Amendments and Civil Rights
What Amendment abolished slavery and Involuntary servitude?
What is the 13th Amendment
This group supported the ratification of the Constitution and wanted a strong central government.
Who are the Federalists?
He was the leader of the Constitutional Convention and the first president of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
This principle states that the government's authority comes from the "consent of the governed," or simply, rule by the people.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
Authored by Thomas Jefferson, this 1776 document declared the colonies free from British rule.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
What Amendment grants all citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and guarantees equal protection.
What is the 14th Amendment?
This group feared a strong central government and demanded a Bill of Rights.
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
Known as the "Father of the Constitution," he took meticulous notes during the Constitutional Convention.
Who is James Madison?
This principle dictates that the government only has the powers granted to it by the Constitution and is not above the law.
What is Limited Government?
This term refers to rights that cannot be given or taken away, listed as "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness".
What are natural (or unalienable) rights?
What prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on “race, color, or previous conditions of servitude?”
What is the 15th Amendment?
his famous Virginian and Anti-Federalist argued that the Constitution gave too much power to the federal government, famously saying, "I smell a rat".
Who is Patrick Henry?
He was called "the wisest man in America" and was the oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This fundamental principle holds that all citizens, including government officials, are accountable to the same laws.
What is Rule of Law?
This concept implies that government gets its power from the people, a key idea in the Declaration.
What is consent of the governed?
What Granted the Congress with Legal authority to impose a federal income tax on individuals and corporations without diving it among the states.
What is the 16th amendment?
These 85 essays, written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay, were published to convince New Yorkers to support the Constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers?
He was the first Secretary of the Treasury, and his portrait is on the $10 bill.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This branch is responsible for interpreting laws and determining their constitutionality.
What is the Judicial Branch?
This type of government divides power between a national government and state governments.
What is federalism?
What is the name for the first 10 Amendments?
What is the Bill of Rights?
This primary author of the Constitution and leader of the Federalists promised to add a Bill of Rights to satisfy opponents.
Who is James Madison?
He was not present at the Constitutional Convention because he was serving as the American Minister to France.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
These are the seven fundamental principles of the Constitution that structure American government.
What are Popular Sovereignty, Limited Government, Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, Federalism, Republicanism, and Individual Rights?
This term refers to the idea that the government's power comes from the people.
What is Consent of the Governed (or Popular Sovereignty)?