Amendments 1
This amendment gives Americans the right to bear arms.
What is the Second Amendment?
This amendment gives Americans the freedom of religion, assembly, petition, press, & speech
What is the first amendment?
What is the Legislative branch?
This first attempt at the American government failed because it was too weak and the states had total control.
What was the Articles of Confederation?
This capital city was chosen as a compromise between Northern and Southern states.
What is Washington, D.C.?
This amendment forbids the quartering of soldiers.
What is the third amendment?
This amendment forbids cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the eighth amendment?
This is the branch of government that enforces laws.
What is the executive branch?
This article describes the Legislative Branch.
This founding father is known as the "Father of the Constitution."
Who was James Madison?
This amendment protects from self-incrimination, double jeopardy, and requires the due process of law.
What is the fifth amendment?
This amendment forbids "unreasonable" searches and seizures, meaning there must be probable cause or a warrant signed by a judge.
What is the fourth amendment?
This branch includes the Supreme Court, which has no requirements for appointees.
What is the judicial branch?
This article describes the Executive branch.
What is Article II?
This government power allows Congress to override a presidential veto.
What is Checks & Balances?
This amendment provides Americans with the right to a trial by jury in Civil Cases.
What is the seventh amendment?
This amendment gives the right to a speedy trial by jury in criminal cases.
What is the sixth amendment?
This principle of government allows Congress to override a presidential veto.
What are checks & balances?
This article describes the Judicial branch.
This event proved that the Articles of Confederation were too weak and led to creating the Constitution.
What was Shay's Rebellion?
This amendment reserves power for the states if the power is not given to the federal government in the Constitution
What is the tenth amendment?
This amendment states that Americans have rights beyond those written (enumerated) in the Constitution.
What is the ninth amendment?
What is the power of Judicial Review?
This article describes the amendment process and has been used 27 times.
What is article V?
This famous line from the U.S. Constitution shows how the power of the American Government comes from the people.
What is "We the People..."?