Branches of Govt.
Who is the President?
These include freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the right to bear arms.
What are individual rights?
In this plan, large states would have more representation in Congress than small states.
What is the Virginia Plan?
This is the principle of republicanism.
What is electing representatives to make decisions at the local, state, and federal levels?
A law-making body with two houses, such as the Senate and House of Representatives.
What is a bicameral legislature?
What is the legislative branch?
This amendment is used to defend states' rights.
In this plan, each state would have an equal number of representatives in Congress.
What is the New Jersey plan?
Both citizens and the government are bound by the law.
What is limited government?
Powers are shared between the national and state governments, but the national government is supreme.
What is federalism?
The highest court in the nation.
What is the Supreme Court?
This amendment is violated if the police search your home without a warrant.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
This compromise was made between Northern states and Southern states to settle an argument about counting the enslaved population.
What is the 3/5ths Compromise?
Examples include:
- the President's veto power
- the courts' power of judicial review
What are checks and balances?
These men were concerned that the new Constitution gave too much power to the national government.
What were Anti-federalists?
The branch that enforces the laws.
What is the executive branch?
This amendment is violated if you are forced to house soldiers in your home.
What is the third amendment?
Anti-federalists insisted that this be added to the Constitution in order for them to accept its ratification.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The legislature makes laws, the president enforces them, and the judiciary interprets them.
What is separation of powers?
This is known as due process.
What is your rights/fair treatment when you are accused of a crime?
The branch that interprets the law.
What is the judicial branch?
This amendment bans double jeopardy and prevents the government from taking your property for public use without just compensation.
What is the fifth amendment?
This state created the Great Compromise, combining the legislative plans of two other states.
What is Connecticut?
The ultimate power lies with the people, usually expressed through voting.
What is popular sovereignty?
These documents were written to convince Americans to support the ratification of the new constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers?