Vocabulary
What is an amendment?
A change in a document (Like the Constitution)
Which amendment allows for Freedom of Speech, Press, and Religion?
The 1st Amendment
Which amendment is your right to bear arms?
2nd Amendments
Who is the first President of the United States
George Washington
“Congress may get its way, but the President is confident that when the law is heard by the Supreme Court, it will be declared unconstitutional.”
This is an example of a Presidents ability to do what?
Veto a law
What is the term for when the government should not interfere with the economy
Laissez faire
What is the 9th Amendment?
The Right to add more Amendments
What is the 4th Amendment?
No unwarranted searches and seizures without probable cause
Which President is blamed for the XYZ Act and the Alien and Seditions Act?
John Adams
Why was the Louisiana Purchase so important for the US?
It doubled the size of the country
What is the highest court in America - determines if laws are Constitutional or not
The Supreme Court
What is the 8th Amendment?
No Cruel or Unusual Punishments
Which Amendment is this
"If it is not specifically mentioned in the Constitution, then it is up to the states to decide."
The 10th Amendment
What is Thomas Jefferson's political party?
The Anti-Federalists or Democratic-Republican Party
What is the name for the idea included in the United States Constitution to allow it to adapt to changing times?
The Amendment Process
What is a political cabinet?
A group of advisors that help the President
(ie. Secretary of State, Secretary of War)
What is the 6th Amendment?
The Right to a Fair & Speedy Trial
Which amendment makes it so that soldiers are not required to stay in your home?
3rd Amendment
Which President is responsible for the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
The authors of the United States Constitution included a system of checks and balances to do what?
Prevent any one branch of government from controlling the other branches
What was the Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson purchased territory from France, making the US twice as big
What is the 7th Amendment?
The Right to a Civil Trial
Read to me your Miranda Rights
One major reason historians consider George Washington a great president is that he did what?
Created many important practices still used by the government
The first ten amendments were added to the Constitution to do what?
Protect individual freedoms from governmental power