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Constitutional Trivia
In order to answer the following questions, you need to read the US
Constitution. You must also note where in the US Constitution you found the answer. Do not copy any information (even direct statements from the
US Constitution). Students may paraphrase or summarize, but not copy direct statements/information.
1. How did women in Texas gain the right to vote (based on US
Constitution)? What does the US Constitution say about citizenship?
2. If the president is impeached by the House and tried in the Senate, who presides over the trial? What are the circumstances when a president can be impeached, as per the US Constitution?
3. Based on the Constitution, the Supreme Court includes how many justices? What does the constitution say about the requirements to be a US Supreme Court justice? (Think!)
4. Where is the term “democracy” specifically listed in the US Constitution? What does the US Constitution say about "insurrection" and where is this found?
5. Where do the first references (written) to “race” and “color” appear in the
US Constitution? Which amendment abolished slavery?
6. The phrase “due process of law” occurs in what two places in the
Constitution?
7. Which constitutional amendment repeals another constitutional amendment? Identify and describe both amendments.
8. According to the Constitution, what is “the supreme law of the land?”
9. According to the Constitution, who is commander-in-chief of the armed forces? Who has the power to declare war?
10. “Separation of church and state,” “separate but equal,” “clear and
present danger,” “and“unreasonable searches and seizures” are all famous
phrases in constitutional law. Only one of the four, however, actually appears
in the Constitution. Identify that phrase and state where it is found.
You must document where you found the answers in the US
Constitution AND cite the source used. For example, (Article I, Section
8...) and U.S. Constitution | U.S. Constitution | US Law | LII / Legal Information
Institute. https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/index.html. Accessed 5
Dec. 2021.