Bill of Rights
What amendment protects you from serving a 90 year sentence for stealing a pack of gum? (5th Amendment / 8th Amendment / 10th Amendment)
8th Amendment
What portion of the population counted as votes according to the 3/5 Compromise? (Native Americans / Women / Slaves)
Slaves
Marbury v. Madison gave the _____ branch power of judicial review. (Executive / Legislative / Judicial)
Judicial
What branch of government creates law? (Executive / Legislative / Judicial)
What spiritual revival led people closer to Jesus during the Colonization era? (Free Speech Rally / First Great Awakening / Temperance)
What section of the Constitution protects your individual freedoms? (3/5 Compromise / Bill of Rights / Articles of Confederation)
Bill of Rights
Who believed our nation's debt should be handled by the national government? (George Mason / Thomas Jefferson / Alexander Hamilton)
Alexander Hamilton
What branch of government would you find the commander in chief in? (Executive / Legislative / Judicial)
Executive
The President has power to _____, or stop, a law. (Embargo / Veto / Create)
Veto
Whose signature is the most visible on the Declaration of Independence? (George Washington / John Hancock / Thomas Jefferson)
John Hancock
What amendment allows you to criticize the president? (1st Amendment / 2nd Amendment / 8th Amendment)
1st Amendment
What group of people believe the Federal government should protect the nation? (Federalists / Anti-Federalists / Republicans)
Federalists
What amendment allows states to create their own laws? (8th Amendment / 9th Amendment / 10th Amendment)
10th Amendment
The Bill of Rights protects your... (Individual Freedoms / Tariffs / Right to run for Congress)
Individual Freedoms
What strict religious group would you find in the New England colonies? (Catholics / Puritans / Mormons)
Puritans
What amendment protects the police from searching your car without a warrant? (3rd Amendment / 4th Amendment / 5th Amendment)
4th Amendment
Who ensured a bill of rights would be included in the Constitution? (George Mason / James Monroe / Alexander Hamilton)
George Mason
What gives the Supreme Court power to overrule a law if it is unconstitutional? (Judicial Review / Executive Power / Congressional Order)
Judicial Review
What amendment protects you from quartering soldiers in your home? (2nd Amendment / 3rd Amendment / 9th Amendment)
What year was our first representative government founded in? (1607 / 1776 / 1619)
1619
What does the fifth amendment protect? (Free Speech / Due Process / Religious Freedom)
Due Process
What group of people believe the federal and state governments should share power? (Federalists / Anti-Federalists / Whigs)
Anti-Federalists
What allowed the South to count a portion of their slaves as part of their population? (Constitution / Bill of Rights / 3/5 Compromise)
3/5 Compromise
What created a system of checks and balances? (Articles of Confederation / Bill of Rights / Constitution)
Constitution
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence? (King George III / Abraham Lincoln / Thomas Jefferson)
Thomas Jefferson