Federalists and Anti-Federalists
Who wanted the Bill of Rights to be put in the Constitution?
A. Federalists
B. Anti-Federalists
The first three articles of the Constitution lay out what?
A. The amendment process
B. The three branches
C. The supremacy clause
D. The Judicial Branch
B. The three branches
The second amendment is the right of people to bear _______.
Arms
Freedom of Petition means that the government cannot stop you from signing or creating a what?
Petition
Aubree wears a T-shirt that says "End the War" during a school day. The shirt doesn’t contain any offensive language or images, but Mr. Stemple tells the student to change it because it’s “too political.”
Is wearing the political shirt protected or not protected under the 1st amendment?
Protected
Who wrote the majority of the Federalists Papers?
A. John Jay
B. James Madison
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. Alexander Hamilton
D. Alexander Hamilton
What are the three branches of the US government, laid out in the Constitution? (Hint: J, E, L )
Judicial, Executive, Legislative
The first amendment freedom of ___________ gives the ability of people to publish, or post anything, as long as it is not defamatory.
Freedom of Press
The second amendment means that once you turn 18 you can buy any firearm you would like, without any restrictions.
True or False
False, there are some restrictions. For example, you must be 21 to purchase a handgun.
Mr. Stemple takes Jea's phone without permission and searches through her text messages and pictures because they suspect she might have been cheating?
Is this protected under the 4th amendment for Mr. Stemple to do this?
No. Phones have lots of private information on them and a warrant would be needed to go through a phone in detail.
The Federalists wanted strong state governments with protections against federal government overreach.
A. True
B. False
B. False
This is the word for an official change to the U.S. Constitution.
An Amendment
RAPPS stands for what 5 freedoms of the first amendment?
Religion
Assembly
Press
Petition
Speech
The fourth amendment gives the government the right to search anyone as long as they think you did it.
True or False
False, they need "probable cause."
A police officer notices during a traffic stop that an individual has a mason jar full of weed in plain few in the back seat, so he searches the whole car without asking for consent. Can he do this constitutionally?
Yes, because of the plain view doctrine it allows him to search the car without consent or a warrant.
Why was the Bill of Rights put into the Constitution?
A. To make sure people of all races and sexes had the same rights from day 1.
B. To protect British soldiers from abuse from the American government.
C. To protect people from the Federal government's power, guaranteeing individual liberties.
D. It was never added and we still have no rights.
C. To protect people from the Federal government's power, guaranteeing individual liberties.
The Supremacy clause states that the _______________ trumps state laws.
Constitution
This amendment protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures.
4th Amendment.
The first amendment right to free speech does not cover criticizing the government or any high ranking officials.
True or False
False, you are free to criticize whoever you would like, including but not limited to government officials.
What is generally needed for the police to search someone's property?
A Warrant
Why did the U.S. Government want a new governing document when they met in 1789?
A. The previous document, the Articles of Confederation was weak and didn't let the fed tax the people.
B. The previous document, the Articles of Confederation were too strong so they wanted a document that weakened the fed gov't.
C. The previous document, the Articles of Confederation was very close to being a good document it just needed some tweaking.
D. They didn't need a new document and we don't have the constitution.
A. The previous document, the Articles of Confederation was weak and didn't let the fed tax the people.
What kind of rights can you not take to another state if you travel there?
Political rights (Serving on a Jury, voting, etc)
The third amendment protects citizens from what?
Having the government house soldiers in their homes without their consent.
You can sue someone for _____________ when someone hurts someone's reputation or image by lying.
Defamation, Defamatory, Defame.
What is the legal term for what is needed for a warrant to be issued? "____________ cause"
probable