Vocabulary
rule of law
every obeys the same rules
First Amendment Rights
Freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly, and freedom to petition
a more perfect union
the citizens of the United States
19th Amendment
Women can vote
Legislative Branch
Makes laws
Federalists
those who favored the new constitution
Second Amendment
establish justice
to enforce laws fairly
abolished slavery
13th Amendment
Carries out the laws
Executive Branch
Preamble
an introductory statement
Third Amendment
The right not to have troops quartered without permission in one's home during peacetime
domestic tranquility
peace and calm inside the country
14th Amendment
Define Citizenship
Judicial Branch
interprets and applies the laws
ex post facto law
a law condemning an action that is passed after the action was taken
no double jeopardy, no self-incrimination, due process of law, eminent domain
Fifth Amendment
provide for the common defense
defense of the entire company
22nd Amendment
set term limits for the president
Has 2 houses
Legislative Branch
habeas corpus
a type of court order to an official to being an imprisoned person before the court
7th Amendment
Right to trial by jury in some civil matters
secure the blessings of liberty
protect individual freedom
Prohibited any state from requiring the payment of a poll tax
24th Amendment
The highest court in the land
Supreme Court