Amendments
This amendment guarantees that "no soldier shall, in times of peace be quartered, without consent of the owner."
What is the Third Amendment?
When John Adams brought the Alien and Sedition Act he threatened to fine and put people in jail for writing or saying anything against the government, violating this clause.
What is the free speech clause of the First Amendment?
A series of essays written to support their ideas of strong central powers.
Federalist Papers
The 10th Amendment focuses mostly on this concept.
What is federalism?
In the original Constitution, this entity was the only one elected directly by the people.
What is the House of Representatives?
This amendment protects Americans from illegal search and seizure.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
What is theory that government is created by and subject to the will of the people?
Popular Sovereignty
What is the principle that each branch of government is given powers to oversee the other powers and limit them.
Checks and Balances
Article V of the Constitution deals with this issue that has been utilized 17 times since the original ratification.
What is the Amendment process?
This amendment says that not all the rights are listed.
What is the 9th Amendment?
The clause found here is the justification for implied powers of Congress.
What is the necessary and proper clause in Article 1, Section 8?
These 6 roles of government are listed in the preamble.
What are: Form a more perfect union, Establish Justice, Ensure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty.
To reject a decision made by the law making body. This can be done by a president or governor.
Veto
Article III lays out the structure of the court systems and says that there should be this many Supreme Court justices.
TRICK QUESTION: It doesn't say a specific number. Tradition says 9.
This amendment guarantees that the Federal Government cannot require excessive bail or impose excessive fines.
What is the 8th amendment?
This clause found here was used in Shaw v. Reno to say that gerrymandered districts were unconstitutional.
What is the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment?
"...That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed"name the philosophy and location.
What is Social Contract Theory from the Declaration of Independence?
The Great Compromise created this type of legislative body.
What is Bicameral with the House based on population and Senate with two per state?
The Great Compromise and the 3/5 Compromise were both about this issue.
What is representation for the states?
This amendment guarantees the right to trial by jury in many civil cases.
What is the 7th amendment?
The clause found here states that federal law is always above state laws.
What is the Supremacy clause found in Article VI?
The philosopher Montesquieu wrote that governments should be divided into various parts to keep any one part from becoming too powerful, a philosophy known as this.
What is separation of powers?
These rights should be read to any person being arrested in the United States.
What are your Miranda Rights (remain silent = 5th Amendment, an attorney = 6th Amendment)
These 5 rights are outlined in the First Amendment.
What are speech, press, assembly, petition and religion?