This number of states were needed to ratify the Constitution.
9/13
This person said he was concerned about the Federal government's power when walking out of the Constitutional Convention
George Mason
This state refused to sign the Constitution without a Bill of Rights
Massachusetts
1st
This number of amendments were ratified as part of the Bill of Rights
10
This was the major concern about the Constitution by the anti-Federalists, also known as the Democratic Republicans.
Fear that the federal government would be too strong.
This person demanded a Bill of Rights all the way from France
Thomas Jefferson
This was the state where the most vocal people spoke out against the Constitution without a Bill of Rights
Virginia
This amendment says you cannot put someone in solitary confinement for their whole sentence for no reason
8th - cruel and unusual punishment
anti-Federalists
This was the collective name of the group of people who wrote the Constitution.
Framers of the Constitution
In order to search a person or their property you need this.
Warrant
This amendment says civil trials where more than $20 is in question requires a jury
7th
This speech is not covered by the first amendment
yelling fire in a crowded building.
any words that incite violence.
These were the 2 goals of the Bill of Rights
Feared the extreme Republic
Federal government does not understand individual or state needs
This clause gives the federal government the power to expand beyond what's stated in the Constitution
Necessary and Proper Clause
In the 5th amendment, the idea that the government could take people's property if they pay them fairly for it and there is a public need is called
Eminent domain
5th
This is the idea that people can't be tried twice for the same crime. Name the amendment it is in.
5th - double jeopardy
This was the purpose of the 9th amendment
Individual rights can be found in which part of the Constitution
Bill of Rights
This is the process for approval of an amendment
2/3 House
2/3 Congress
3/4 States
These states did not partake in the first election because they had not yet ratified the Constitution
North Carolina and Rhode Island
This amendment says you are entitled to a public jury of your peers and an attorney
6th amendment
These 3 leaders of Virginia demanded a Bill of Rights
Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, George Mason