Bill of Rights
This amendment gives us the right to free speech.
What is the first amendment?
These are the three branches of American government.
What is the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative?
This group loved the idea of a stronger national government.
What is the Federalist group?
This is why Lewis and Clark were worried about the lack of trees in the landscape before them.
No wood for timber (food and shelter) and no place to hide from Native American war parties.
This is the street West Middle School is on.
What is Clinkscales?
If a civil case involves a value of this dollar amount or more, a jury trial is allowed.
What is 20 dollars?
This refers to a government in which the people rule.
What is popular sovereignty?
Name ONE Federalist group's leaders names. (Just last names are okay!)
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay
This foreign country helped America by fighting on our side during the American Revolution and training our troops.
What is France?
This is the name of friendliest dog in the world.
Who is Taz?
If the constitution does not cover something, the power to make laws over it goes these places.
What is the states?
This section of the Constitution protects our individual rights.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This group refused to accept the Constitution UNTIL a Bill of Rights was added.
What is the Anti-Federalists?
These counties or continents can also be called the Old World or the New World.
Europe, UK, England...Old World.
The Americas...New World
This 8th grade teacher has been at West the longest.
Who is Mrs. Jones?
This amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the 8th amendment?
What is Republicanism?
The Constitution was finally ratified (accepted or passed) because the two groups did this.
What is a compromise?
This is what G.R.E.C. stands for.
This is the year that West Middle School was established.
1961
A warrant to search you, or take your property, is only issued when there is this.
What is probable cause?
This is how the Constitution tries to prevent the "Abuse of Power."
What is Limited Government?
This group felt that the Executive Branch held too much power.
What is the Anti-Federalist?
This is commonly referred to as The Middle Passage.
What is the horrendous and dangerous journey that slave ships traveled from Africa to America?
Serena, Harriet, Venus, Muriel, Betty, Amelia.