Vocabulary
Vocabulary:
duties, things you are obligated to do
responsibility
Why were there so many arguments about the best way to form a new government?
The Federalists believed that the Constitution would unite the states and maintain order in the nation.
Name the Amendment
All rights not provided to the federal government to be left for the states and the people
Tenth Amendment
What are the 2 ways to propose an amendment to the Constitution?
The support of two-thirds of Congress
If two-thirds of state legislatures call for a national convention
Vocabulary
an addition to the constitution
amendments
Which 2 states in particular, were the Federalists worried, that could prevent the Constitution from being enforced?
New York & Virginia
Name the Amendment
The right "to keep and bear arms", the states can maintain militias, and the government can pass laws to control but not prevent use of firearms
Second Amendment
What is another name for the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments?
Civil War Amendments
Vocabulary
a group of citizens that decide the outcome of a court case
jury
Name the document that set limits on the U.S government and protects the basic rights of all U.S Citizens.
Bill of Rights
Name the Amendment
Rights of Americans extend beyond what is recorded in the Constitution
Ninth Amendment
How can citizens participate in politics?
Vote, sign petitions
Vocabulary
the news media, including newspapers and magazines, websites, and TV and radio
press
Which amendment was added because during the Revolutionary War, the British had forced colonists to house British soldiers.
Third Amendment
Name the Amendment
Makes it unconstitutional to house soldiers
Third Amendment
Name the Amendment
Protects 5 Freedoms: Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition
First Amendment
Name the Amendment
Guarantee the right to "Due Process" (Due Process of the Law requires government to follow procedures when taking legal action against citizens
Fourth-Eighth Amendment