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The first ten Amendment include many rights that the colonists felt ___ had taken away from them. The loss of rights during the colonial period was one of the reasons the ___ was fought?
What is Britain and the American Revolution
100
The branch of government that interprets the laws and the Constitution
What is judicial branch
100
The delegates that made up the Continental Congress called this new form of government under the Articles a ____, or a loose alliance.
What is a confederation
100
A group selected to elect the president, in which each state’s number of electors is equal to the number of its senators and representatives in Congress
What is electoral college
100
A group of citizens who receive military training and who are called in emergencies
What is militia
200
The Fourth Amendment says that a search warrant can be only be issued if it is likely that what will be found?
What is Evidence of a crime
200
Citizens found guilty have the right of what?
What is Appeal
200
The Fourth Amendment says that a search warrant can be only be issued by whom?
What is Judge
200
Which amendment was designed to make sure that states and citizens could protect themselves from the military power of a tyrannical government?
What is the Second Amendment
200
11. The Third Amendment says that citizens cannot be forced to let ___ stay in their homes during ___.
What is Soldiers and Peacetime
300
In addition to protecting citizens’ freedom of religion, speech, and press, the First Amendment prevents the government from denying citizens the right to gather together, or ____, freely.
What is Assemble
300
The first ten Amendments guarantee citizens the right to ask the government to ___, or correct, injustices.
What is Redress
300
The First Amendment gives citizens the right to protest government action without fear of what?
What is Punishment
300
The Second Amendment says the federal government cannot prevent states from having what?
What is a State Militia
300
What is the term for something that is capable of arousing disagreement?
What is controversial
400
The Fourth Amendment says that a warrant is required before the government can search what two things?
What is Homes and Belongings
400
While creating a government for the entire nation, what three issues had to be addressed?
What is 1) how much representation each of the different sized states would receive in Congress, 2) how the states and federal government would share power, and 3) how to govern the land west of the Appalachian Mountains.
400
The Fifth through Eighth Amendments deal with what?
What is The rights of those accused of a crime
400
what was the Great Compromise?
What is a Compromise made by Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house
400
The Sixth Amendment makes sure that the ___ is informed of what is going on in the courts.
What is Public
500
Two-Part Question. Instead of democracy, most Americans favored what type of government? Define this term.
What is - a republic a government in which the people elect capable leaders to govern.
500
Who are the framers?
What is Persons who wrote the U.S. Constitution
500
Two-Part Question. The idea behind the type of government Americans favored was what? Define this term.
What is republicanism - the belief that government should be based on the consent of the people.
500
Define the word counsel?
What is The right to a lawyer and legal advice
500
Define constitution.
What is a written system of laws and principles that explains the functions and limits of a government.
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