| A | B |
|---|
| A framework for a government, limit the government’s authority and protect the rights of the people. | Constitution |
| True or false: States have their own constitutions | True |
| Which article of the US Constitution has the supremacy clause? | VI |
| Which article of the US Constitution describes the legislative branch? | I |
| Which article of the US Constitution describes the executive branch? | II |
| Which article of the US Constitution describes federalism? | IV |
| Which article of the US Constitution describes the amendment process? | V |
| Which article of the US Constitution describes the method to ratify the constitution? | VII |
| _________________is the way the US Constitution and laws passed by Congress remain the supreme laws of the land. | The supremacy clause |
| _________________is a principal of the US Constitution and describes the relationship among the states and the federal government. | Federalism |
| What is the Bill of Rights? | The first 10 amendments to the US Constitution |
| Why was the Bill of Rights written? | as a compromise guaranteeing rights to Americans to satisfy the Anti-Federalists |
| There are _____ articles in the US Constitution and ______ amendments. | 7, 27 |
| What is the structure of the Florida Constitution? | preamble and articles |
| How many articles are in the Florida Constitution? | 12 |
| What is article I of the Florida Constitution called? | The Declaration of Rights |
| What do the US Constitution and the Florida Constitution have in common? | They both have a preamble, articles and guarantee individual freedoms. |
| What are the 2 steps to amend both the Florida and US Constitutions? | proposal and ratification |
| To propose an amendment to the US Constitution, both the US House of Representatives and US Senate must have a _____ yea vote. | 2/3 |
| To propose an amendment to the Florida Constitution, both the Florida House of Representatives and Florida Senate must have a _____ yea vote. | 3/5 |
| After a proposed amendment to the US Constitution is approved, _____ members of the US House of Representatives and the US Senate must vote yea for ratification. | 3/4 |
| After a proposed amendment to the Florida Constitution is approved, _____ percent of the voting public must vote yea for ratification. | 60 |
| There is another way for states to bypass the US Congress to propose and ratify amendments to the US Constitution. It has only been done once in US history for the passing of the 21st amendment which made alcohol legal. How is it done? | the states hold conventions and those who attend vote on the amendment |
| List the structure of the US Constitution in the correct order. | Preamble, Legislative, Executive, Judicial, Federalism, Amendment Process, Supremacy Clause, Ratification, Bill of Rights, Amendments 11-27 |
