Winter Exam Review
Across
- 4. What principle is established in the beginning of the preamble, "We the People..."
- 5. the Founding Father who wrote the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and some of the Federalist Papers
- 6. What part of the government holds the "power of the purse," the ability to raise taxes and write spending bills?
- 8. Which clause in the Constitution says that the Constitution overrides all state and federal laws.
- 9. Which amendment, along with the 4th amendment, helps establish the idea of privacy in one's home?
- 10. Which amendment was covered in the case Mapp vs. Ohio
- 11. Which amendment prevents the president from serving more than two terms
- 15. Which amendment is known as the state's rights amendment?
- 16. Which amendment was expanded during the case, Texas vs. Johnson
- 17. God-given rights that cannot be taken away including life, liberty, and property
- 18. Which amendment was covered in the case McDonald vs. Chicago
- 20. The system of shared government between the states and federal government
- 22. Which article covers the Executive Branch?
- 26. Which group opposed the inclusion of the Supremacy Clause and the Necessary and Proper Clause to the Constitution?
Down
- 1. Who breaks a tie in the U.S. Senate (the president of the senate)?
- 2. What was the name of the compromise which helped establish the form of the legislative branch we have today.
- 3. What constitutional principle was Hamilton writing about when he said that "ambition must be made to counter ambition?"
- 7. Which amendment incorporates the bill of rights to the states?
- 11. Which amendment was the only amendment to reverse a previous amendment?
- 12. According the Article VII (7), how many states are required to ratify the Constitution?
- 13. According to the Constitution, who has the power to declare war?
- 14. Which article covers the Full Faith and Credit Clause?
- 16. Which article explains how to amend or change the Constitution?
- 17. Which amendment is considered the "safety net" of citizen's rights?
- 19. Which article talks about how to ratify the Constitution?
- 21. Which amendment has been used as an argument against the death penalty?
- 23. Which article covers the Legislative Branch?
- 24. Which article covers the Judicial Branch?
- 25. Which article has the Supremacy Clause stated in it?