Amendments
The right to bear arms.
What is the Second Amendment?
The Bill of Rights was written by this founding father.
The Articles of Confederation are sometimes referred to as ________
These were the three men who wrote the Federalist Papers.
Who were John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton?
This court case interpreted the Sixth Amendment and gives all the right to legal counsel.
What was Gideon V. Wainwright?
The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
These were some common characteristics of those who were granted rights by the founding fathers.
This group liked the weak central government in the Articles of Confederation.
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
This was the total number of Federalist Papers.
What is 85?
This court case ruled it unconstitutional to enforce school prayers in public schools.
What was Engle V. Vitale?
This group of amendments was signed by Lincoln, known as the Civil War Amendments.
What are the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments?
After this event, the Constitution was signed by the founding fathers.
What was the Constitutional Convention?
This was a weakness in the Articles of Confederation for Congress trying to pass laws.
What was a 9/13 majority?
This was the pen name the papers were published under.
Who was Publius?
This court case protects symbolic speech.
What was Tinker V. Des Moines?
To create another amendment nullifying a previous one.
What is repealing an amendment?
This founding father was the first treasurer secretary of the United States.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This branch wasn't in the Articles of Confederation and would make it hard for the nation to interpret laws.
What is the Judiciary Branch?
This Paper talks about factions and argues in favor of the Constitution for protecting liberty.
What was Federalist Paper No. 10?
This court case furthers women's individual rights.
What is Roe V. Wade?
This amendment expanded women's rights in the Constitution.
What was the nineteenth amendment?
This founding father did not sign the Constitution because he was away in France.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
This power granted in the Articles of Confederation gave Congress the power to create agreements with other countries.
What is the right to sign treaties?
This Paper addresses the Executive Branch and having only one president serve.
What was Federalist Paper No. 70?
This case ruled that individuals are not exempt from laws due to their religion.
What was Reynolds V. U.S.?