Amendments
Right of the people to keep and bear arms
What is the second amendment?
Who was the second president of the United States?
Who is John Adams?
The Articles of Confederation served as America's first...
What is the Constitution?
There are this many Federalist papers total...
What is 85?
_____________________ was chosen the write the first draft of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
All persons born on U.S. territory or naturalized are citizens
What is the 14th amendment?
His troops might have said, "Here comes the General!" as this future president rode through camp to check on his soldiers during the Revolutionary War.
Who is George Washington?
What "group" wrote the Articles of Confederation?
Who is the Continental Congress?
According to Madison, it is important that each branch of the government be dependent on one another. True or False?
False, he said that they should operate independently of one another.
_____________________ wrote Common Sense and helped the colonists realize that they could govern themselves instead of being controlled by Britain.
Who is Thomas Paine?
No excessive bail or fines; no cruel and unusual punishment
What is the 8th amendment?
As the fourth president, he signed a declaration of war on Britain that began the War of 1812.
Who is James Madison?
Only the central government can conduct foreign relations and ____ ____.
What is declare war?
This Federderalist paper discusses factions and their affects on government.
What is Federalist paper number 10?
An introduction, or first part of the Declaration of Independence is called...
What is the preamble?
In the 9th Amendment, citizens have the right to _______
What is privacy?
He was a great lawyer, but suffered from poor health and was only able to write three of the 85 Federalist Papers essays.
Who is John Jay?
Why was money a problem under the Articles of Confederation?
The national government had no power to impose taxes.
"The Federalist Papers" were proposed at this convention.
What is the Philadelphia Convention of 1787?
The second part of the Declaration of Independence listed things the founding fathers called our "natural rights" or "unalienable rights". These are the 3 main rights.
What are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
What Amendment has the Miranda Rights
What is the 5th amendment?
He was the principal author of the Federalist Papers, becoming a key figure in the ratification of the US constitution and a prolific writer in its defense.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
The federal (national) government was too weak;
the state governments had more power
What is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
What name were the Federalist Papers released under?
What is the pseudonym Publius?
In the third part of the Declaration of Independence, most of the sentences start with He. He... He... He... He...is who the Declaration of Independence is addressed to
Who is King George III?