Bill of Rights Amendments
During the Revolutionary War era, the British realized that colonists could use their weapons to resist British control. As a result, British authorities tried to seize colonists’ weapons without legal permission.
Which constitutional amendment would have protected colonists against this action?
Second Amendment
What is a system of government in which each branch has the power to limit, change, or reject the actions of the other branches
Checks and Balances
What document was signed in 1215 that limited the power of the King of England?
Magna Carta
Describe the New Jersey Plan.
Small states wanted equal representation in the legislative branch.
Are these strengths or weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
• At least nine states were required to approve new laws.
• States created their own currency.
• Congress lacked the power to collect taxes.
Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
What is protected under the First Amendment?
Protects five foundational freedoms: religion, speech, the press, assembly, and petition.
What is an example of Civic Responsibilities?
Serving on a jury
Being an informed voter
Completing a national census form
Obeying Laws
Why are the freedoms of speech and the press important to the United States?
They create an informed public and hold elected officials accountable.
Describe the Virginia Plan.
Large states wanted representation based in population in the legislative branch.
How did King George III’s refusal to approve laws influence the new government’s powers?
Congress can override a presidential veto.
Brother B shoplifted a book from a store and was sentenced to eight years in juvenile detention.
What Amendment does this violate?
Eighth Amendment
Give and example of the development of religious freedom in the United States
Pilgrims came to the New World.
Pennsylvania was established.
Virginia allowed citizens to worship freely.
Maryland was established.
Why did the authors of the Articles of Confederation limit the power of the national government?
They feared a strong central government similar to British rule.
Why did Anti-Federalists oppose the ratification of the Constitution? There will be two.
Citizens’ rights were not clearly protected
States would have less power than the national government
What are the beliefs of the Federalists?
Federalism secures people’s rights.
The Constitution protects against tyranny.
A strong government will provide stability to the nation.
Protection from double jeopardy
No self-incrimination
Due process of law
Fifth Amendment
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay were Federalists who wrote the ________
Federalist Papers
What did the Northwest Ordinance do to increase the size of the United States?
It established a process for admitting new states into the Union.
Which question did the Three-Fifths Compromise solve?
How should enslaved people be counted when determining representation
During which era did the following occur?
Delegates met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
States debated and approved the Constitution
The first ten amendments were added to the Constitution.
Constitution Era
Federalism in the Bill of Rights and which amendment?
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution . . . are reserved to the States.
Tenth Amendment
"Again, there is no liberty, if the judiciary power be not
[divided] from the legislative and executive."
—The Spirit of Laws, 5th ed., Translated by
Thomas Nugent, Vol. 1, 1748
Which constitutional principle is described in the excerpt?
Separation of powers
The Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights both
established protections for individual freedoms
How did the Great Compromise balance the power between small AND large states?
It created a bicameral (Two-Houses) Congress that mixed population-based representation (House of Representatives) with equal state representation (Senate).
When is Mr. Blair's birthday?
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