Bill of Rts I
Police need this before searching your house, unless there are special circumstances.
What is "a warrant"?
A newspaper is banned after critiquing U.S. foreign policies. What amendment was violated?
What is "the 1st amendment" ?
the three branches of government in the U.S.
What are the legislative, executive, and judicial branches?
life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
What are "Unalienable Rights" or "What does every American have the right to?"
this branch enforces laws
What is the Executive Branch?
gives the accused the right to a speedy trial
What is "the sixth amendment"?
It prevents a person from being accused of the same exact crime twice.
What is "the 5th amendment"?
the part of the Constitution which discusses the differences between lower and higher courts
What is Article III?
author of the Declaration of Independence
interprets laws
What is the Judicial Branch ?
Cruel and unusual punishment are prohibited because of this.
What is "the 8th amendment"?
The tenth amendment reserves powers not given to the national government to the state. This is an example of this constitutional principle, supported by Alexander Hamilton.
What is "Federalism"?
serves for a six-year term
What is a U.S. Senator?
the principle adopted in the U.S constitution to ensure that no branch of the federal government becomes too powerful
What is "checks and balances"?
has the power to declare war
What is the Legislative Branch?
This amendment would be most relevant if the government were to attempt to ban all forms of political protest.
What is "the 1st amendment"?
supports the concept that citizens have more rights than the ones listed in the constitution
What is "the 9th amendment"?
a political concept wherein powers are shared between the federal and state governments (supported by Alexander Hamilton)
What is Federalism?
the Father of the Constitution
The president can check the legislative branch by doing this to a bill
What is "veto?
This historical law inspired the framers to add the third amendment to the Constitution.
What is "The Quartering Act"?
the reason the founders added the Bill of Rights to the Constitution
What is "to appease anti-Federalists concerns about their individual rights being missing"?
the part of the Constitution which explains how to amend the Constitution
What is Article V?
what the Great Compromise solved
What is "representation amongst small and large states (bicameral legislature)"?
Article III process of deciding whether or not a law or a court decision is constitutional
What is "judicial review"?