US Constitution and Founding Documents Flashcards
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Which amendment lowered the voting age to 18 in the United States?
Answer: 26th Amendment
The 26th Amendment, ratified in 1971, lowered the national voting age from 21 to 18, largely in response to the Vietnam War draft.
What is the process by which the Constitution can be formally changed?
Answer: Amendment process
The amendment process requires a two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress and ratification by three-fourths of the states.
The Second Amendment protects which individual right?
Answer: The right to keep and bear arms
The Second Amendment states that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
Which branch of the U.S. government has the power to declare war?
Answer: The Legislative Branch (Congress)
Article I of the Constitution grants Congress the exclusive power to formally declare war.
What year did the Bill of Rights officially take effect?
Answer: 1791
The Bill of Rights was ratified on December 15, 1791, when Virginia became the tenth state to approve all ten amendments.
Which Federalist Paper argued most strongly for the new Constitution's system of checks and balances?
Answer: Federalist No. 51
Federalist No. 51, written by James Madison, argued that the separation of powers and checks and balances would prevent tyranny.