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Protects the freedom of religion, speech, and the press, as well as the right to assemble and petition the government
1st amendment
Gives people more rights than are listed in the constitution
9th amendment
Right to bear arms
2nd amendment
Protection from cruel and unusual punishment
8th amendment
written untruths that are harmful to someone's reputation
libel
How did the French and Indian War contribute to tensions between the colonists and the British?
The British started to tax the colonists to help pay for the debt they had incurred in the war
The first ten amendments to the Constitution.
bill of rights
An uprising of disgruntled Massachusetts farmers against the government
Shay's Rebellion
A branch of government that interprets Congressional laws.
judicial
The ____ wanted a strong central government, while the ____ wanted more rights and powers to be retained by the states
federalists; antifederalists
Constitutional principle stating that the people hold the power in our government. People hold this power with the ability to vote.
Popular Sovereignty
A branch of government that makes laws
legislative
1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)
George Washington
A branch of government that enforces the laws
executive
Powers given to the national government alone
enumerated/expressed powers
unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group
discrimination
What idea(s) of John Locke did Thomas Paine use in his pamphlet, Common Sense?
Limited power of the government; equal rights under the law
Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post-Civil War issues
14th amendment
what were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
No national court system
No power to regulate trade
Could not pass laws without approval of 9 states
Limits the powers of the federal government to those delegated to it by the Constitution
10th amendment
"Father of the Constitution," Federalist leader, and fourth President of the United States
James Madison
In this type of government everyone, including all authority figures, must obey laws. Constitutions, statements of rights, or other laws define the limits of those in power so they cannot take advantage of the elected, appointed, or inherited positions.
Limited Government
What was the tea act and how did the colonists respond?
Allowed a British company that grew tea in India to import tea into the colonies without paying the existing tea tax. Colonists were still upset with Parliaments control and dumped over 300 chests of tea into Boston harbor. This protest became known as the Boston tea party.
A system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central, or national, government and state governments.
Federalism
This system under the Articles of Confederation set a plan for surveying new Western lands
Ordinance of 1785