Bill of Rights
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Vocab
Checks and Branches
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100
This amendment protects an American from double jeopardy and self-incrimination.
What is the 5th Amendment?
100
George Washington was elected America's first president under the Articles of Confederation.
Wrong. There was no president under the AoC.
100
Also known as a republic.
What is a Representative Democracy?
100
This branch makes the laws.
What is the legislative branch?
100
No government at all
What is anarchy?
200
This amendment protects against unreasonable search and seizure.
What is the 4th amendment?
200
The Constitution was America's first and only "law of the land."
Wrong. The Articles of Confederation was America's first "law of the land."
200
The idea that power rests in the hands of the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
200
This branch enforces the laws.
What is the executive branch?
300
This is where you can find the Bill of Rights in the Constitution.
What are the first 10 Amendments?
300
The Divine Right Theory states that governments were created to serve the will of the people.
Wrong. The Social Contract Theory states that governments were created to serve the will of the people.
300
A system of government in which the federal/central government has all power and authority.
What is a unitary system?
300
This branch was created by Article 1 of the Constitution.
What is the legislative branch.
300
This Greek scholar came up with the classification of governments.
Who is Aristotle?
400
This amendment protects against cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the 8th amendment?
400
Powers that are shared by both the state governments and the federal government are known as dual powers.
Wrong. They are known as concurrent powers.
400
This is having independent authority to make laws.
What is sovereignty?
400
This branch of government was created by Article 3 of the Constitution.
What is the judicial branch?
400
This agreement allowed a bicameral legislative branch to be created, including a House of Reps and a Senate.
What is the Great/Connecticut Compromise?
500
You can thank this group of Founding Fathers for our American Bill of Rights.
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
500
In Article 1 of the Constitution, it states the rights that the federal government has. These powers are known as implied powers.
Wrong. They are known as the Expressed/Enumerated Powers.
500
A loose union of states... A "league of friendship".
What is a confederation?
500
This is the total number of members of Congress.
What is 535?
500
These are the 4 purposes of government.
Maintain social order, provide public services, make economic decisions, provide national security.
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