Bill of Rights I
This amendment is the right to bear arms.
What is the 2nd Amendment?
This amendment is the freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and to petition. Often regarded as the freedom of expression.
What is the 1st amendment?
This branch of government has one president, one vice president and a cabinet of advisors.
What is the Executive branch?
What is a Veto?
It was 10 amendments added to the Constitution in 1791.
What is the Bill of Rights
This amendment is the protection against quartering troops, or not allowing soldiers into your own. It has shaped the way we view private property today.
What is the 3rd amendment?
This amendment is the right to a trial.
What is the 6th amendment?
It is the law making branch. Made up of the Senate and House of Representatives.
What is the Legislative branch?
These nine judges make up the highest judiciary in the United States. They have the final decision on laws.
Who is the Supreme Court?
This early political party were supporters of the Constitution.
Who were the Federalists?
This amendment is protection from unreasonable search and seizure. Police need a warrant to search homes and vehicles.
(Double Jeopardy x2 points!!)
What is the 4th amendment?
This amendment is the right to a civil trial. (Cases often seeking monetary damages)
What is the 7th amendment?
This branch interprets the laws and applies them to individual cases.
What is the Judicial branch?
What is Judicial Review?
This early political party was founded in opposition to the Constitution.
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
This amendment is the prohibition of excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment
What is the 8th amendment?
This amendment is the right to due process, the protection of of self incrimination and the protection of Double Jeopardy
What is the 5th amendment?
The system in government where each branch has the power to limit or the actions of the other branches.
What are Checks and Balances?
When a president selects a government official (Judge of Cabinet member) and is then voted in by Congress.
What is an appointment?
This formal meeting was held in 1787 in Philadelphia for the purpose of creating a constitution for the United States.
What was the Constitutional Convention?
This is the “Power of States and people.” Or that powers not listed in the Constitution belong to the people and states.
What is the 10th amendment?
This amendment is the protection of rights not specifically enumerated in the Bill of Rights.
What is the 9th amendment?
This Enlightenment thinker had the idea to limit government and split powers into three branches.
Who was Montesquieu?
When the president blocks a law, Congress can pass it with a 2/3rds vote.
What is an Override?
This series of 85 essays were posted in newspapers in support of a new Constitution.
What were there Federalist Papers?