Amendments
The 14th, 15th, 19th, and 9th amendments protect...
What are women rights?
George Washinton, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, James Monroe, and Benjamin Franklin
Who were the Founding Fathers?
- First written Constitution of the United States
- Written in 1777
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This federalist paper discusses factions and their effects on government.
What is federalist paper #10
Which Supreme Court case resulted in what was known as the "separate but equal' doctrine?
What is Plessy vs. Ferguson
Amendments that protect the rights of the accused.
what are the 4-8th amendments?
At 81 years old, he was the oldest delegate of the Constitutional Convention.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
How long did it take for the Articles to be approved?
5 years, first by the members of Congress and then by each of the states.
It is the job of the government to protect one part of society against the injustice of the other. True or False?
True. The danger of factions is mentioned repeatedly throughout the Federalist papers.
Legalized abortion nationwide.
What is Roe vs. Wade?
Amendement that describes the sequence of events that would install the vice president as acting president against the will of the president.
What is the 25th amendment?
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Who is John Adams?
The weakness of central government made it hard to collect ____, Which lowered the revenue of the national government
What are taxes?
According to Madison, it is important that each branch of the government be dependent on one another. True or False?
False, they should be able to operate independantly
- right to remain silent
- anything you do or say will be used against you
- right to an attorney
- if you are in court without an attorney, you have the right to stop answering questions.
what are the Miranda Rights? (Miranda vs. Arizona)
Women, African Americans, the accused, and anyone under the age of 18
What are groups that are protected by Constitutions.
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Who is Thomas Jefferson?
What is the main purpose of this document?
This was the first constitution composed to direct most of its attention to fighting and win the Revolutionary War.
Madison would agree with Paine, in some sense, that government is a necessary consequence of human nature. True or False?
True, Madison said, “But what is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary.”
The Supreme Court ruled that an indigent defendant in a criminal trial has a fundamental right to the assistance of counsel. What was the name of this landmark case?
what is Gideon vs. Wainright?
Repealed the 18th amendment which banned all alcoholic beverages in the US
What is the 21st amendement?
Though he was in France for most of the Revolutionary War, when he returned President Washington made him the first Secretary of State
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Replaced the Article of Confederation. The Articles were enforced from March 1st, 1781 until March 4th, 1789
What is The Constitution
The dates between which the Federalist papers emerged.
what is October 1787 and August 1788
Case established that wearing armbands in a school was not disruptive, and did not impinge upon the rights of others. It was also determined that their actions were protected by Freedom of Speech and Due Process.
Tinker vs. Des Moines