Matching Pairs The U.S. ConstitutionOnline version The U.S. Constitution by Javiera Cabrera 1 Judicial Review 2 Judicial Branch 3 U.S. Constitution 4 The House of Representatives 5 Executive Branch 6 The Preamble: "We the People..." 7 Federal courts 8 The Senate 9 Legislative Branch 10 Supreme Court Written in 1787 at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. Replace the Articles of Confederation and create a stronger federal government. Representatives based on state population (435 in total), serving 2-year terms. Have authority over cases involving the Constitution, federal laws, treaties, and disputes between states. Establishes the purpose of the Constitution. Has both original jurisdiction (cases involving ambassadors and states) and appellate jurisdiction. President and Vice President, (4-year terms). Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. Makes treaties. Appoints ambassadors, judges, and others. Establishes the Supreme Court and allows Congress to create lower federal courts. Justices of the Supreme Court serve for life. Make laws. Collect taxes, borrow money, regulate commerce. Declare war, maintain the military. Allows courts to declare laws and executive actions unconstitutional. 2 per state (100 in total), serving 6-year terms. 1 Amending the Constitution 2 Ratification 3 Full Faith and Credit Clause 4 Republican Government 5 The Bill of Rights 6 New Deal and Civil Rights Era Amendments 7 Admission of New States 8 The Supremacy Clause 9 The Progressive Era Amendments 10 Privileges and Immunities Clause 11 The Reconstruction Amendments The first ten amendments to the Constitution were added to protect individual liberties and address the concerns of the Anti-Federalists. Prevents states from discriminating against citizens of other states. Requires states to recognize the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of other states. Can be proposed by a two-thirds majority in both the House and the Senate, or by a national convention called by two-thirds of the states. 13th, 14th and 15th amendments expanded civil rights, particularly for African Americans. The Constitution required ratification by at least nine of the thirteen original states to take effect. Establishes the Constitution, federal laws, and treaties as the supreme law of the land. Congress has the power to admit new states to the Union. 22nd and 24th amendments. Reflects significant shifts in government policies and priorities during the 20th century. 16th, 17th and 19th amendments addressed social and political issues, expanding democratic participation and reforming government practices. Guarantees that every state will have a republican form of government. 1 Impeachment 2 Safeguards of civil rights 3 The Privileges and Immunities Clause 4 Unenumerated rights and reserved powers 5 Safeguards of liberty 6 The Full Faith and Credit Clause 7 The Necessary and Proper Clause 8 The Commerce Clause 9 Safeguards of justice 10 Government processes and procedures 11 Governmental authority Process to remove President for serious offenses. Grants Congress the power to make laws needed to carry out its enumerated powers. Also known as the Elastic Clause. Amendments 12, 17, 20, 22, 25, and 27 Requires states to respect the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of other states. Promotes legal unity and cooperation among states. Gives Congress the power to regulate interstate and international commerce. Prohibits states from discriminating against citizens of other states. Amendments 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 Amendments 13, 14, 15, 19, 23, 24, and 26 Amendments 1, 2, and 3 Amendments 11, 16, 18, and 21 Amendments 9 and 10 1 Article VII - Ratification 2 Article III - The Judicial Branch 3 The Guarantee Clause 4 Article VI - The Supremacy Clause 5 Article II - The Executive Branch 6 Article I - The Legislative Branch 7 Article V - Amending the Constitution 8 Article IV - Relations Among States Outlines the process by which the Constitution became the law of the land. Ensures the uniformity and authority of federal laws and prevents states from undermining the national government. Outlines the primary lawmaking powers of the federal government and ensures that the legislative branch is accountable to the people. Defines the powers and structure of the judiciary, ensuring an independent branch that can interpret and uphold the Constitution. Establishes the role of the President and the executive branch in enforcing federal laws and leading the country. Allows the Constitution to evolve over time while maintaining its core principles. Establishes the legal relationships between states and the federal government, promoting cooperation and unity among the states. Ensures that every state has a republican form of government. Protects the integrity of democratic governance within the United States. 1 First Amendment 2 Ninth Amendment 3 Fourth Amendment 4 Seventh Amendment 5 Third Amendment 6 Second Amendment 7 Tenth Amendment 8 Sixth Amendment 9 Fifth Amendment 10 Eighth Amendment Protects freedoms of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition. Prohibits the quartering of soldiers in private homes without consent during peacetime. Prohibits excessive bail, fines, and cruel and unusual punishment. Asserts that the enumeration of certain rights in the Constitution does not deny others retained by the people. Guarantees the right to a jury trial in civil cases involving disputes exceeding a certain monetary amount. Ensures rights in criminal cases, including protection against self- incrimination, double jeopardy, and guarantees due process of law. Grants the right to bear arms. Provides the right to a speedy and public trial, an impartial jury, and legal counsel. Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures; requires warrants based on probable cause. States that powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states or the people. 1 Seventeenth Amendment 2 Nineteenth Amendment 3 Twentieth Amendment 4 Fifteenth Amendment 5 Thirteenth Amendment 6 Sixteenth Amendment 7 Eighteenth Amendment 8 Fourteenth Amendment 9 Eleventh Amendment 10 Twelfth Amendment Establishes the direct election of U.S. Senators by the people, replacing their selection by state legislatures. Sets the terms of the President, Vice President, and Congress and adjusts the timeline for presidential succession. Limits the ability of individuals to sue states in federal court, reinforcing state sovereignty. Grants women the right to vote, ensuring suffrage regardless of sex. Grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States. Provides equal protection under the law and ensures due process rights. Prohibits denying the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Authorizes Congress to levy a federal income tax without apportioning it among the states. Enacts the prohibition of the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages (later repealed by the Twenty-First Amendment). Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. Revises the procedure for electing the President and Vice President, requiring separate electoral votes for each office. 1 Twenty-First Amendment 2 Twenty-Second Amendment 3 Twenty-Sixth Amendment 4 Twenty-Seventh Amendment 5 Twenty-Fourth Amendment 6 Twenty-Third Amendment 7 Twenty-Fifth Amendment Repeals the Eighteenth Amendment, ending prohibition. Lowers the voting age to 18. Grants residents of Washington, D.C., the right to vote in presidential elections. Limits the President to two terms in office. Clarifies the line of presidential succession and procedures for addressing presidential disability or vacancy. Prohibits poll taxes in federal elections, ensuring equal access to voting. Prevents laws affecting congressional salaries from taking effect until after the next election of representatives.
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