British Laws on the American Colonists
The British Law that taxed everything in the American colonies made of paper
Stamp Act
The Electoral College was the compromise created by the Founding Fathers over how best to choose how this person would get elected
President
What prevents one branch of government from having too much power over the other branches
Checks and Balances
This Amendment protects you freedom of speech, religion, press, protest, and assembly
1st Amendment
The first Founding Document of the US
Declaration of Independence
The Law that required Americans to house British soldiers on their property
Quartering Act
The Founders allowed the Constitution to be changed in the future by allowing additions/changes to be made to it known as what?
Amendments
The Head of the Legislative Branch is what?
Congress
This Amendment protects your right to own gun
2nd Amendment
Congress is made up of 2 houses, what are they called?
House of Representatives and the Senate
The Line that made it illegal for Americans to go West of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation Act/Line
The name of the two plans that competed with each other when making the Constitution over how much representation and voting power a state should have in Congress were
New Jersey Plan and Virginia Plan
The US government combines 2 different systems for voting and government, they are
Democracy and Republics
This amendment allows you to remain silent when arrested or in court
5th Amendment
List 3 Founding US ideals
Equality, Rights, Liberty, Opportunity, Democracy
This Law said that the British Government had the right to pass any laws it wanted on the Colonies
Declaratory Act
This compromise by the Founders said how much an enslaved person was worth for representation and voting purposes
3/5 Compromise
The Three Branches of the US Government are
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
This amendment says that you have more rights than just the ones listed in the Bill of Rights
9th Amendment
Explain 2 rights you have when you are interacting with the police, are arrested, and/or are in court
Need a warrant to be searched, access to a lawyer, right to a speedy trial, right to a trial by jury, no double jeopardy, no self-incrimination, right to remain silent, no cruel punishment, innocent until proven guilty, right to know what you're being accused of, must be read your rights, right to know who is bringing charges against you
The Intolerable/Coercive Acts passed a few forms of punishments on the American Colonies. List two of them
Closed Boston Harbor
Revoked Massachusetts Charter
Sent British people that broke the law to England for trials
Renewed the Quartering Act
(Quebec Act - Gave Ohio to the Canadians/French)
What are the names for the two groups that argued with each other during the Constitutional Convention about how much power the new US govt should have and what did each group want?
Federalists wanted a strong central govt
Anti Federalists wanted strong state govts/Bill of Rights
Explain 1 way that one branch of the US government has power over another branch of govt
President picks federal judges
Congress approves federal judges
Courts rule laws/President orders unconstitutional
President veto's Congress bills
Congress overrides a President's veto
Congress can impeach a President
Explain what the 10th Amendment says
Any power not given to the US govt is given to the states
Explain one way that the Articles of Confederation were seen as weak by the Founders
No power to tax
No courts system
No president in charge
No power to raise an army
No power to regulate interstate trade
Super difficult to make changes to the law
No power to resolve issues between the states