Preamble
What is the beginning of the Constitution?
Affirmed "certain unalienable rights" (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness)
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Everyone, including the king, must follow the laws
What is the Magna Carta?
Everyone, including government officials, must follow the law.
What is the Rule of Law?
How many Amendments are there in the U.S. Constitution?
What is 27?
What is the Preamble compared to in your essays?
What is the thesis statement?
Stated freedom of religious beliefs and opinions in Virginia.
What is the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
Established the first form of national government for the independent states
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Government is not all-powerful and may do only those things people have given it the power to do
What is Limited Government?
What amendment prohibits the national/federal government from acting in an unfair manner?
What is the 5th Amendment?
What three words start the Preamble?
What is "We the people?"
Established the current structure of the United States government
What is the U.S. Constitution?
Stated grievances against the king of Great Britain
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Powers and responsibilities are separated between national and state governments.
What is Federalism?
In order to add an Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, there must be two steps. Step 1: Proposal by Congress and Step 2: Ratification by the ________.
What is By the states?
What is the purpose of the Preamble?
What is it sets forth the goals and purposes of the U.S. Government?
Guaranteed equality under the law with majority rule and the rights of the minority protected. It is also known as the "Supreme Law of the Land."
What is the U.S. Constitution?
Guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists
What are the Charters of the Virginia Company of London?
The People Rule
What is Democracy/ Popular Sovereignty?
What amendment prohibits the state and local governments from acting in an unfair manner?
What is the 14th Amendment?
In the Preamble, "to establish justice" allowed the creation of courts. What is the highest court of the land?
What is the Supreme Court?
Created a weak central government. States had all the power.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
Served as a model for the Bill of Rights.
What is the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
The people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on their behalf.
What is Representative Government/ Republicanism?
In order to add an Amendment to the Virginia Constitution, there must be two steps. Step 1: Proposal by the General Assembly and Step 2: Ratification by the ________.
What are the Voters of Virginia?