This document was our first written form of government and the "rough draft" of the U.S. Constitution.
What are Articles of Confederation?
100
This system was designed to allow each branch to check up and stop unlawful actions of the others.
What is Checks and Balances?
100
The first 10 amendments of the Constitution.
What is Bill of Rights?
100
This amendment includes our basic freedoms as Americans.
What is 1st amendment?
100
The "rulebook" of the U.S.A. written at the Constitutional Convention in 1789.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
200
This decided how slaves would be counted in a state's population.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
200
This takes the government power and divides it into 3 branches.
What is Separation of Powers?
200
This amendment includes the freedoms of speech, press, assembly, religion, and petition.
What is the 1st amendment?
200
This amendment protects us from illegal search and seizure (before the arrest).
What is the 4th amendment?
200
The opening paragraph of the Constitution that begins with "We the People."
What is the Preamble?
300
This type of government can not protect people's rights, as proven with Shays' Rebellion.
What is too weak?
300
This branch of government includes the Supreme Court and lower courts, interprets the laws, and gives the power of judicial review.
What is the Judicial Branch?
300
This kind of trial includes smaller cases such as divorces and lawsuits, usually involving money.
What is a civil trial?
300
This prevents soldiers from overtaking our homes and cancels out the old Quartering Act.
What is the 3rd amendment?
300
This riot of angry farmers proved that the government under the Articles of Confederation was too weak and people can't be protected.
What is Shays' Rebellion?
400
What can happen if a government is too strong?
What is walking all over our rights?
400
This branch's main job is to enforce and carry out the law, and also carries veto power.
What is Executive Branch?
400
This amendment protects the right to own guns for protection.
What is the 2nd amendment?
400
These "open door" amendments designate additional rights to the states and the people!
What are the 9th and 10th amendments?
400
The meeting of delegates from the states to write the Constitution in the year 1789. James Madison was seen as the "father" of this.
What is Constitutional Convention?
500
The Constitutional agreement to have 2 Houses of Congress, with one representing states equally and the other representing state with higher population.
What is the Great Compromise?
500
This "bicameral" branch makes the laws.
What is Legislative Branch?
500
The following amendments include rights to: a speedy and public trial, Miranda Rights, impartial jury, a lawyer, no self-incrimination, and other criminal rights.
What are the 5th and 6th amendments?
500
This amendment deals with civil trials such as divorce settlements, hot coffee, and talking chihuahuas.
What is the 7th amendment?
500
Shared power between state governments and the national government.