Amendments
Which amendment protects the freedoms of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition?
what is the First amendment?
Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution" for his role in drafting and promoting the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights?
who is James Madison?
Which Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review in 1803?
What is Marbury v. Madison?
What principle divides power between the national government and the state governments?
What is federalism?
Which compromise created a bicameral legislature with proportional representation in the House and equal representation in the Senate?
what his the great compromise?
Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
what is the 13th amendment?
Which Founding Father authored the Declaration of Independence in 1776?
who is Thomas Jefferson?
Which 1954 Supreme Court case ruled that racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional?
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
What is the principle that ensures no single branch of government gains too much power?
What is checks and balances?
Which compromise counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person for representation and taxation?
what is the 3/5th compromise?
Which amendment granted women the right to vote?
what is the 19th amendment?
Who was the first Secretary of the Treasury and a primary author of the Federalist Papers?
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
Which Supreme Court case decided in 1973 protected a woman's right to choose an abortion under the right to privacy?
Which principle states that the government's authority comes from the people and that the people have the right to change their government?
What is popular sovereignty?
Which compromise established the system for electing the President?
What is the Electoral College Compromise?
Which amendment provides for the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury?
What is the 6th Amendment?
which Founding Father served as the President of the Constitutional Convention and later became the first President of the United States?
who is George Washington?
Which case determined that "separate but equal" facilities were constitutional, upholding racial segregation laws in 1896?
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
Which principle is demonstrated by the division of government responsibilities into branches to prevent any one branch from exercising the core functions of another?
What is separation of powers?
Which compromise allowed the slave trade until 1808?
what is the Slave Trade Compromise?
Which amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18?
What is the 26th Amendment?
Who was the Founding Father known for his contributions to the drafting of the Constitution, his advocacy for its ratification, and later his warnings against the dangers of political factions?
Who is John Adams?
Which Supreme Court case established the principle that states cannot tax the federal government, confirming the supremacy of federal law over state law?
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
What constitutional principle limits the power of government by law and ensures that leaders are subject to the law and not above it?
What is the rule of law?
Which compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, maintaining the balance in the Senate?
What is the Missouri Compromise?