The Articles of Confederation
True or False:
The Articles of Confederation could be easily amended with a vote of 9/13 states.
False - The Articles of Confederation could not be amended or changed without a unanimous vote.
(Amendments)
This amendment protects a citizen accused of a crime from incriminating themselves.
What is the 5th Amendment?
These are the powers of the government officially written down.
What are Enumerated Powers?
This legislation gave Congress the authority to set up circuit and district courts beneath the Supreme Court.
What is the Judiciary Act of 1789?
This amendment protects the people from unreasonable search & seizure of their property.
What is the 4th Amendment?
(Amendments)
This amendment protects citizens from excessive bail and cruel or unusual punishments.
What is the 8th Amendment?
(Amendments)
This amendment protects against the quartering of soldiers in a citizen's home.
This is the process of officially adopting a legal document as law.
True or False:
An example of a check or balance on the three branches of government is that the Supreme Court can veto a bill passed by Congress.
False.
(Bonus 100 points: which figure has the power to veto passed legislation?)
This amendment guarantees that any civil suit over $20 in value will have a trial by jury.
What is the 7th Amendment?
Why was money one of the largest issues with the Articles of Confederation?
DAILY DOUBLE
Some states had their own currency, so taxes and commerce were difficult due to exchange rates.
The only state that did not attend the Constitutional Convention.
What is Rhode Island?
These are the powers of the government not officially written down, but "necessary and proper" for the government to carry out their obligations.
What are Implied Powers?
This Constitutinal compromise counted five slaves as three free peoples for the purposes of state taxes and representation.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
This Amendment guaranteed the right to legal counsel and a trial by jury when accused of a crime.
What is the 6th Amendment?
What is Shay's Rebellion?
Chosen via "electors," this is how the President is voted into office.
What is the Electoral College?
These powers of the government are given to both the federal and state levels.
What are Concurrent Powers?
Explain the three steps that allow a bill passed through the government to become a law.
DAILY DOUBLE
Passes the House of Representatives, passes the Senate, and signed or vetoed by the President.
This amendment guarantees that even if a right is not listed in the Constitution, it is still allowed to the people.
What is the 9th Amendment?
What are the issues with the Articles of Confederation?
DAILY DOUBLE
Explain the three-step process by which the Prescident can be impeached from office.
Articles of Impeachment pass the House, a trial is conducted by the Senate, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presides over the trial.
If the President is found guilty of a crime by the Senate jury, they are removed from office.
These are powers of the government that are denied to the federal government, but allowed to the states.
What are Reserved Powers?
These two are the authors of The Federalist Papers, a series of essays published to support passage of the Constitution.
Who is Alexander Hamilton and James Madison?
This amendment says that power not given directly to the federal government is reserved by the states and people.
What is the 10th Amendment?