Miscellaneous
Power should remain with the states as in the Articles of Confederation.
Giving too much power to a central government will lead to a tyranny.
A Bill of Rights is needed to protect people from the abuses of government.
These are all arguments made by who during the debates over ratification of the US Constitution.
Who are Anti-Federalists?
This amendment talks about the freedom of expression.
What is the first amendment?
This Compromise settled debates over the issue of counting enslaved population for representation
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
Executive Branch - President enforces the laws
Judicial Branch - Supreme Court interprets the laws
Which government principle is represented by this?
What is separation of powers?
Jamestown was founded for this reason.
"For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury" is addressed by which amendment in the US Constitution?
What is the sixth amendment?
This amendment protects states' rights.
What is the tenth amendment?
This Compromise satisfied both the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan.
What is the Great Compromise?
The creation of a Congress to carry out the will of the people. Which US principle does this describe?
What is republicanism?
These groups, Catholics, Southern Baptists, and Seventh-day Adventists, all have one thing in common.
What is they are allowed to share and promote their beliefs?
These characteristics describe this era: settlers migrated to seek religious freedom and the Mayflower Compact established self-government.
What is European Colonization?
This amendment protects against unreasonable search and seizure.
What is the fourth amendment?
The drafter of this document declared that they did not grant a federal power to tax or regulate commerce, did not establish a common currency, did not establish an executive or judicial branch.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
"The great idea in the Article V [of the Constitution] is that change requires two elements: ... national agreement, as well as agreement in most of the states, that an urgent problem exists that cannot be remedied by the courts, legislatures or Congress" The author is expressing her opinion about what ?
What is amending the Constitution?
This allows people to express their thoughts, opinions, and beliefs without the fear of being punished by the government.
What is the freedom of speech as outlined in the first amendment?
Massachusetts Bay was established for this reason.
What is to escape religious persecution?
This amendment protects against violation of due process.
What is the fifth amendment?
The drafters of the Articles of Confederation feared that this would abuse its power.
What is a strong central government?
"No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled, or deprived of his standing in any other way, nor will we proceed with force against him, or send others to do so, except by the lawful judgement of his equals or by the law of the land." -Magna Carta 1215
Which political idea was influenced by this provision of the Magna Carta?
What is due process?
A person can write anything, false or scandalous, against the government and be punished by government officials -- violates which constitutional guarantee.
What is freedom of press?
This amendment gives you the right to bear arms.
What is the second amendment?
This document established a government process to admit new states to the Union.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
Patrick Henry criticized which aspect of the Constitution in this excerpt?
What is the power granted to the central government?
A person is sentenced to life in prison for shoplifting -- violates which amendment regarding criminal punishment
What is the eighth amendment?