Group 1
An addition or change to the constitution. (27 in the Constitution)
What is an amendment?
A proposed law that must be passed by congress and signed by the president.
What is a Bill?
Basic rights and freedoms guaranteed by the constitution.
What are Civil Liberties?
The Presidents official rejection of a law passed by congress.
What is a veto?
A compulsory financial charge from the government.
What is a Tax?
A court order that allows police to arrest a person, search or take their belongings.
What is a Warrant?
A legislature with two chambers.
What is a Bicameral Legislature?
First set of rules before the constitution.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
The way in which each branch of government holds each other accountable.
What are Checks and Balances?
Rule by the people.
What is Democracy?
A state must respect and follow all rights that are owed to a person.
What is Due Process?
a group of 12-23 people that examines evidence and decides whether the accused has committed a crime.
What is a Grand Jury?
They opposed the constitution out of fear of a government too powerful.
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
Formally accuse an elected official or committing serious crimes. Not to be removed from office
What is Impeach?
To formally approve and amendment or treaty.
What is to Ratify?
armed uprising in 1786-1787 in response to a debt crisis among the citizenry, and opposition to the state government's increased efforts to collect taxes both on individuals and their trades.
What is Shays' Rebellion?
It happened every ten years to count how many people are living in the United States.
What is the Census?
First ten amendments to the constitution.
What are the Bill of Rights?
Branch of government responsible for enforcing laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
It officially ended the Revolutionary War.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
What are Unalienable Rights.
Outlined the process for admitting a new state to the union.
What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1789?
A break up letter to England from the 13 Colonies.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The supreme law of the United States ratified in 1789.
What is the Constitution?
Tactic that allows senators to block a bill by continuously talking.
What is the Filibuster?