What are our natural rights?
Life, liberty and property.
What does 'quartering' mean ? (As in the quartering act)
When you are forced to allow soldiers to stay in your house.
How many branches of government are specified in the US Constitution?
3
What Supreme Court case is known for the decision of "Separate but Equal"?
Plessy v Ferguson
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
10
What Enlightenment philosopher gave us the idea of Natural Rights and Social Contract?
John Locke
What Act did Parliament pass that placed a tax on all tea not imported by British East India Company?
Tea Act
Executive
Which Supreme Court Case resulted in an individual being "read your rights" ?
Miranda v. Arizona
Which amendment protects our right to assembly?
1st Amendment
Which Enlightenment philosopher gave us the ideas of Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances?
Baron de Montesquieu
What Act was passed by Parliament that taxed all official papers?
Stamp Act
What are two major powers of the Legislative branch?
Declare war
Allocate money (power of the purse)
Make laws
Which Supreme Court Case protected a student's right to free speech?
Tinker v Des Moines
Which Amendment protects us against unreasonable search and seizure?
4th Amendment
What is a social contract?
When people give up some of their power to be protected by their government
What pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine, fanned the flames of revolution and gave reasons for independence from the British?
Common Sense
How many justices are on the Supreme Court and how long is their term?
9. They are appointed for life.
Which Supreme Court case established judicial review?
Marbury v Madison
Which amendment guarantees the right to a jury trial in civil cases?
7th Amendment
" Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it..."- which Enlightenment philosopher's ideas are echoed in this text? Which ideas ?
Taxation without representation
Checks and balances
Which Supreme Court Case reversed the Plessy v Ferguson decision of "Separate but Equal"
Brown v. Board of Education
Which Amendment protects us against self incrimination or testifying against ourself?
5th Amendment