Articles of Confederation
The judicial Branch, the supreme court, Interprets Laws.
What is Article III: The Courts?
A set of things that people believe they should be free to do without restriction.
What are Rights?
Amount of time the Constitution has been amended.
What is 27 times.
Bans unreasonable searches and seizures without a warrant.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
Document created to limit the power of the King?
What is the Magna Carta?
EX. George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, etc.
What is Article II: The President?
The idea that ALL people must follow the laws, and that the laws, and that the laws are enforced fairly.
What is the Rule of Law.
Amount of steps to change the Constitution.
What is two steps?
The right to not feel compelled to take witness against yourself.
What is the Fifth Amendment? (Plead the Fifth)
First framework of government written. They did not have a government so they needed one fast.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
Longest part of the Constitution, creates legislative branch of government, representative democracy.
What is Article I: Congress?
Popular of representative system where the people create and run their own government.
3/4 of all 50 states to ratify (approve) the amendment.
What is step 2?
Freedom of religion, press, speech, and assembly.
What is the First Amendment?
The Nobles of England again expanded the rights of people.
What is the English Bill of Rights?
How the branches work with one another.
What is checks and balances?
The power of the government is limited by the constitution. Each branch is limited in what it can do.
What is Limited Government?
The last time an amendment was ratified. (the 27th amendment)
When was 1992?
The right to no cruel and unusual punishmnent.
What is the Eighth Amendment?
The influence for American government
What is the British? (Colonists were British until the American Revolution.)
Power to create and enforce their own laws, constitution also details how each should interact with eachother.
What is Article IV: The States?
People have the right to fair and reasonable laws. Officials have to follow rules when enforcing laws and treat all people the same way.
What is Due Process?
To hold a congressional vote where 3/4 of both houses have to agree to propose the amendment.
What is step 1?
The right to keep and bear arms.
What is the Second Amendment?
What are 4,400 words? It is the oldest and shortest written constitution in the world.