Origins of the Constitution
What Major Event Proved the Articles of Confederation Created a Weak Federal Government?
Shays' Rebellion
What Form of Government Gives People the Right to Vote and Choose Representatives?
Democracy
What Amendment gives Freedom of Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition, and Religion?
1st Amendment
Articles I, II, and III of the Constitution Created _____
Be Specific
I: Legislative
II: Executive
III: Judicial
Define Amend
To Change/Modify or Add something
What Important Power Did Congress Lack Under the Articles of Confederation?
Taxation
When Different Levels of Government Share Power, but the Federal Government has the Most, It is Called?
Federalism
Andrew and James were both just arrested for saying "H20 is Not Always Water." They have Right to a Speedy Trial, a Lawyer, and a Fair Jury because of what Amendment?
6th Amendment
James was Arrested for Beating the Bag Pipe's Up. When he went to Trial he Chose not to Testify Against himself, which is his Right because of the ___ Amendment.
5th Amendment
What is a Legislature?
A group of Representatives that makes/changes/or cancels laws
This city served as the host site where 55 delegates gathered in May 1787 to scrap the Articles of Confederation and draft the U.S. Constitution
Philadelphia
What Two Law Making Groups Make up Congress?
Senate and the House of Representatives
Kim Skipped School to Play the Organ and Heard a Knock on the Door. It was 3 Members of the Military; They Claimed they had the Right to Stay in her Home during Peacetime. Kim Banged the Organ Loudly to Scare Them, Then Shouted Back that the ___ Amendment Prevents them from Being Able to do that.
3rd Amendment
What Amendment gives People Rights that are not Written in the Constitution?
9th Amendment
What is the Cabinet?
A group of advisors to the President
What Major Compromise Happened at the Constitutional Convention that Created Congress?
Great Compromise
*also will accept the Connecticut Compromise
Article V of the Constitution Explains the Process of?
Amending the Constitution
Jen and Tyler Stole a Chair from the Conference Room. They were Arrested and Sent to Jail for Life with no Chance of Getting out. They Claimed that their Punishment did not Match the Crime and said that the ___ Amendment Could Save them from this.
8th Amendment
To Amend the Constitution, you need ___ of Congress to Propose the Amendment, then ___ of the States to Ratify it. (In Fractions)
2/3
3/4
Define Ratify and Repeal?
Ratify: Approve
Repeal: Remove
Why didn't the Articles of Confederation Create an Executive Branch?
Creators were afraid of having a president because they did not want power in the hands of one individual
The Electoral College has ___ Members. These Members Vote for the President. If a Candidate wins more than ___ Percent of the Popular Vote (Vote from Citizens), they get 100% Percent of the Electoral Vote. This the Winner take all System.
538, 50%
Paige has Puerto Rican Products in her Home (Which are Highly Illegal in the USA), so some Federal Agents came to her Door with a Warrant and Thankfully, were able to Seize her Property and Arrest her. What Amendment Allows the Police to do this?
4th Amendment
This Amendment says that any Power not given to the Federal Government is given to the States. Such as Marriage Laws, Traffic Laws, and Education Development.
10th Amendment
What is Judicial Review?
Supreme court can declare something unconstitutional, like a law