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Bill of Rights
Branches of gov't
Articles of Confederation
US Constitution
War of 1812
100
Freedom of speech
What is Amendment 1?
100
This branch of gov't makes the laws.
What is the legislative branch?
100
The Articles of Confederation was the United States' first ________.
What is constitution?
100
The Constitution of the United States divides its power among the national government and the state government. This is known as a ___system.
What is federal system.
100
The War of 1812 was fought between these 2 countries.
What are the United States and Britain?
200
Police must have this to search your property?
What is a search warrant?
200
The branch of government if headed by the US Supreme Court.
What is the judicial branch?
200
Describe the Articles of Confederation in one word.
What is weak?
200
The issue of representation in Congress was settled by a compromise known as
What is the Great Compromise?
200
A cause of the War of 1812 was the taking of sailors from American ships and put on British ships to work. This is called
What is impressment?
300
This freedom is guaranteed in amendment 2.
What is the right to bear arms (own a gun)?
300
This branch of government approves the laws.
What is the executive branch?
300
Under the Articles of Confederation, the states had more power than the _________ government.
What is national (federal) government?
300
The issue of counting slaves was settled by the compromise known as
What is the 3/5 Compromise?
300
This city was set on fire by the British and many important buildings were destroyed.
What is Washington, DC?
400
Double jeopardy means that a person cannot be
What is tried twice for the same crime?
400
The two parts of Congress
What are the Senate and the House of Representatives?
400
Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government could declare war but could not
What is raise an army?
400
The preamble to the US Constitution begins with the words
What are "We the people of the United States?"
400
The person who wrote the poem, "The Defense of Fort McHenry".
Who is Francis Scott Key?
500
Unfair bail, fines, and punishment are forbidden in this amendment.
What is amendment 8?
500
The term for a government that divides its power among many groups instead of 1 person or 1 group.
What is separation of powers?
500
At the Constitutional Convention, the delegates tried to fix the Articles but had to _______ instead.
What is start over from scratch (Start over from the beginning)?
500
The Constitution was signed only when this was added to the Constitution.
What are the Bill of Rights?
500
Francis Scott Key's poem was later set to music and became this song.
What is the "Star Spangled Banner"?