The Constitution
This amendment guarantees freedom of speech and religion.
What is the 1st amendment?
Under this form of government, the head-of-state inherits the position of ruler.
What is monarchy?
Under the Constitution, only __ can print and issue currency.
These are powers left over for the states after the listing of the delegated powers of the federal government.
What are reserved powers?
This term refers to trying somebody for the same crime twice.
What is double Jeopardy?
The founders wanted this to be the most important branch of government because it writes laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
This future president opposed the Constitution as an Anti-Federalist.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The United States' system of federalism is compared to this baked item.
What is a marble cake?
This is the number of senators for each state.
What is two?
This amendment gives citizens "the right to remain silent.?
What is the 5th Amendment?
This is a term for an "addition" to the Constitution.
What are amendments?
This is a term for the group that insisted on the need for a strong central government in the U.S.
Who were the Federalists?
The president shares authority with the governor of each state as a result of this category of shared powers.
What are concurrent powers?
States are required to follow the Bill of Rights as a result of this amendment.
What is the 14th?
The 2nd Amendment protects the right of Americans to organize into these.
What are militias?
The U.S. Constitution was drafted following this destructive event.
What is Shays' Rebellion?
Separations of Powers was the ideological legacy of this thinker.
Who is Montesquieu?
The president can "check" Congress's legislation by issuing this action.
What is a presidential veto?
In order to fund government, both states and Congress have the power to levy _______ from Americans.
What are taxes?
In criminal cases, the Constitution guarantees that Americans have a right to this.
What are a lawyer or trial by jury?
Because the articles of confederation failed terribly, the Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia during this year.
What is 1787?
This man's "Social Contract Theory" explained why people give up freedom to live within society.
Who is John Locke?
The president's ability to conduct foreign policy is based on this category of power.
What are the inherent powers?
This state was forced to integrate its schools by the federal government.
What is Arkansas?
The Bill of Rights was most directly based on this document.
What is the English Bill of Rights?