The First Try
This first U.S. government system gave most of the power to the states instead of the federal government.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
These actions by the State of Massachusetts, caused farmers to revolt and occupy the seats of government in Western Massachusetts.
What is tax poor farmers (and take their land)?
The president can appoint these powerful members of another branch, but only with senate approval.
What are federal judges, or judges of The Supreme Court.
If the President feels that a law passed by Congress would be bad for the poeple, the President can do this, to stop the law from going into effect.
What is the veto?
This amendment protects your right to speak truth to power, even if the government doesn't want to hear it.
What is the First Amendment?
Under our first Constitution, one major weakness was that this was the only branch of government.
What is the Legislative branch?
When Massachusetts asked for help the federal government was unable to do either of these two things that might have helped end the rebellion.
What is send them money or raise an army?
What are small (population) states?
This word, means the division of power between two levels of government, state and federal.
What is federalism?
When the police knock on the door of your house and want to come in and search, you can assert this amendment, which prevents unreasonable searches of your home, person, or papers.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government had this problem, which made it hard to pay debts, fund an army or run the country.
What is tax the citizens?
In the end the Rebellion was ended when the governor did this.
What is hire a private army?
What is the Executive branch?
The Fedearlist Papers argued that the branches of the government must be seperate, but not so far apart as to prevent them from doing this.
What is check each others power?
This document is often required to prove that a search is reasonable. Don't forget the judges signature.
What is a warrant?
This requirement made changing the first Constitution nearly impossible.
What is requiring unanimous (13/13) approval?
This leader believed that Shay's Rebellion was an example of what happens when the Central Government does not have enough power, and called for a Constitutional Convention.
Who is George Washington?
This branch of government has the power of impeachment.
What is the legislative branch.
If the President stated enforcing laws that didn't exist, it would violate this principle in our Constitution, meant to keep us safe from Tyranny.
What is seperation of powers?
"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. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you."
These rights, read at arrest, represent rights granted by which TWO amendments?
What are the Fifth and Sixth amendments?
This word accurately describes the federal government under the Articles of Confederation.
What is, any of the below:
Weak, innefective, chaotic, or something similar.
The tree of liberty should be refreshed, from time time, with the blood of these TWO groups.
Who are patriots AND tyrants?
This house of Congress is the most "Democratic", meaning the most tied to the power of the poeple.
What is the House of Representatives?
The Constitution, on its face, fails to at its job to prevent against cruel accumulations of power, with respect to these two groups.
Who are Native Americans and the enslaved?
When the government violates the rights in the Bill of Rights by, for example, invading homes without reason, arresting people for peacefully protesting, or killing citizens without due cause, the government is taking away these natural rights that John Locke claimed were fundamental and that it is a government MAIN job to protect.
What are life, liberty and property?