Miscellaneous
What is Articles of Confederation?
What is First U.S. government; it was eventually a failure because it created a weak national government
What is the Executive Branch?
What is The branch of government that enforces the laws made by congress and is led by the President of the United States
What is the Separation of Powers?
What is The division of authority among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the U.S. Government
What is the 1st Amendment?
What is Freedom of Speech, Religion, Press, Right to Assemble Peacefully, and the Right to Petition
What is the 8th Amendment?
What is No Cruel or Unusual Punishment/Bail and Punishment
What is Federalist Papers?
What is Series of essays about the nature of government by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
What is the branch of government responsible for making laws and is comprised of the Senate and the House of Representatives?
What is the Legislative Branch
Each of the three branches of government limits the power of the others
Checks and Balances
What is the Right to Remain Silent/Rights of the Accused?
What is the 5th Amendment
What is the 10th Amendment?
What is the Powers Reserved for the States
What is Anti-Federalists?
What is People who opposed ratification of the Constitution
What is the Judicial Branch?
What is The branch of government that is responsible for interpreting the law for its constitutionality and is comprised of the Supreme Court and lesser courts.
A system of sharing power between the states and the national government
Federalism
What is the 3rd Amendment?
What is No Quartering of Soldiers in Private Homes during times of Peace
What is the Right to a Free and Speedy Trial by Jury?
What is the 6th Amendment
What are people who supported the ratification of the Constitution?
What is Federalists
What is a group of voters chosen by each state to elect the President and Vice-President?
What is an Electoral College
What are those rights given to all under the Bill of Rights that cannot be taken away?
What is Individual Rights
What is the 2nd Amendment?
What is the right to bear arms
What is the 9th Amendment?
What is Powers Reserved for the People
Who is the Father of the American Constitution?
Who is James Madison
What is the Current form of government in the United States, elected officials exercise power limited by constitution?
What is the Constitutional Republic
What is government in which the people have the power?
What is Popular Sovereignty
What is No Unlawful Search or Seizure?
What is the 4th Amendment
What is Jury Trial in Civil Court?
What is the 7th Amendment