Principles of the Constitution
This principle is put in place so that no one part of the government could control everything. This idea led to the creation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.
What is separation of powers?
The Bill of Rights is made up of 10 of these.
What are amendments?
The fourth amendment protects us against "unreasonable searches and seizures." An officer of the government can not search people's property at will, the officer must have this, or strong reasons based on evidence to think that a person or property was involved in a crime.
What is Probable Cause?
This right guarantied by the first amendment is essential to democratic government because it enables people to engage in public debate about what the government should do. It also allows people to criticize the government without fear of being punished.
What is freedom of speech?
This conference was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It's purpose was to strengthen the Articles of the Confederation.
What was the Constitutional Convention?
This principle safeguards the separation of powers. Each branch of government has the power to restrain the other branches in some capacity.
What is Checks and Balances?
This amendment allows citizens the right to form a militia an keep firearms in their home.
What is the second amendment?
The Fifth Amendment protects several rights of the accused. One right that it protects is the right that no one may be denied life, liberty, or property without following set and fair legal procedures, otherwise known as this.
What is due process?
The establishment clause and free exercise clause protect peoples freedom to this right granted by the First Amendment.
What is freedom of religion?
The fifty-five delegates that attended the Constitutional Convention, are better known by this name.
What is Framers?
This principle is based on the idea that governments draw their powers from the consent of the governed. For example, in a republican form of government like we have, people exercise their power by electing representatives to make decisions on their behave.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
This amendment prohibits the government from forcing civilians to house the military, except during wartime.
What is the third amendment?
This amendment covers criminal trials, grants the right to a fair and speedy trial, and requires that the accused are clearly told what the charges are against them.
What is the Sixth Amendment?
Protected by the First Amendment, this right allows people to gather in groups for any reason as long as these gatherings are peaceful.
What is freedom to assembly?
James Madison presented a plan for a strong national government. This plan called for a president, courts, and congress with two houses. Representation for this plan would be based on state's population.
What is the Virginia plan?
This principle means that the government can only do what the constitution allows it to do. It is upheld by the idea that laws apply to everyone.
What is Limited Government and the Rule of Law?
This amendment guarantees the right to a jury trial in federal civil disputes over property worth more than $20.
What is the Seventh Amendment?
This amendment protects the accused from punishment that is too harsh and prevents fines or bail from being set too high.
This First Amendment right allows people to formally request the government to take action. It is an important way for citizens to communicate their opinions to the government.
What is freedom to petition?
William Paterson's plan called for a one house congress in which each state would have one vote. This plan was favored by the smaller states. Paterson's plan is known as this.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
Under this system of government, a central government has some powers over all citizens of the nation. The states have other powers that the central government does not have. Both the state and central governments share some powers.
What is Federalism?
1.)This amendment states that people have rights beyond those listed in the constitution.
2.)This amendment states that the federal government only has the powers that the Constitution specifically gives it.
(Two different answers needed to earn these points.)
What are the Ninth and Tenth amendments?
This is a document that formally charges someone with a crime. It is protected by the Fifth Amendment.
What is an indictment?
Peter Zenger's court case in New York supported the idea that newspapers have the right to criticize government officials. Zenger's idea led to this freedom in the First Amendment.
What is freedom of the press?
The Constitutional Convention agreed to a federal government with a two house congress. Allowing each state to have two representatives in the senate. In the house, representation would be based on state population. This plan is known as this.
What is the Great Compromise?