The Constitution
The supreme law of the land
The Constitution
How many Amendments are in the Bill of Rights
10
The constitution lays out how many branches in the government?
3 Branches
Military leader and first US president
George Washington
The original document creating a government during the American Revolution
The Articles of Confederation
What are the names of the branches?
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
8th Amendment
No cruel or unusual punishment
Which branch has the power to Veto laws
Executive
a mandatory financial charge added onto a good/service
Taxes
What was the original document that started the American Revolution
The Declaration of Independence
Name one way the Constitution gaurds against tyranny
checks and balances between branches
separation of powers between state and federal
inclusion of the Bill of Rights
4th Amendment
No unlawful search and Seizure/Arrest
Which branch has the power to declare war
Legislative
A system where each branch of government has the power to limit or "check" the other branches to prevent one from becoming too powerful.
Checks and Balances
Name one weakness of the Articles of Confederation
Weak central government
no power to collect taxes
no court system
no way to enforce laws
Federalists were pro-central govt.
Anit-Federalists wanted a Bill of Rights, Pro state govt.
5th Amendment
Right to remain silent
- Can declare acts of congress unconstitutional
Formal changes or additions made to the Constitution, with the first ten being known as the Bill of Rights.
Amendment
"Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" are the three unalienable rights listed in this historic American document
The Declaration of Independence
The three sections of the constitution
The preamble, The articles structure of government, the Bill of Rights
What are the five freedoms in the first amendment?
Speech, Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition
A power the Executive branch has to check the Judicial branch
-Appoint justices
-Grant Pardons to crimes
Call into question the integrity or validity of (a practice)/ Charge a party with misconduct.
Impeach
What is one concept that the Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights have in common?
We have natural rights / unalienable rights