Constitution
2 year term 25 years old 7 years as citizen
What is the House of Representatives?
One reason that Americans wanted a written constitution
What is limit the power of government?
This gives the right to bare arms
What is the 2nd amendment?
The first 10 amendments are called..
What are the Bill of Rights?
Name 1 way the President can check on Congress
What is propose laws or veto laws or call special sessions of Congress or make appointments to federal posts or negotiate foreign treaties?
4 year term natural born citizen at least 35 years old
What is the President?
This first United States government gave too much power to the states
What is the Articles of Confederation?
This forbids you from testifying against yourself; due process
What is the 5th Amendment?
How the Constitution can be changed.
What is amendment
Who was the father of the constitution
What is James Madison
6 year term 30 years old 9 years as citizen
What is the Senate?
The main duty of the Legislative Branch
What is make the laws?
This outlaws cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the 8th amendment?
Reason small states objected to the Virginia Plan.
What is feared large states would outvote them?
phrase in the constitution that ensures that citizens can have a stable and peaceful government
What is promote the general welfare
Meeting called to revise the Articles of Confederation
What is the Constitutional Convention?
Main duty of Executive Branch
What is carry out the laws?
Right to trial by an impartial jury.
What is the 6th Amendment?
Number of judges on the Supreme Court.
What is 9?
Philadelphia in May 1787
What is where and when delegates met to write the Constitution
Called for a House of Representatives and a Senate to make Congress
What is the Great Compromise?
One branch can limit the power of another branch
What are checks and balances?
No unlawful searches without a warrant.
What is the 4th Amendment?
The first five rights in the 1st amendment in the Constitution, and the 2nd amendment, and the 3rd amendment
What are freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition the government- the right to bear arms--no quartering of troops
Name 3 ANTI-FEDERALIST
Jefferson, Henry, Mason, Payne