Origins of government
These were the two original plans; one was to have each state represented by population and the other was to have each state represented equally in the Congress.
What is the VA Plan and the NJ Plan?
These are the 3 branches of the U.S. government and their functions.
What are the executive, judicial and legislative. What is execute the laws, review the laws, and create the law.
This is what the U.S. calls it's government type.
A federal democracy or republic.
What are speech, press, assembly, religion and petition
What is the content of the 5th amendment? 3 specific pieces?
What is self-incrimination? double jeopardy and eminent domain?
What is the Connecticut Compromise?
The blending of the VA and the NJ Plans in which there would be a bicameral legislature.
Who votes for President?
The people vote for electors, then the Electoral College votes.
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Theocratic monarchy
This is the content of the 2nd amendment...
What is individual's right to own/bear arms?
What are the Miranda warnings and which amendment provides these protections?
They are the "you have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. you have the right to an attorney...." The 6th amendment.
Name at least 2 other compromises that came about during the Philadelphia Convention to revise the Articles.
What is the commerce and slave trade compromise? What is the 3/5 compromise? The Great Compromise?
What is the Constitution of the U.S.?
The supreme law of the land!
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What is a totalitarian dictatorship?
The 3rd amendment and how much relevance it has to our lives today...
What is quartering of troops? And pretty much none.
What is the 8th amendment?
No cruel and unusual punishment. No excessive bail or fines.
What were two weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
No executive branch. No ability to raise $$. No ability to raise an army.
This is how long Senators serve vs. how long Representatives of the House serve? Divide those and you have this answer.
What is 6 years divided by 2. Answer is 3.
What is the difference between a presidential gov and a parliamentary gov?
the relationship between the executive and legislative branches. Pres-they are separate and equal; Parliamentary-the executive comes from the legislative branch.
What does the 4th amendment protect?
Right to reasonable search and seizure; warranted searches.
Which state just outlawed the death penalty as of this week? (they were also the state that led the nation in number of executions performed)
What is VA?
Who were the two groups that developed in regards to ratifying the Constitution? What were each's aims?
Who are the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists? Feds wanted to adopt the Constitution as is; Anti-Feds wanted to add a Bill of Rights.
This is the principle that encompasses the 10th amendment.
What is federalism? (those powers not reserved for the national government are given to the states.)
This is the most common type of government around the world today.
What is democracy?
List at least 3 ways that police could search you without a warrant.
in hot pursuit, in plain view, airport, sobriety checkpoints, schools
What is the content of the 9th amendment?
What is unenumerated rights? (just because it isn't listed doesn't mean it doesn't exist in the Constitution)