Lesson 3
Britain
Who won the French and Indian War in 1763?
A system of limited government
The framers main goal in crafting the Constitution was to create what?
Basic freedoms that are considered to be the birthright of all individuals
What are civil liberties?
It settles legal disputes and handles cases of those accused of breaking a law
What does state court do?
A militia
What is a reserve army made up of civilians who are trained to fight and can serve full time in an emergency?
1776
What year was the Declaration of Independence in?
Republicanism
What is the idea that people elect leaders to a governing body of citizens called?
They are rights that come with being a member of society
What are civil liberties?
One is the lack of consistency of laws and policies from state to state or another is the tension it sometimes creates between state and federal officials
What is a drawback of a federal system?
A compact
What is a written agreement between two or more parties or nations to perform some action called?
The Virginia House of Burgesses
What was the first representative assembly in colonial America that allowed the representatives to come together and form the government called?
1. Popular sovereignty
2. The rule of law
3. Separation of powers and checks and balances
4. Federalism
5. An independent judiciary
6. Individual rights
The limited government envisioned in the Constitution is based on six guiding principles, what are at least two of them?
1. Freedom of speech
2. Freedom of religion
3. Freedom of the press
4. Freedom of assembly
5. Freedom from unreasonable search and seizure
What are two examples of civil liberties?
Regulated federalism
What is a federal system dominated by the national government, tightly controlled grants and unfunded mandates are key elements of regulated federalism called?
A anti-federalist
Someone who opponents of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, who favored the loose association of states established under the Articles of Confederation is called what?
The national government
Which government under the Articles of Confederation way much weaker then the state governments?
The Rule of Law
Which principle requires that the American people and their government abide by a system of laws?
1. Right to due process
2. Right to trial by jury
3. Right to legal council
4. Right to vote
5. Right to petition the government for a redress of grievances
What are three examples of civil rights?
New federalism
What is a federal system guided by a policy of returning power to the state and local governments, block grants are a key element of new federalism called?
A federalist
Someone who supports the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, who favored the creation of a strong federal government that shared power with the states is called what?
1. The Virginia Declaration of Rights
2. The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
3. The English Bill of Rights
4. Some of the people that came from the conventions
5. William Blackstone
What were some inspirations from, when writing the Bill of Rights?
Delegated powers
What are the powers granted to the national government called?
Gives you the right to own a gun
What does amendment two say?
Block grants
What are funds given by the federal government to states without restrictions on how the money should be spent called?
Dual federalism
What is a federal system with a fairly strict division of powers between the national and state governments, also called “layer cake” federalism called?