Where am I in the Constitution?
Establishes the Legislative Branch of government
What is Article I of the U.S. Constitution?
The year the U.S. Constitution was ratified.
What is 1787?
No cruel of unusual punishment
What is the 8th Amendment?
The term for "rule by the people."
What is popular sovereignty?
Wanted to ratify the U.S. Constitution
Who are the Federalists?
Right to bear arms
What is the 2nd Amendment?
Location where the Constitutional Convention took place
What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
Right to trial by jury
What is the 7th Amendment?
Division of power between the Legislative, Judicial, and Executive branches of government
What is separation of powers?
Wanted a Bill of Rigths
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
Powers reserved to the states
What is the 10th Amendment?
The compromise that settled the dispute over whether or not slaves should be counted when determining state representatives
What is 3/5th's Compromise?
No quartering troops
What is the 3rd Amendment?
What is Federalism?
Favored a strong central government
Who are the Federalists?
Establishes the Judicial Branch of government
What is Article III of the Constitution?
Created a bicameral legislature with one house based on population and the other based on equality
What is the Great Compromise?
Right to remain silent
What is the 5th Amendment?
Each branch of government has a way to check the other two branches of government
What is Check and Balances?
Favored a weak central government
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
Establishes the Executive Branch of government
What is Article II of the U.S. Constitution?
The body of people who elect the President
What is the Electoral College?
What is the 1st Amendment?
The power of the government is restricted by the U.S. Constitution?
What is Limited Government?
A collection of 85 articles written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison to defend the ratification of the Constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers?