Vocabulary
The form of government where there is one ruler, and it is determined by family lineage.
What is a monarchy?
a written instrument from the authorities of a society granting rights or privileges
What is a charter?
This principle involves voting, serving on a jury, and overall becoming an informed individual.
What is citizen participation?
This was the first constitution of the United States.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
This amendment protects the several rights, including freedom of speech, religion, press, and assembly.
What is the 1st amendment?
A form of government where the people rule.
What is a democracy?
This philosopher who was known for proclaiming the "natural rights of man" had a direct influence on our constitution.
Who is John Locke?
In life and politics there are winners and losers, and this principle highlights the importance of a peaceful transfer of power.
What is accepting the results of elections?
This ordinance determined how new states would enter the union, as well as making slavery illegal in the Northwest Territory.
What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
This amendment outlawed the quartering, or housing, of soldiers.
What is the 3rd amendment?
A plan that provides the rules for government.
What is a constitution?
Section 10 of the Virginia Declaration of Rights states, "That general warrants, whereby an officer or messenger may be commanded to search suspected places without evidence of a fact committed, or to seize any person or persons not named, or whose offense is not particularly described and supported by evidence, are grievous and oppressive and ought not to be granted". Which amendment does this sound the most similar to?
What is the 4th amendment?
What is the rule of law?
This uprising from Massachusetts farmers and Revolutionary war veterans signaled to leaders across the country that the Articles of Confederation were too weak.
What is Shays' Rebellion?
This amendment guarantees the right to a fair, fast, and public trial.
What is the 6th amendment?
Relating to a two-house legislative body.
What is bicameral?
Section 9 of the Virginia Declaration of Rights states, "That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted". Which amendment does this sound most similar to?
What is the 8th amendment?
In a democracy, elected and appointed officials are responsible for their actions and must answer to the wants and needs of the people.
What is accountability?
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had no power to do this.
What is tax or enforce laws?
This amendment is also known as the "etcetera amendment" because it guarantees other rights not listed in the constitution.
What is the 9th amendment?
The supreme and absolute authority within a territorial boundary.
What is sovereignty?
This document from 1215 was widely considered the first to guarantee the common people rights and was certainly an influence on our constitution.
What is the Magna Carta?
Having this principle of democracy allows for elections to be meaningful because they give voters a choice of candidates and policies.
What is competing political parties?
To pass a law under the Articles of Confederation, this number of states had to approve.
What is 9 states?
This is the reason why the 10th amendment gives rights to the states and the people.
What is to make sure that the states had their own powers, and that the federal government was not all powerful?