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This legal document is “the Supreme Law of the Land” in the United States of America.
What is the US Constitution?
No amendments can be passed changing the part that provides an equal number of WHAT per state.
What are US Senators?
These critics of the US Constitution predicted that the federal government would dominate the states and that the federal Supreme Court would become overbearing
Who are the Anti Federalists?
Several of these proposed amendments were ratified and added to the U.S. Constitution at the same time. How many of these first several amendments were there?
What is 10?
The tenth amendment says that any powers not spelled out by the federal constitution belong to WHAT and to WHAT.
The states and to the people.
This mechanism enables changes to be made to the US Constitution.
What is an amendment?
No amendment can change the part that makes it illegal to import WHAT into the United States from outside the country.
What are slaves?
These critics of the US Constitution felt that the state governments did not have enough protection from the new federal government.
Who are Anti-Federalists
This is prohibited by the Third Amendment.
What is quartering of troops in private homes without the consent of the owner?
The Fourth Amendment requires that no WHAT or WHAT be conducted without a warrant issued by a judge “upon probable cause” that justify the search or seizure based on evidence provided beforehand.
The Fourth Amendment requires that no searches or seizures be conducted without a warrant issued by a judge “upon probable cause” that justify the search or seizure based on evidence provided beforehand.
The US Constitution currently has this many amendments.
What is 27?
True of False: An amendment to the U.S. Constitution can change the meaning of some aspect of the U.S Constitution.
False!
These supporters of the US Constitution contributed heavily to The Federalist Papers.
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
The Fifth Amendment guarantees individuals four rights. Name any two of them.
Holding a person accused of a crime without an indictment (or formal accusation) issued by a grand jury.
Double Jeopardy – putting a person on trial more than once for the same offense
Forcing a defendant to testify in a criminal case against himself -- also known as the right to remain silent
The taking of property for public use by the government “without just compensation” (eminent domain)
The Seventh Amendment guarantees THIS right.
What is the right to a jury trial?
An amendment can be passed by this fraction of each chamber of Congress and then three-quarters of the states.
What is 2/3?
The First Amendment guarantees these five freedoms.
freedom of religion
freedom of speech
freedom of press
freedom to assemble
the right of the people to petition the government
These supporters of the U.S. Constitution were known as what?
Who are Federalists?
In what year were all of these first several amendments to the U.S. Constitution ratified?
Describe the 9th amendment.
The people retain certain rights even if they are not spelled out in the federal constitution
An amendment can also be made by a new constitutional convention called by this fraction of the states.
What is 2/3?
Recite the 2nd Amendment
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.
This series of amendments were proposed by supporters of the U.S. Constitution in order to make sure that the rights of the people and the states would be protected, and to win over critics.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Ratification of the constitution required THIS NUMBER of the original 13 states (according to Article VII of the U.S. Constitution). Eventually, all 13 ratified it.
What is 9?
What does the Sixth Amendment requires?
A speedy trial for defendants
The right of a defendant to be informed of accusations
The right of a defendant to confront witnesses
The right of a defendant to compel witnesses to testify in his favor
The right of a defendant to have a lawyer