HISTORY OF THE CONSTITUTION
THE DATE THE CONSTITUTION WAS CONSTRUCTED
WHAT IS SEPTEMBER 17, 1787?
THIS WAS THE NAME GIVEN TO THE STATES TRYING TO COME UP WITH A DIFFERENT WAY OF GOVERNING, THEREBY COMING UP WITH THE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT.
WHAT IS THE GREAT COMPRIMISE OR WHAT IS THE CONNECTICUT COMPRIMISE?
IN THE ARTICLE THE VALUE OF FEDERALISM FOR OUR FREEDOM, THE AUTHOR SURMISES THE FOUNDERS DID NOT ENVISION....
WHAT IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BEING INVOLVED IN ALMOST EVERY DECISION?
THIS AMENDMENT HOLDS THAT NO STATE SHALL MAKE OR ENFORCE ANY LAW SHICH SHALL ABRIDGE THE PRIVILEGES OR IMMUNITIES OF CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES.
WHAT IS THE 14TH AMENDMENT?
OF THE ORIGNIAL 13 STATES, THIS STATE DECLINED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CREATION OF THE CONSTITUTION.
WHAT IS RHODE ISLAND?
THE NUMBER THAT REFUSED TO SIGN THE CONSTITUTION AFTER IT HAD BEEN RATIFIED.
WHAT IS THREE?
IN THE ARTICLE THE VALUE OF FEDERALISM FOR OUR FREEDOM, THESE TWO FOUNDERS ARE BELEIVED TO NOT HAVE BEEN BIG PROPONENTS OF THE NEW CONSTITUTION.
WHO ARE ALEXANDER HAMILTON AND JAMES MADISON?
THIS AMENDMENT HOLDS THAT THE RIGHT OF CITIZENS TO VOTE SHALL NOT BE DENIED OR ABRIDGED BY THE UNITED STATES OR BY ANY STATE ON ACCOUNT OF RACE, COLOR, OR PREVIOUS CONDITION OF SERVITUDE.
WHAT IS THE FIFTEEN AMENDMENT?
UNDER THE FIRST CONSTITUTION, THE STATES WERE TO REMAIN SOVEREIGN. WHICH MEANT THIS WOULD BE THE OUTCOME.
WHAT IS A WEAK CONGRESS WAS TO BE THE CHIEF BUERAUCRATIC AGENT AND/OR THERE WAS TO BE NO EXECUTIVE BRANCH?
THE DATE THE CONSTITUTION WAS OFFICIALLY RATIFIED?
WHAT IS JULY 1789?
THIS 1960 REVIEW, ACCORDING TO THE AUTHOR, SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS WRITTEN TODAY, AS IT SPOKE ABOUT UNCHECKED USURPTIONS OF POWER.
WHAT IS THE ARTICLE FREEDOM AND FEDERALISM?
THIS AMENDMENT HOLDS THAT NO SOLDIER, IN TIME OF PEACE SHALL BE QUARTERED IN ANY HOUSE, WIHTOUT THE CONSENT OF THE OWNER.
WHAT IS THE THIRD AMENDMENT?
SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THAT LED VIRGINIA TO CALL FOR THE CONVENTION IN ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, IN 1786.
WHAT ARE (I WILL TAKE TWO): STATES DONATED TAX CONTRIBUTIONS ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS, STATES WERE FREE TO ESTABLISH THEIR OWN TRADE AND NAVIGATION LAWS, PIRATES DISRUPTED TRADE PRACTICES, ETC.?
THIS BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT HAS A SUPREME COURT WITH APPELLATE AND ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
WHAT IS THE JUDICIAL BRANCH?
THE AUTHOR OF FREEDOM AND FEDERALISM SPOKE ABOUT FEDERALISM BY SHARING THIS THOUGHT...
WHAT IS FEDERALISM...SERVES ADMIRABLY TO FOSTER FREEDOM WITHOUT THE SACRIFICE OF ORDER.
THIS AMENDMENT PROTECTS FROM EXCESSIVE BAIL AND FINES AND CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNNISHMENT.
WHAT IS THE 8TH AMENDMENT?
WHAT IS ABOLISH THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION AND CREATE A NEW FORM OF GOVERNMENT, UNDER WHICH REPRESENTATION OF CONGRESS, BE ESSENTIALLY BASED ON POPULATION?
SEVERAL STATES WERE ALARM THAT THE NEW CONSTITUTION DID NOT HAVE THIS INCLUDED.
WHAT IS THE BILL OF RIGHTS?
ACCORDING TO SCHOLAR DWIGHT LEE, THE FOUNDING FATHERS HAD THIS IDEAL FOR THE COUNTRY.
WHAT IS LIMIT GOVERNMENT POWER IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE THE ABUSE OF MAJORITY RULE?
THIS AMENDMENT ALLOWS THE VICE PRESIDENT TO ACT IN THE ROLE OF PRESIDENT IF THERE IS NO PRESIDENT-ELECT BEFORE INAUGURATION DAY.
WHAT IS THE 20TH AMENDMENT?