Amendments
The first ten amendments
What is Bill of Rights?
This person was the first president of the US.
Who is George Washington?
This was the year the Articles of Confederation was ratified.
The Federalist Paper's main purpose was to promote the ratification of this.
What is the United States Constitution?
This amendment protects an individuals right to bear arms.
What is 2nd amendment?
This person wrote the first draft of the declaration of independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This was the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
What is Virginia?
The people that wrote The Federalist Papers.
Who was Alexander Hamilton/James Madison/John Jay?
This amendment allowed senators to be elected by the people.
What is 17th amendment?
This person earned the title: "The First American"
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
These were the 3 things the government had little control of under the Articles.
What is trade, currency, and taxation?
In this essay, James Madison declares that it is appropriate for an extended republic.
What is Federalist No.14?
In this 1963 Court case, it was ruled that in criminal cases, states must uphold the sixth amendment and provide an attorney to defendants who cannot afford them.
What was Gideon v. Wainwright?
This is the only amendment to have been repealed.
What is 18th amendment?
This person was the first Secretary of the Treasury.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
The name of the introduction of a document that explains the documents purpose.
What is preamble?
This was the newspaper the Federalist Papers appeared in.
What is The Independent Journal?
This 1969 Court case that ruled that the government cannot punish inflammatory speech unless it directed/produced "imminent lawless action"
What was Brandenburg v. Ohio?
These amendments protect the rights of the accused and are known as safeguards of justice.
What are the 4,5,6,7, and 8th amendments?
The Second Continental Congress that drafted and presented the Declaration of Independence.
What was the Committee of Five?
The main purpose that the articles of confederation achieved.
What is to establish a unified government?
In this essay, Madison discuses the means to prevent rule by majority.
What is Federalist No. 10?