Drafting the Constitution
"Excessive Bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted."
What is the 8th Amendment?
If accused of a crime, you have a right to speedy, public trial.
What is the 6th Amendment?
Guaranteed African American men the right to vote.
What is the 15th Amendment?
These were passed as new circumstances and changing beliefs in the country required change in government.
What are new amendments?
Believed citizens can revolt against a government that fails to protect their rights.
Who is John Locke?
Allowed Congress to regulate interstate and foreign commerce.
What is the Commercial Compromise?
“A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
What is the 2nd Amendment?
Forbids the use of poll taxes as qualifications for voting.
What is the 24th Amendment?
Rights guaranteed to all U.S. citizens.
What is civil rights?
Saw humans as naturally selfish and violent.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
All 13 states sent delegates to Philadelphia "for the sole and express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation."
What is the Philadelphia Convention?
If accused of a crime, there must be enough evidence to take you to court; protects you from self incrimination and double jeopardy.
What is the 5th Amendment?
Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.
What is the 26th Amendment?
Foundation of civil rights in the U.S.
What is the Constitution?
Believed governments purpose is to protect freedom and help people get along.
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
Each slave counted as three-fifths of a person for determining a state's level of taxation and representation in the H.O.R.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
“The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.”
What is the 9th Amendment?
Granted the right to vote to American women.
What is the 19th Amendment?
The right to vote.
What is suffrage?
Believed liberty is defined as peace of mind from being safe vs. doing whatever you want.
Who is Baron de Montesquieu?
“No soldier, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner prescribed by law.”
What is the 3rd Amendment?
Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
What is the 1st Amendment?
Gave citizens living in Washington, D.C. the right to vote for president and vice president.
What is the 23rd Amendment?
The subject of six amendments in the Constitution.
What are voting rights?
Believed all branches of government should be equal.
Who is Baron de Montesquieu?