U.S. Political Heritage
Creating the Constitution
Bill of Rights
Amendments
Miscellaneous
100
The three natural rights according to Enlightenment philosopher John Locke
What are life, liberty, and property?
100
Plan for representation at the Constitutional Convention that called for a bicameral legislature based on popuation
What is the Virginia Plan?
100
Protects freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition
What is the 1st Amendment?
100
Abolished slavery
What is the 13th Amendment?
100
Revolt by Massachusetts farmers because they were losing their farms
What is Shays Rebellion?
200
Document that limited the power of the English king and gave rights to the nobles
What is the Magna Carta?
200
Plan for representation at the Constitutional Convention that called for one-house based on equal numbers
What is the New Jersey Plan?
200
Protects against self-incrimination and double jeopardy
What is the 5th Amendment?
200
Guarantees women suffrage or the right to vote
What is the 19th Amendment?
200
First plan for U.S. government that set up a weak central government and gave most of the power to the states
What is the Articles of Confederation
300
One of the first plans for self-government in North America
What is the Mayflower Compact?
300
Compromise to the disagreement over whether the South should be able to count slaves when determining representation
What is the three-fifths compromise?
300
Protects against illegal search and seizure
What is the 4th Amendment?
300
Limits the President to two terms
What is the 22nd Amendment?
300
Division of power between federal and state levels
What is federalism?
400
Enlightenment philosopher who said that civil liberties should be protected and church and state should be kept separate
Who is Voltaire?
400
The way the Great Compromise settled the disagreement over representation at the Constitutional Convention
What is set a bicameral legislature with one house based on population (the House) and one house based on equal numbers (the Senate)?
400
Prohibits cruel and unusual punishment and excessive bails
What is the 8th Amendment?
400
Guarantees the rights of citizenship to everyone regardless of race
What is the 14th Amendment?
400
Type of government in which citizens elect others to represent them in government?
What is representative democracy or republican government?
500
Enlightenment philosopher who said the best form of government is one in which there is separation of powers and checks and balances
Who is Montesquieu?
500
Series of essays arguing for ratification of the Constitution and one of the authors of these essays
What is The Federalist or Federalist Papers and James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and Jon Jay (one of the three)
500
Protects the right to a fair and speedy trial
What is the 6th Amendment
500
Guarantees the right to vote to all male citizens regardless of race
What is the 15th amendment?
500
Allows Congress to make laws for things are not listed in the Constitution
What is the "necessary and proper clause" or the elastic clause?
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