Miscellaneous
Principle of government
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Plans
Amendments
100

What is the purpose for amending the Constitution?

What is to ensure the Constitution adapts to changing times

100

Which principle of government gives the American people the right to elect their leadership every 4 years?

Popular Sovereignty 

100

Why would slave states be in favor of counting slaves as part of their total population?

To have more representation in the legislative branch

100

What plan was where representatives were chosen solely on one vote per state

New Jersey Plan

100

The first amendment guarantees protection for?

Freedom of choice regarding religious membership

200

Anti-federalists believed in a strong?

State government 

200

Baron De Montesquieu theory of what was used in the creation of the Constitution?

Separation of powers

200

What document outlawed slavery, gained rights to self-government and provided for public education

Northwest Ordinance

200

What plan has representatives who work together to pass laws?

Great Compromise

200

The 5th amendment includes protection from double jeopardy, no self-incrimination and ?

Due process of law

300

How did the Founding Fathers address the colonial grievances and protect the rights of American citizens

The problems are corrected in the Bill of Rights

300

The Framers embedded what into the Constitution to prevent any abuse of power from the other branches of government?

Checks and balances

300

Federalists believed in a what?

strong, central government

300

What plan has representatives chosen solely on state population?

Virginia Plan

300

Which amendment allows for an attorney for someone unable to defend themselves?

6th Amendment 

400

The Northwest Ordinance was an act that provided rules for governing the Northwest Territory and paved the way for what?

Admission of new states to the Union

400
What Constitutional principle is divided among the 3 branches of government?

Separation of Powers

400

How did the Articles of Confederation ensure that state governments would have more power over the national government?

Congress needed the approval of all states to pass amendments 

400
The 3/5's compromise says what?

3 out of every 5 slaves count towards a state's population to help maintain a balance in representation

400

During the Revolutionary War era the British made efforts to confiscate as many weapons as they could without obtaining a writs of assistance would have been protected by which amendment?

4th amendment

500

George Mason was an Anti-federalist that believed in

protecting individual liberties

500

The 10th amendment reflects which principle of government?

Federalism

500

Congress has the power to pass taxes, the President has the power to make treaties, and the principle of checks and balances are a response to issues that arose in what?

Articles of Confederation

500

Name who is in the Legislative branch, Executive branch and the Judicial branch

Congress, president and supreme court 

500

What does the 8th amendment protect

No cruel and unusual punishment

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