Principles of the Constitution
This principle states that power comes from the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
This ammendment gurantees, among other things, the right to free speech.
What is the First Amendment?
This branch of the government is in charge of writing laws.
What is the legislative branch?
___________ until proven guilty.
What is innocent?
This side, which included people like James Madison and Alexander Hamilton, wanted to ratify the Constitution.
Who are the Federalists?
This principle declares that there should be three separate branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial.
What is the separation of powers?
The Third Amendment forbids this practice, where soldiers stayed in peoples' homes.
What is quartering of troops?
In Congress, membership of this chamber is based on a state's population.
What is the House of Representatives?
This legal system relies on a group of citizens to determine legal facts.
What is a jury?
This was the name of the system that preceded the ratification of the Constitution.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This principle declares that power should be shared between state and national government?
What is federalism.
The Tenth Amendment reserves (or gives) all powers not mentioned in the Constitution to this group.
Who are the people (or the states?)
This branch of government is in charge of putting laws into action.
What is the executive branch?
A person's property may not be searched unless a judge has signed this.
What is a warrant?
Many people did not support the Constitution because it did not include this, which protected specific individual rights.
What is a Bill of Rights?
This principle declars that no one is above the law.
What is the rule of law?
The Second Amendment gives the power to do this, in part to regulate a well-ordered militia.
What is the Supreme Court?
The Fifth Amendment gurantees that a person is not required to do this.
What is testify at their own trial?
This compromise resulted in a bicameral legislature.
What is the Great Compromise?
An example of this principle at work includes the process of judicial review.
What are checks and balances?
These principles mean that students may pray in school, but a teacher can't force them to do it.
What is the seperation of church and state and freedom of religion?
If a President disagrees with a bill that Congress passed, they may do this.
What is a veto?
In legal trials, the standard of evidence to prove guilt is this.
What is beyond a reasonable doubt?
This was the last state to ratify the Constitution.
What is Rhode Island?