Growth of Representative Govt.
When was the Mayflower Compact written?
What is 1620?
True / False: Mrs. Martinez has one child
True
Legislative Power,, Judicial Power & the Executive Power
What is Separation of Powers?
Document that guarantees freedom of religion, the right to bear arms & also prevents from quartering of soldiers
What is the Bill of Rights?
Define the reference "bussin"
Amazing, really good
True / False: The distance from England created a need for colonists to make their own laws
What is True?
GOAT of American Revolution
George Washington
Prevents one branch of government from becoming too strong
What is Checks and Balances?
No unreasonable searches & seizures whiteout a warrant
What is 4th Amendment?
One of the three branches of government that makes laws
What is Legislative?
What was the 1st written constitution in America?
What is Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
Thomas Jefferson used his ideas of Life, Liberty & Property in the Declaration of Independence
Who is John Locke
Election of US Representatives
What is Republicanism?
Rights of the accused: cannot be forces to testify against yourself (self-incriminating)
What is 5th Amendment?
States the purpose of the Constitution
What is Preamble?
The first representative legislature in American colonies
What is Virginia House of Burgesses?
French philosopher who proposed separation of powers and checks & balances
What is Charles de Montesquieu?
British kings also have to follow the law
What is Limited Government?
Prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment
What is 8th Amendment?
Document that marked the beginning of self-government in the colonies
What is the Mayflower Compact?
In colonial America, the Mayflower Compact, House of Burgesses, & Fundamental Orders of Connecticut were important in developing -
What is growth of representative and self-government?
Father of the US Constitution
James Madison
Declared the Independence of the 13 American colonies
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Right to have a neutral / unbiased jury is guaranteed by
What is 6th Amendment?
If not in the Constitution, the power is reserved for the States
What is 10th Amendment?
Or
What is Federalism?