The Constitution
This is the name of the first paragraph to the Constitution.
What is the Preamble?
This is the first three Articles of the Constitution in order.
Article I - Leg Branch
Article II - Exec Branch
Article III - Judicial Branch
This is the name for the first 10 amendments in the US Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This document established rights to Englishmen for the first time and required the King to follow the law.
What is the Magna Carta?
This principle states everyone must follow the law, even government officials.
What is the rule of law?
Out of the US and VA constitutions, this is more complex to amend.
What is the US Constitution?
This is the purpose of the Preamble.
What is to explain why the Constitution was written?
This is a type of government where the people rule through voting
Democracy
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Both the 5th and 14th amendment protect this - a way to ensure the government will not infringe on your rights.
What is due process?
This document gave rights to the colonists in the New World.
What is the Charters of the Virginia Company of London?
This plan wanted to use population to determine representation
VA Plan
This governing body proposes amendments to the US Constitution.
What is Congress?
To make fair laws that apply to everyone matches with this part to the Preamble.
What is "to establish justice"?
Type of government where people choose leaders to run the government for them
Republic
No unwarranted search and seizure
4th Amendment
The Articles of Confederation gave the most power to this.
What are the states?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
How did the Great Compromise decide how we would determine representation?
Combined both plans - VA Plan to House of Reps/NJ Plan to Senate
This governing body proposes amendments to the VA Constitution.
What is the General Assembly?
Public schools and fire departments are examples of this part of the Preamble?
What is to "promote the general welfare"?
List the 5 freedoms of the First Amendment
Speech Press Petition Religion Assembly
These are the five freedoms in the First Amendment.
What are freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition?
This document listed grievances against the King of England.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This principle states the government can only do what we let them.
What is limited government?
This is who ratifies amendments to the US Constitution.
What are the states?
Recite the Preamble?
Or tell me the 6 goals
What is "We the people, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity do ordain and establish this Constitution of the United States of America."?
What type of government does America have and explain why
Democratic Republic
This amendment makes sure the states must follow federal law.
What is the 14th Amendment?
This document was the inspiration to the Bill of Rights.
What is the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
This principle states the government only rules us because we let them.
What is consent of the governed?
This is who ratifies the VA Consitution amendments.
Who are the voters?