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What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
to protect individual rights
Who would make this statement, a Federalist or an Anti-Federalist?
"Bills of rights . . . are not only unnecessary in the proposed Constitution, but would even be dangerous. "
Federalists
Why was the 3rd Amendment added to the U.S. Constitution?
To solve colonial treatment by the British military (Quartering of Troops)
Which amendment protects people's right to protest the use of the death penalty?
1st Amendment
RELIGION
ASSEMBLY
PRESS
PETITION
SPEECH
Former Anti-Federalists, farmers, and common men mostly supported which political party?
Democratic-Republicans
What does the 8th amendment say about punishment?
Cruel and unusual punishment cannot be inflicted.
True or False:
Ministers can preach religious messages to anyone who chooses to listen because of the First Amendment.
TRUE
Why was the 6th Amendment added to the U.S. Constitution?
To give colonists fair and speedy trials in court.
Which amendment protects people from being frisked by police without probable cause?
4th amendment - no unreasonable search, seizures, or surveillances
Is this constitutional or unconstitutional?
A prohibition on electing religious leaders to government office
Unconstitutional you cannot discriminate someone based on religon.
What year was the Louisiana Purchase?
1803
What was Alexander Hamilton's Financial Plan?
1. Create a National Bank
2. Create a Whiskey Tax
3. Create Protective Tariff
4. Assume/Collect State debt
What led the United States into the War of 1812?
Impressment of American merchant sailors.
Which amendment allows defendants to refuse to testify in court?
5th amendment - right to remain silent
What Supreme Court Case is being talked about?
Clarified the scope of federal powers by upholding the constitutionality of the Bank of the United States and asserting the supremacy of federal law.
McCulloch v. Maryland
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What were George Washington's three warnings in his Farewell Address?
No
Political Parties
Debt
Alliances with foreign countries (stay neutral)
The Louisiana Purchase was the first time that a president used their _______ to purchase land.
Presidential Powers
What was one result of the War of 1812?
Great Britain stopped the practice of impressment.
Americans became more economically independent by manufacturing finished goods
What Supreme Court Case is being talked about?
Defined the commerce clause broadly, giving the federal government authority over interstate commerce and limiting state power in this regard.
Gibbons v. Ogden
GOIC
What was the Monroe Doctrine?
It prohibited European colonization/intervention in the Western Hemisphere.
What Supreme Court Case is being talked about?
Established the principle of judicial review, affirming the Court's power to interpret the Constitution and declare acts of Congress unconstitutional.
Marbury v. Madison
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