3 Branches of Govt
This branch enforces laws
What is the EXECUTIVE branch
Number of Amendments in the Bill of Rights
What is 10
Written to limit power of the King of England
What is the Magna Carta
1 major cause of writing the Declaration of Independence
What was the British taxing colonies without approval
Define suffrage
What is the right to vote
Established by Article 1 of the Constitution to make laws
What is the LEGISLATIVE branch
The main purpose of the Bill of Rights
What is to guarantee certain rights
Purpose of the articles in the U.S. Constitution
The final draft of the Declaration of Independence was produced
What is July 4th 1776
Period of time when people developed new ideas about government
What was ENLIGHTENMENT
The two parts of Congress
Who are the Senate and Hose of Representatives
DAILY DOUBLE
This Amendment outlaws cruel and unusual punishments
What is the 8th Amendment
Established a direct democracy in colonial America
What was the Mayflower Compact
The person who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence
Who was Thomas Jefferson
America's 1st Constitution
Established by Article 3 and Interprets laws
Who is the JUDICIAL branch
Protects you from unreasonable search or seizure of your person, house, papers and effects
What is the 4th Amendment
Document that supported American Independence
What was Thomas Paine's Common Sense
DAILY DOUBLE
The purpose of the Declaration of Indepencence
What was for the colonies to declare independence from Great Britain/England
Life, Liberty and Property are all
What are NATURAL rights
System in which each branch of the government is able to limit the power of the other two branches
What is CHECKS & BALANCES
Explain double jeopardy
When proven innocent, you cannot be tried twice for the same crime
1st to guarantee citizens the right to bear arms
What was the English Bill of Rights
Outlined the colonists' complaints against the King & how he violated their rights
What was the Declaration of Independence
Led a rebellion of farmers facing tough circumstances (loss of property from taxation)
Who was Daniel Shay