Declaration of Independence
post - 9/11 law that increased government survaillence to prevent future terrorist attacks; concerns about privacy violations
What is the USA PATRIOT Act
list one state created by the Northwest Ordinance
definition of ratification
to officially accept
definition of amend
to change
definition of federalism
division of power between federal, state, and local levels of government
In which Founding Document can you find this quote?
"No person shall...be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law."
What is the Bill of Rights (5th Amendment)?
What is the 13th Amendment?
list one way that power is limited in the U.S. Constitution
1. separation of powers (three branches of government)
2. checks and balances
3. federalism
this is what the Federalists wanted
1. stronger national government
2. ratification of the Constitution
Who wanted the Bill of Rights?
1. Federalists or Anti-Federalists?
2. Why?
Anti-Federalists
They wanted to protect the individual rights of the citizens.
the purpose of good government according to this document
protect unalienable rights of the people
purpose of the Constitution
written plan for government
this is what the Anti-Federalists wanted
2. to keep the Articles of Confersation 3. Bill of Rights
5 freedoms listsed in the First Amendment
1. speech
2. religion
3. press
4. assembly
5. petition
List the 4 ingredients of a "good government" sandwich.
1. unalienable rights
2. consent of the people
3. promise of equal rights for citizens
4. purpose of good government is to protect the rights of the people
4 precedents established by the Northwest Ordinance
1. public education
2. guarentee of civil liberties (trial by jury, writ of habeus corpus, freedom of religion)
3. slavery prohibited (not allowed)
4. state government would be republican (representative democracies)
Interpret the meaning of the Premable to the Consitution:
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
explain the purpose of good government