Vocabulary
Odd Amendments
Even Amendments
People and Branches of Government
Randomness
100
To Change or A change in the Constitution
What is Amend/Amendment
100
Which amendment gives you the right to peacefully assemble?
What is the first amendment
100
Which amendment allows you to keep and bear arms
What is 2nd amendment
100
Which branch of government is responsible for making laws
What is Legislative branch
100
Who was considered to be the father of the Constitution
Who is James Madison
200
To approve
What is ratify
200
Which amendment gives you the right to a trial by jury?
What is the 7th amendment
200
Which amendment gives you the right to a fair and speedy trial
What is the 6th amendment
200
Which branch of government is responsible for enforcing laws
What is the Executive Branch
200
Rights that belong to all people from birth are called
What is Natural Rights
300
a system of government in which citizens choose representatives to govern
What is a republic
300
Which amendment protects you from double jeopardy?
What is the 5th amendment
300
which amendment protects you from unlawful search and seizures
What is the 4th amendment
300
Which branch of government ensures that the laws passed by Congress are Constitutional
What is the Judicial Branch
300
Supporters of a Strong Federal Government were called...
What is Federalists
400
A document that sets out the laws, principles, organization, and process of government
What is a Constitution
400
Which amendment protects you from testifying against yourself in court
What is the 5th amendment
400
Which amendment protects you from excessive bail and fines
What is the 8th amendment
400
Who is the Enlightenment thinker that believed that all people were born with certain "Natural Rights"
Who is John Locke
400
the first american constitution, passed in 1777, created a loose alliance of 13 independent states
What is the Articles of Confederation
500
an organized government in which ordinary citizens have the power to govern
What is direct democracy
500
Which amendment states that all rights not specifically listed in the Constitution are still given to the people
What is the 9th amendment
500
Which amendment states that all powers not given to the federal government fall to the states
What is the 10th amendment
500
Which Enlightenment thinker suggested a separation of power so that governments did not become too powerful?
Who is Baron de Montesquieu
500
This British document signed in 1215, limited the power of the Monarch, and stated that citizens had certain rights
What is the Magna Carta
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