The Articles of the Constitution
This Article outlines the duties, qualifications, and powers of the President of the United States.
What is Article 2?
This amendment protects the five basic freedoms: religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
What is the 1st Amendment?
He was the lead author of The Federalist Papers and a strong advocate for a powerful central government.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
The distribution of power between a central authority (federal) and constituent units (states).
What is Federalism?
The 3rd Amendment was a direct response to these British acts that forced colonists to house soldiers.
What are the Quartering Acts?
This Article creates the Supreme Court and defines the crime of treason.
What is Article 3?
DAILY DOUBLE!
This amendment protects citizens against "unreasonable searches and seizures".
What is the 4th Amendment?
He is known as the "Father of the Constitution" and was the primary note-taker at the Convention.
Who is James Madison?
This system allows each branch of government to amend or veto acts of another branch to prevent abuse of power.
What is Checks & Balances?
The 7th Amendment guarantees a jury trial for civil cases (lawsuits) involving more than this dollar amount.
What is $20?
This Article establishes Congress as a bicameral legislature, divided into the House and the Senate.
What is Article 1?
This amendment states that powers not given to the federal government are reserved for the states or the people.
What is the 10th Amendment?
This delegate refused to sign the Constitution because it lacked a Bill of Rights to protect individual liberties.
Who is George Mason?
The principle that the authority of a government is created and sustained by the consent of its people.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
In Article VI, the founders included a revolutionary ban on these to ensure you didn't have to belong to a specific church to hold office.
What are Religious Tests?
Known as the "Supreme Law of the Land," this Article ensures federal law trumps state law.
What is Article 6?
This amendment guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial, an impartial jury, and an attorney.
What is the 6th Amendment?
He wrote the actual Preamble and spoke more than any other delegate at the Convention.
Who is Gouverneur Morris?
Strictly forbidden by the Constitution, these are laws that make an act illegal after it was already committed.
What are Ex Post Facto laws?
DAILY DOUBLE!
James Madison included this amendment to ensure that people still had rights even if they weren't explicitly listed.
What is the 9th Amendment?
Per Article V, a change to the Constitution requires a 2/3 vote in Congress and this fraction of state legislatures to ratify.
What is 3/4?
These "rights of the accused" include protection from double jeopardy and the right to remain silent.
What is the 5th Amendment?
He was the architect of the Great Compromise, which balanced the power between small and large states.
Who is Roger Sherman?
This "writ" requires a person under arrest to be brought before a judge to determine if their detention is lawful.
What is Habeas Corpus?
This state was the first to sign the Constitution, earning it the nickname "The First State".
What is Delaware?