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Bill of Rights

100

The amendment that protects the right to keep and bear arms.

2nd Amendment

200

This amendment protects rights that are important in a healthy democracy.

1st Amendment - Right to free speech, religion, assembly, press, and petition. 

300

This amendment guarantees the right to a fair trial.

6th Amendment

400

The amendment that is often cited in court cases related to privacy.

9th Amendment

500

The amendment that sets up federalism. 

10th Amendment

Road to the Constitution

100

This event upset colonists and lead to the revolutionary war. 

The Intolerable Acts. 

200

This document was America's first attempt at a governing body. 

Articles of Confederation

300

This event demonstrated the flaws in the Articles of Confederation.

Shay's rebellion

400

The Declaration of Independence was the colonist declaration of freedom from this European nation.

Great Britain

500

Place the following 4 events in order. Shays's rebellion, Intolerable Acts, Articles of Confederation, and the Constitutional Convention.

Intolerable Acts - Articles of Confederation - Shays's Rebellion - Constitutional Convention

Types of Economies

100

Karl Marx is considered the father of this economic system.

Communism

200

The emphasis of this economic system is profit.

Capitalism

300

The emphasis of this economic system is equal distribution of goods.

Socialism

400

In this economic system everything is publicly owned. 

Communism

500

Private ownership is a key characteristic of this economic theory.

Capitalism

Types of Governments

100

This type of government can be described as rule by the people. 

Democracy

200

Individual Liberty, Majority Rule with Minority Rights, Free elections and Competing political parties are characteristics of what type of government?

Democracy

300

In the nation of Humpty Dumpty, there is an extreme ruler that makes every government decision. This is an example of which type of government?

Autocracy

400

A characteristic of this government is a few people holding all the power. 

Oligarchy

500

A monarchy is an example of this type of government. 

Autocracy

The Constitution

100

This section of the constitution lays out the purpose.

The Preamble

200

This principle of the constitution divides the power between the national government and state government. 

Federalism

300

This article of the constitution lays out the role and responsibility of the president.

Artile II

400

Although this constitutional principle is not explicitly written, it provides the courts the power to declare laws unconstitutional. 

Judicial Review

500

The power to veto is an example of this constitutional principle. 

Checks and Balances