

The Constitution gives some powers only to the ________, best used by one central authority.

Congress

________ has set two main sets of lower federal courts, called district courts, and appellate courts.

Congress

________ makes laws and any member of the House or Senate has the power to submit a bill or proposal for a new law.