Vocab
This word means an "Official change (to the constitution)
What is an Amendment?
The amount of amendments that are in the Bill of Rights
What is 10?
These two parts make up the United States Congress
What is House of Representatives & Senate?
This group of people opposed the Constitution
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
This amendment deals with the Freedom of Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly, Protest, and Petition
What is the 1st Amendment?
This word means "a law that does not follow the Constitution"
What is Unconstitutional?
The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution:
A)Before the Constitution was ratified in 1788
B)After the Constitution was ratified in 1791
What is B)After the Constitution was ratified in 1791
Name the 3 Branches of Government in the United States
What is the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branches?
This group of people supported the Constitution
Who are the Federalists?
In the 3rd Amendment of the Constitution, it talks about you do not have to quarter troops in your home. This is what "quarter" means.
What is "house" or "lodge"?
The first 10 amendments of the US Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights?
The Bill of Rights was a compromise between these two groups
Who are the Federalists & Anti-Federalists?
The President, Vice President, and the Bureaucracy is part of this branch of government
What is the Executive Branch?
The number of senators that each state has
What is 2?
This amendment protects people from unreasonable search & seizures.
What is the 4th Amendment?
What is Override?
True or False: There were originally 12 Amendments that were proposed in 1789 to be added to the Constitution but after voting only 10 were ratified by the states in 1791.
What is True?
The Congress is part of this branch of government
What is the Legislative Branch?
The number of representatives that each state has is based off of this
What is Population?
This amendment protects against excessive bail, no cruel and unusual punishments
What is the 8th Amendment?
This is a set of basic principles and laws that states the powers and duties of the government
What is Constitution?
The Bill of Rights protects "_________" freedoms
What is Individual?
Supreme Court and all other federal courts are part of this branch of government
What is the Judicial Branch?
Name one thing the US Constitution does
Example answers: Defines government roles, protects the basic rights of Americans, Sets up the United States Government
This amendment deals with powers reserved to the states, powers not given to the Federal government belong to the states, then the people
What is the 10th Amendment?