POLS 2311 Test 1c
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- What is the purpose of article V of the constitution?
- To propose new amendments to the constitution
- What must congress do to propose an amendment?
- 2/3 Senate and 2/3 House
- What do the states have to do to propose an an amendment?
- 2/3 state legislatures apply to form a constitutional convention
- What must congress do to ratify an amendment?
- 3/4 state legislatures or 3/4 state conventions
- What is article VI section 1 of the constitution?
- Debts before the constitution are valid after the constitution
- What is article VI section 2 of the constitution?
- The Supremecy Clause, means US constitution and US statutory laws and treaties are supreme to all states and local government.
- What is article VI secftion 3 of the constitution?
- All goverment employees must take an oath to support the constitution and no religious test can be required.
- What is article VII of the constitution?
- established method to ratify original 7 articles
- What was needed to ratify the original 7 articles?
- 9 or 13 states must ratify (approve) them
- When was the "Bill of Rights" ratified and became rights?
- 1791
- When was the beginning of the US and George Washington inaugurated?
- April 30, 1789
- What is the Bill of Rights?
- Amendments 1-10 guaranteeing rights
- What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
- To limit the power of the federal government
- What is preferred position doctrine?
- 1st amendment rights are higher that any others, any law that regulates the 1st amendment is unconstitutional
- What is the Establishment Clause of the first amendment?
- guarantees that the government will not create and/or support an official state religion
- What is the Free Exercise Clause?
- Congress shall make no law.....prohibiting the free exercise of religion.
- What is the difference between the establishment clause and the free exercise clause?
- Establishment (no gov. sponsored religion) free will (gov. can't interfer with a citizen exercising religion)
- What was the Wall of Separation?
- the separation of church and state, freedom to practice religion (wall) no state sponsored religion
- What is the 14th Amendment?
- ...nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process by law
- What is the US Militia Act 1903?
- Set up the National Guard as a US Militia which could be drafted
- What is the Uniform Militia Act 1792?
- "Because the current army was not fighting well, Washington urged gov. to set up the Uniformed Militia enrolling every white male citizen 18-45."
- What is the 2nd Amendment
- right to have a militia and bear arms
- What was the McCain - Feingold Act 2002?
- prevents interest groups financed by corporate or union donations from airing TV/radio ads 2 months prior to election, news groups exempt
- When was the US constitution ratified?
- June 21, 1788
- What is the Lemon Test?
- gov. funds given to church school was constitutional if 1)had a secular (non religion) pupose 2)didn't advance religion 3)didn't entangle the gov. which the church