Amendments
13th
Abolished slavery
# of Justices in Supreme Court
Document that gave due process to English Nobles
Magna Carta
Group that needed to add the Bill of Rights before agreeing to ratify the Constitution.
Anti-Federalists
"Free market" system, People are free to buy and sell what they want
Capitalism
19th
Right to vote (Suffrage) for Women
Who decides if someone is guilty?
A jury! (Why?)
Document that helped American colonists achieve self-government
Mayflower Compact
1st and 2nd Amendment
1st - RAPPS (Religion, Assembly, Petition, Press, Speech)
2nd - Right to Bear Arms
System where federal government shares power with state/local (Federal = states/local)
Federal system (United States!)
14th + 15th
Equal protection/citizenship based on race
Suffrage (right to vote) for men based on race
Trial court
Courts with juries, deciding if someone is guilty
Document that made the United States' first plan of government
Articles of Confederation
3rd and 4th Amendment
3 - No quartering of soldiers
4 - No search and seizure without warrant
System where the government controls most/all of economic decisions.
Communism
24th
Appellate court
Courts that can review lower courts' decisions and check for errors
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
8th Amendment
No cruel or unusual punishment
System with a weak central government and strong states (Think about our first government!)
Confederal system (Articles of Confederation)
26th
Lowered voting age 21 to 18 (Because of what war?)
Highest appellate court?
Florida Supreme Court
US Supreme Court
Document that gave more rights to English Parliament (No cruel punishment, etc.)
English Bill of Rights
Why did the Federalists think a Bill of Rights was unnecessary?
Separation of powers would prevent tyranny.
This system has a strong central government that can completely control state/local governments
Unitary System (France)