Vocabulary
Parts of the Constitution
Important Documents
Amendments
Misc.
100
To formally approve
Ratify
100
This article establishes the legislative branch of govenrment
Article I (1)
100
What was the first constitution in the United States?
Articles of Confederation
100
The amendment that addresses unlawful searches and seizures.
4th
100
The amount of amendments added to the U.S. Constitution
27
200
Define Constitution.
A written plan for government.
200
The three parts of the Constitution (in order!)
Preamble, Articles, Amendments
200
What are the five rights outlined in the 1st amendment?
Freedom of speech, assembly, petition, religion, press.
200
Amendments 1-3 were responses to ___
Events in the American Revolution
200
What is double jeopardy?
The idea that someone cannot be tried twice for the same crime.
300
What is suffrage?
The right to vote
300
This article establishes the judicial branch of government
Article III (3)
300
Explain the Tinker vs. DesMoines case.
Identify: What happened, the results of the case, which civil liberty was in question
answers may vary.
300
Amendments 4-6 address ____
the rights of those accused in court
300
The idea that the power of government lies with the people
popular sovereignty
400
What is rule of law?
The principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern
400
This article sets up the executive branch of government
Article II (2)
400
What does the 26th amendment state? What led up to this decision?
Changed the voting age to age 18.
400
Identify two rights protected in the 6th amendment.
•must be told of your charges against you
•Right to a speedy trial by an impartial jury (not favoring either side)
•Allowed to be provided a lawyer if you cannot afford one
400
Define amendment.
A change to the Constitution
500
Define the black codes.
Laws that were put in place after the civil war to limit the freedoms of African Americans.
500
What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
To fix the Articles of Confederation
500
Identify two limitations to free speech.
500
Identify the importance of Amendments 9 and 10.
9: •Prevents government from claiming that the only rights are those listed in the Bill of Rights
10: •Defines the balance of power between federal and state government
500
What is the difference between the 13th and 14th amendment?
13: outlaws slavery
14: establishes citizenship and equal protection for all