American Government

[snazzlefrag]

Do I need to know acctual Amendment number and also Article number with sections?

Dan,

You will need to be thoroughly familiar with the first ten amendments (Bill of Rights) and the seven Articles of the Constitution.

You need to know specifically what each amendment and article involved, but you won't need to know exact wording.

Example: Know that the 10th amendment deals with "Residual Power", or that Article 6 covers the "Supremacy Clause". Obviously, you will also need to understand what Residual Powers and the Supremacy Clause are.

In addition, it would be helpful to at least be familiar with the amendments beyond the Bill of Rights, and what each dealt with...but not in any great detail. Specifically know which amendments instituted and then repealed prohibition, respectively.

There are also some very significant court cases that dealt with issues raised by the various amendments. You will need to know these too. Most of the major ones are covered by Instantcert, and you can google them if you want to go into more detail on any specific case.

Example: "Mapp v Ohio" dealt with the 4th Amendment issue of "Search & Seizure".

Know the basics of each case...who, why, who won etc.

Hope that helps,
Snazzlefrag