Amendments
In this Constitutional amendment is the paragraph ensuring that all powers not delegated to the federal government are indeed "reserved for either the states or the people?"
What is the 10th?
Legal term for publicly telling a false and damaging statement about someone
What is slander?
This branch is the largest of the three branches
What is the executive?
This Act of 1789 set up the federal court system.
What is the Judiciary Act of 1789?
Treaty signed that ended the War of 1812
What is the Treaty of Ghent?
"I can say what I want, write what I want, worship as I please, call together a group of my friends to criticize the government and I am also allowed to petition the proper authorities if I so desire." These rights that belong to us all are provided for in this Constitutional amendment.
What is the 1st?
Legal term for the false and damaging printing of a statement about a person
What is libel?
This is the minimum age requirement for the president.
What is 35?
This man favored businesses and manufacturing.
Who is Hamilton?
He was in charge of the defense of the
Gulf of Mexico and defeated the British in New Orleans.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
a Constitutional amendment to win women the right to vote
What is the 19th?
Cannot be put on trial for the same crime twice
What is Double Jeopardy?
This is the total amount of possible electoral votes.
What is 538?
This type of constructionist believes the government can take reasonable actions that the Constitution does not specifically forbid.
What is a loose?
Congressmen who called for war against
Britain.
What are War Hawks?
The right to bear arms
What is the 2nd?
Drawing of district lines to favor one party over the other
What is gerrymandering?
The amount of electoral votes it takes to win the presidency.
What is 270?
The United States capital was originally located in this city.
What is New York?
A plan supported by Jefferson that
banned all trade with foreign countries
What is the Embargo Act of 1807
It became illegal for one person to hold another person as a slave as a result of this amendment.
What is the 13th?
Allows the government to take your property
What is Eminent domain?
One presidential term is this amount of years.
What is 4?
Farmers from Pennsylvania led a rebellion over a tax on this.
What is Whiskey?
The practice of forcing people to serve in
the army or navy. Great Britain did this to
American sailors in the early 1800’s.
What is impressment?