Amendments
What right guarantees private citizens the right to own guns?
the right to bear arms
What was the plan proposed by small states for a weaker national government?
The New Jersey Plan
What are the first 10 amendments called?
Bill of Rights
The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan created what type of Compromise?
The Great Compromise
You attend a demonstration with other students protesting their town council's decision to close the community's skate park. What right are they exercising?
right to assembly.
Did the New Jersey Plan want equal representation or representation based on population?
What EVENT showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Shays' Rebellion
The three branches of government (legislative, executive, and judicial) is also known as what?
separation of powers.
A police officer pulls over a driver who is obeying the speed limit and is driving carefully. The police officer decides to search the driver's vehicle. Which right did the officer violate?
The right to be secure against unreasonable search and seizure.
Merchants face special taxes when selling goods across state lines
Shays' Rebellion threatens to spread from Massachusetts to other states
What did these events show?
Many Americans decided that the government under the Articles of Confederation was not strong enough.
Which party wanted a more powerful national government?
Federalists.
John is arrested for attending a demonstration in protest against his government. A judge sentences him to five years' imprisonment without a trial. Which of John's rights have been violated?
freedom of assembly and the right to a fair trial.
What was agreed at as a result of The Great Compromise?
Two House Legislature
Equal Representation in the Senate
Representation by Population in the House of Representatives
Which was an important WEAKNESS to the Articles of Confederation and something the government lacked?
The government lacked the power to tax.
What was the group that were opposed to the new Constitution and the powers it gave to the national government?
Anti-Federalist