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What are Congress, President, Supreme Court?
100
Total number of Amendments
What is 27?
100
Guarantee of the 4th amendment
What is protection against unreasonable searches and seizures?
100
the constitutional relationship of power between the centralized, national government and regional, state government; enables states to make their own laws; includes laws not covered in the Constitution.
What is federalism?
200
The Article that no longer matters - its rules were followed in 1791
What is Article VII?
200
Branch that makes and changes the laws
What is the Legislative Branch?
200
The first ten amendments
What is the Bill of Rights?
200
The disclaimer amendment - states that rights may extend beyond the Constitution
What is the 9th amendment?
200
A fundamental principle of the United States government, whereby powers and responsibilities are divided among the legislative branch, executive branch, and judicial branch
What is separation of powers?
300
Part of the Constitution which outlines the purpose of the U.S. Constitution
What is the Preamble?
300
Branch that carries out and enforces the laws
What is the Executive Branch?
300
The group that protested ratification of the Constitution without a Bill of Rights
Who are the anti-federalists?
300
Establishes protection for those accused of committing a crime
What is the 5th amendment?
300
The principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people
What is popular sovereignty?
400
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What are the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches?
400
The branch that ensures that the law is constitutional and due process is protected
What is the Judicial Branch?
400
What is protected by the 26th Amendment?
What is the right to vote for all citizens 18 years of age and older?
400
Stated that rights were already protected by virtue of the Constitution
What are Federalist arguments against the Bill of Rights?
400
Governmental power is restricted by law, usually in a written constitution
What is limited government?
500
The article that outlines the process for proposing and ratifying amendments
What is Article 5?
500
Branch of government that the Framers of the Constitution envisioned to be the most influential
What is the Legislative Branch?
500
Ended slavery
What is the 13th Amendment?
500
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What are religion, speech, press, petition, and assembly?
500
Supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.