Bill of Rights
This Amendment to the Constitution prevents government from censoring speech.
What is the First Amendment?
This principle of government states that the power of government comes from the people.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
In this form of government, the people participate directly in voting and making decisions.
What is a direct democracy?
The 42nd president of the United States.
Bill Clinton
I am angry at the government and want to gather together with others to throw eggs at our government officials. Do I have a right to do this?
No.
This Amendment prevents the government from quartering soldiers in American citizens' homes.
What is the Third Amendment?
The belief that people exercise political power by voting for their representatives.
What is Republicanism?
In this form of government, one individual rules with nearly absolute power. They are not elected.
What is a dictatorship?
This American President despised political parties and believed that they would divide the country.
Who is George Washington?
The government says that, because I voted for a different political party, I'm not allowed to purchase a firearm. Do I have a right?
Yes. The 2nd Amendment says that the government cannot prevent this.
This Amendment prevents the government from having a monopoly on violence.
What is the Second Amendment?
This principle of government is often represented as a "layer cake".
What is Federalism?
In this form of government, a family rules with nearly absolute power. When the ruler dies, a member of their family replaces them.
What is a monarchy?
This branch of government interprets the laws.
What is the Judicial Branch?
I am being put on trial for something that I was already tried for! Don't I have a right to not be tried twice?
Yes, the 5th Amendment prevents this.
This Amendment prevents an individual from having to testify against themselves.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
This principle ensures that no part of the government grows too powerful.
What is Separation of Powers?
This type of government has elected officials, voted on by the people, who carry out their people's political will.
What is an indirect democracy (or Republic)?
The idea that kings and queens were placed on the throne by God, and that their rule was final.
What is divine right?
I was going to have a trial, but the court had to close due to weather. Now they want me to have another trial! Don't I have a right to not be tried twice?
No, the 5th Amendment does not apply here, because you were never in trial the first time.
This Amendment tells us that all powers not listed as belonging to the Federal government, belong instead to the individual States.
What is the Tenth Amendment?
This principle of government shields the people from an overbearing government.
What are Individual Rights?
This form of government has a priesthood that rules in the name of a god or gods.
What is a theocracy?
This is the unofficial 4th branch of government.
What is the Bureaucracy?
I run a blog that talks about racism and how my race is better than any other race. The government censored my blog and shut me down! Don't I have a right to free speech?
Yes, you do have a right. The 1st Amendment provides for freedom of speech, even if most people don't agree with it.