This was AmericaĆ first President under the Consitution
Who is George Washington?
This amendment protects the rights of free speech, religious expression, and peaceful assembly
What is the 1st Amendment
This amendment stops the government from housing troops in your home
What is the 3rd amendment
This branch enforces the laws
what is the Executive Branch?
This court has the power of Judicial Revew
What is the Supreme Court?
This was the first secretary of the Treasury Department
Who was the Alexander Hamilton?
This amendment protects the right to bare arms
What is the second amendment?
This amendment protects citizens from cruel or unusual punishment, and from excessive bail
The 8th amendment
This branch writes the laws
What is the legislative branch?
this is the ability to decide the constitutionality of laws
What is judicial review?
This was the author of the Declaration of Independence
Who was Thomas Jefferson
This amendment protects citizens from unwarranted search or seizure
What is the 4th amendment?
This form of government limits its own power
What is constitutional government?
This branch interprets the laws
What is the judicial branch?
This is the type of court which oversees federal crimes
These people helped write the Constitution at the Philadelphia Convention
Who were the Framers
This amendment states that any right not listed in the Constitution still belongs to the American people
What is the 9th amendment?
This amendment reserves rights not listed in the Constitution to the states
What is the 10th amendment?
This position has the power to make appointments to the Supreme court
Who is the President?
This court sees cases on appeal
What is an appellate court?
DAILY DOUBLE: This person wrote the Bill of Rights, and contributed to the Federalist Papers.
Who was James Madison
This is the right to be informed of why you were arrested
This illegal form of law is a law which arrests a single person or a group of people
What is a bill of attainder?
This chamber of Congress has the power of advise and consent over appointments
What is the Senate
This court case is why the Supreme Court has Judicial Review
What is Marbury v Madison