Influenced the idea of "Unalienable"
What is John Locke
How many men signed the Declaration of Intendance
What is "56" men
experiment in government that failed, it gave too much power to the state governments and not enough to the federal government.
What is Articles of Confederation
Create our laws
What is the Legislative
This Amendment states 5 rights
What is the 1st Amendment
Wrote grievances of why colonists should declare intendance
Thomas Jefferson
introduced the factory system and output of products soared
What is the Industrial Revolution
What document starts with “We the People…”
What is the "Preamble"
Commander of the Military
Signs bills into law
Appoints Supreme Court judges
What is the Executive Branch
The 3rd Amendment
What is prevents the government from placing soldiers in a civilian’s home.
"From many one comes"
What is “E Pluribus Unum”,
•It created a government in which the people hold the power, they elect their own representatives, as shown in the first three words.
We the People…
What is the U.S. Constitution
Which section of the Constitution depict the responsibilities of each governmental branch.
What is an Article
Lower courts across the USA
9 Justices on the Court
What is the Judicial Branch
The 2nd Amendment
What is "give the right to bear arms"
completed in 1869 and connected the East and West
What is the Transcontinental Railroad
What document is called Supreme Law of the Land
What is the U.S. Constitution
The First Ten ________ are called the ________
Amendments , Bill of Rights
The Homestead Act of 1862
What is law opened settlement of the Great Plains and gave people a chance to become landowners. (160 Acres)
a judge has to sign a ‘search warrant’ before your property can be legally searched
What is the 4th Amendment
Individual who wrote the following
Egalitarianism refers to equality in society.
Populism refers to the participation of the common people in government.
Liberty refers to the protection from a tyrannical (all powerful) government.
Individualism refers to the ability of the people to decide what type of groups or organizations they wished to be part of
Laissez-Faire refers to the ‘hands off’ approach by the government to our economy.
What is Alexis Tocqueville
Abolishment of slavery
Freed the slaves, but many in the South attempted to limit the rights of these newly freed slaves with laws called black codes.
Made it illegal to deny a person suffrage or (right to vote) based on their race.
Gave former male slaves the right to vote.
What is the "Civil War" Amendments
Oldest living document
What is the Magna Carta
Replaced the Articles of Confederation.
The U.S. Constitution
cannot be forced to testify against yourself.
What is the 5th Amendment