The United States Constitution

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Under the Articles of Confederation, each state's power in Congress was based on

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one vote per state

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The Articles of Confederation gave the national government the power to

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declare war

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From the time of the Declaration of Independence until the ratification of the Constitution, the United States functioned without

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a president

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One of the accomplishments of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was to

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establish requirements for admitting new states to the Union

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Shays's Rebellion was a protest by farmers who faced problems from

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debts they owed to creditors

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The Great Compromise was an agreement about how to

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determine a state's representation in Congress

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Before adopting the Articles of Confederation, the Continental Congress wrestled with all of the following questions except

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Should the United States become a republic

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The proposal that called for a two-house legislature with one house having equal representation for each state and the other having representation based on population was the

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Great Compromise

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The system of checks and balances is designed to prevent the dominance of

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one branch of the national government over the other two

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Overriding a presidential veto of a bill requires

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a two-thirds vote by both houses of Congress

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Under what conditions may a state engage in war with a foreign nation?

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only when delay would be dangerous

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The Constitution can be amended if the change is approved by a two-thirds majority of both houses of Congress and

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three-fourths of the states.

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How many amendments are there in the Constitution?

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27

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How many Articles are there in the Constitution?

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7

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Adding a bill of rights to the Constitution was largely supported by the

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Antifederalists

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What is the minimum age for a member of the House of Representatives?

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25

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In order for the Senate or House to vote on a bill, how many members must be present?

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more than one-half

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Someone charged with a crime who flees to another state must be returned to the
original state by the state he or she has gone to if

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the governor of the original state requests it

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New states may be admitted to the Union if approved by

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Congress

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The Constitution requires that state governments

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represent the people who reside in the states

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The terms for senators and congressmen are

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six and two years, respectively

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Perhaps the most well-known women's rights activist in American history, she was born in 1820 and raised as a Quaker. She dedicated her life to numerous causes, including universal suffrage, women's property rights, the abolition of slavery and temperance.

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Susan B. Anthony

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Born in 1818, she lectured for the American Anti-Slavery Society and founded the weekly feminist newspaper The Woman's Journal. She is known for her refusal to change her last name when she married fellow abolitionist Henry Blackwell.

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Lucy Stone

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Along with the abolitionist and temperance activist Lucretia Mott, she organized the first women's rights convention, which took place in 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York. She served as the first president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association.

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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Radical leader of the Temperence Movement, she showed up in taverns armed with an ax.

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Carrie Nation

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The leader of the suffrage movement's most militant wing, she advocated "unladylike" tactics such as civil disobedience and hunger strikes. In 1920, she proposed an Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution, which has never been ratified.

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Alice Paul

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This amendment gave women suffrage

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19th amendment

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This amendment allowed Congress to impose an income tax on Americans

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16th amendment

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This amendment gave 18 year old citizens the right to vote and was added in 1971

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26th amendment

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Adding a bill of rights to the Constitution was largely supported by the

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Antifederalists

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How many Articles are there in the Constitution?

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7

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The president can veto acts of Congress, but Congress can override a veto by a two-thirds vote; this is an example of the

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division of powers