Vocabulary
To approve
What does Bill of Right #5 say?
Due Process which protects against self-incrimination and double jeopardy
Who has the power to make treaties and nominate ambassadors?
Who is the President?
"Father of the Constitution," Federalist leader, and fourth President of the United States.
Who is James Madison?
17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Lock?
Why were farmers in Massachusetts so upset in 1786 and 1787? (Shay's Rebellion)
They were losing their farms because they could not afford the taxes on them
The First constitution of the United States
A transit line that consists of highways, bridges and tunnels.
What is infrastructure?
Restricts quartering of troops in private homes.
What is Amendment #3?
This part of the Constitution is the introduction.
What is the Preamble?
Constitutional division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making law, the executive applying and enforcing the law, and the judiciary interpreting the law
What is Separation of Powers?
"Large state" proposal for the new constitution, calling for proportional representation in both houses of a bicameral Congress. The plan favored larger states and thus prompted smaller states to come back with their own plan for apportioning representation.
What is the Virginia Plan?
What did Daniel Shay and his men do to show outrage against the government?
Took over courthouses by going in armed and refusing to leave
The number of Senators are chosen based on what?
What is equal representation for each state or 2 per state?
What is the name of the document that creates our government and is known as the "Supreme Law of the Land?"
What is the Constitution?
What does the the 4th Bill of Right say?
No unreasonable search or seizure without a warrant or probable cause
A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
What are Checks and Balances?
What are the 2 parts of Congress?
What are the Senate and the House of Representatives?
American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)
Who is George Mason?
Who is the President of the Senate?
Who is the Vice-President?
Of the original 13 states, which state was the last to sign the Constitution?
What is Rhode Island?
What is having 2 law-making parts known as?
What is bicameral?
What does Bill of Right #10 say?
The federal government has a limit on their power, and the states have power that aren't reserved for the federal government
This branch has the power to declare war
What is the Legislative Branch or Congress?
This clause gives congress the right to make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out its powers
What is the Elastic Clause?
1215 document that limited the king's ability to tax English nobles and that guaranteed due process and a right to trial
What is the Magna Carta?
Opponents of the Constitution during the period of ratification. They opposed the Constitution's powerful centralized government, arguing that the Constitution gave too much political, economic, and military control. They instead advocated a decentralized governmental structure that granted most power to the states
Who are the Anit-Federalists?
Who is the commander in chief?
Who is the President of the United States?
A form of government in which people elect representatives to create and enforce laws
What is a republic or republicism?
This amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 in 1971.
Bill of Rights #26
What is Judicial Review?
The power of the Supreme Court to decide whether laws made by the other branches are unconstitutional
Which part of the constitution has the bill of rights?
What are the Amendments?
Agreement that each slave counted as three-fifths of a person in determining representation in the House for representation and taxation purposes (negated by the 13th amendment)
What is the 3/5 compromise?
If something were to happen to the President and Vice-President, who would be next in charge?
Who is the Speaker of the House?
What shows the Constitution is a living document?
The 27 changes that have been made to it.
What vocabulary do we use when a change has occurred in the Constitution?
What is amended?
Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition
What is the 1st Amendment?
Branch of government that decides if laws are carried out fairly
What is the Judical Branch?
What do we call Amendments #13, 14 and 15?
The Civil War Amendments
1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade)
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Created the first national bank in America. Chosen by George Washington to be our country's first Secretary of the Treasury.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
Voting is an example of what?
A government in which the people rule by their own consent or the idea that the government's authority comes from the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
This amendment gave women the right to vote. This is also known as women's suffrage.
What is amendment #19?
How many members of the supreme court are there?
What is 9?
Year the Constitution was written
What is 1787?
The meeting of state delegates in 1787 in Philadelphia called to revise the Articles of Confederation. It instead designed a new plan of government, the US Constitution.
What is the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
What impact did Shays’ Rebellion have on history?
It proved that the nation needed a strong military.
Everyone (even the government) must obey the laws, and no one is above the law. Which principle is this?
What is Limited Government?
This means that both sides give something up to reach an agreement.
What is compromise?
This Amendment abolished slavery
What is Amendment #13
The number of members in the Senate and House of Representatives? (Congress)
What is 535? (100 Senators and 435 Representatives)
Popular Sovereignty, Limited government, Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, Federalism, Republicanism, and Individual Rights.
What are the 7 Principles of the Constitution?
New Jersey delegate William Paterson's plan of government, in which states got an equal number of representatives in Congress
What is the New Jersey Plan?
Supporters of the Constitution that were led by Alexander Hamilton and John Adams. They firmly believed the national government should be strong. They didn't want the Bill of Rights because they felt citizens' rights were already well protected by the Constitution.
Who are the Federalists?
If the President Vetos a law, what is this an example of?
What is Checks and balances?
What does amendment mean?
a change to the Constitution
What does Bill of Right #8 say?
The Bill of Rights guarantees that you will have no cruel or unusual punishments.
Branch of government that passes laws
What is the Executive Branch?
How many parts does the Constitution have?
What is 3?
1787; This compromise was between the large and small states of the colonies. The Great Compromise resolved that there would be representation by population in the House of Representatives, and equal representation would exist in the Senate. Each state, regardless of size, would have 2 senators. All tax bills and revenues would originate in the House. This compromise combined the needs of both large and small states and formed a fair and sensible resolution to their problems.
What is the Great Compromise?
Who was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
Who is John Jay?
The Constitution begins with: "We the People...." Which principle is this?
What is federalism?
The constitutional system that shares power between the national and state governments and shows the difference between each.
This amendment guarantees you a speedy trial
What is Bill of Right #6
This branch carries out the law or enforces it.
What is the executive branch?
Which part of the Constitution outlines the functions of the government, specifically the three branches?
What are the Articles?
Famous for his articulation of the theory of separation of powers, which is implemented in many constitutions throughout the world.
Who is Charles De Montesquies?
This collection of writings (written by John Jay, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton) was about why states should ratify the Constitution
What are the Federalist Papers?
The number of House of Representatives are chosen based on what?
What is a state's population?