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What is RAPPS?
Religion, Assembly, Petition, Press, Speech
What legal term describes the individual right protected below:
A person CANNOT be charged or convicted of a crime if the act was legal at the time they did it. A new law cannot make that previous act a crime.
What is Ex Post Facto Law
This English document was drawn up by nobles under King John in 1215 AD, limiting the power of the king. It has influenced later constitutional documents in Britain and America.
What is the Magna Carta
FILL IN THE BLANK
The first agreement for self-government in America was called the ________ _________ , which was signed by 41 men on a ship and set up a government for the Plymouth colony.
What is The Mayflower Compact
Identify the groups described below:
They promotes their members’ interests in state & national politics and are regulated by the federal government by raising and distributing funds.
What are PACS (political action committees)
In which part of the US Constitution will you find “Establish justice”?
What is the Preamble
Identify the Amendment that eliminated poll taxes.
What is the 24th Amendment
Which Amendment abolished Slavery?
What is the 13th Amendment
Identify the correct terms for the
TWO (2) blank spaces in the statement below:
The _______________ was signed by the Second Continental Congress on ____________.
This document dissolved the colonies' ties with Britain, listed grievances against King George III, and stated that the colonies are an independent nation.
What is the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776
The first ten amendments to the Constitution, which guarantee basic individual rights.
What is THE BILL OF RIGHTS
Place each descriptor with its appropriate description:
A) Opposed the Constitution, Wanted strong state governments and a Bill of Rights
B) Supported the Constitution, Wanted a strong central government
A) What is antifederalist?
B) What is federalist?
List the 3 “big ideas” from the Magna Carta
What is ...
1. Limited Government
2. Rule of Law
3. Trial by Jury/rights of free men
Paying Taxes
Obey the Law
Serve on a jury if summoned
Register with the Selective
What is the Obligations of Citizens
"He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
Which Constitutional power was inspired by this passage?
A. The President has the power to make treaties with the advice and consent of the Senate.
B. Congress has the power to declare war and raise and support armies
C. The government can quarter soldiers during times of war and peace.
D. The President has the sole power to declare war.
Answer is B
51. Identify each source of law
1. the group of laws that tell which acts are crimes, how accused persons should be tried in court, and how crimes should be punished
2. the group of laws that help settle disagreements between people
3. a body of statutory and case law based on, concerns, or interprets a constitution
1. Criminal
2. Civil
3. Constitutional
28. What does this phrase mean, “Insure domestic tranquility”?
What is to promise peace in our country
34. What does this phrase mean, “Ensure Domestic Tranquility."?
Peace at Home (Home is the United States)
39. Fill in the blanks:
A. All _______ judges are appointed by the _______ and confirmed by the ____________
B. They serve __________ terms and can be removed from office only by the impeachment process.
1.All "FEDERAL" judges are appointed by the "PRESIDENT" and confirmed by the "SENATE".
2. They serve "LIFE" terms and can be removed from office only by the impeachment process.
46. What enlightenment philosophers view is presented below?
Separation of powers, dividing government power among legislative, executive, & judicial branches.
What is Montesquieu
52. Name the agreement
An agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico to establish free trade. It took effect in 1994 and is designed to eliminate trade barriers between the three nations by 2009.
What is the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
29. A majority of the members of the House of Representatives accuse the President, or other high government official(s), of serious wrongdoing.
What is the term for the action taken by the House of Representatives?
What is Impeachment of the President
35. What ”Patriot” is responsible for the important document entitled "Common Sense"?
What is Thomas Paine
38. Name each suffrage amendment:
A. gave African Americans the right to vote.
B. gave women the right to vote.
C. abolished poll taxes.
D. gave citizens 18 years and older the right to vote.
A. 15th amendment
B. 19th amendment
C. 24th amendment
D. 26th amendment
41. Name what each of these
Landmark Supreme Court Cases established.
1. judicial review
2. “separate but equal”
3. OVERRULED PLESSY BY ESTABLISHING THAT “separate is NOT equal”
4. right to court-appointed attorney
5. ESTABLISHED rights of the accused
WHAT IS
1. MADISON V. MARBURY
2. PLESSY V. FERGUSON
3. BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION
4. GIDEON V. WAINWRIGHT
5. MIRANDA V. ARIZONA
54. Identify the term for each description
a) People who work to convince senators and representatives to support bills that help their members and to oppose bill that hurt them.
b) People who represent interest groups.
a) what is an interest group
b) what is a lobbyist