Founding Documents & Ideas
This document begins with the phrase “We the People…”
What is the U.S. Constitution?
This group supported ratifying the Constitution.
Who were the Federalists?
The first 10 amendments are known as this.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This branch makes the laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
The principle that government gets its power from the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
John Locke argued people are born with these rights.
What are natural rights (life, liberty, property)?
This group refused to support the Constitution until a Bill of Rights was added.
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
This amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920.
What is the 19th amendment?
This branch interprets the laws.
What is the Judicial Branch?
The principle that everyone, including leaders, must follow the law.
What is the rule of law?
Montesquieu’s Spirit of the Laws introduced this principle to prevent tyranny.
What is separation of powers?
One major weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that Congress could not collect these.
What are taxes?
This amendment abolished the practice of slavery.
What is the 13th amendment?
This branch enforces the laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
Congress can override a presidential veto. This is an example of what principle?
What are checks and balances?
The Declaration of Independence says governments get their power from this source.
What is consent of the governed?
Explain in one sentence why Anti-Federalists feared a strong national government.
They feared it would abuse power and limit individual liberties.
Which amendment lowered the voting age to 18?
What is the 26th Amendment?
The Senate and House of Representatives together make up this.
What is Congress?
Power shared between state and national governments is called this.
What is federalism?
This Enlightenment thinker believed in the social contract, where people agree to give up some freedoms in exchange for protection of their rights.
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
The Federalists agreed to add these to compromise with the Anti-Federalists.
What is Bill of Rights?
Which amendments protects and guarantees due process?
What are the 5th and 14th amendments?
Give one example of how one branch checks another branch’s power.
Congress overrides a presidential veto.
President vetoes a law passed by Congress.
Supreme Court strikes down a law as unconstitutional.
Which principle of government says powers are restricted by the Constitution?
What is limited government?