Declaration of Independence
These are rights that cannot be taken away by a government
What are unalienable rights referred to in the Declaration of Independence?
This means that the people hold the final authority in government.
What is the principle of popular sovereignty?
This amendment guaranteed permanent freedom from slavery
What is the Thirteenth Amendment ?
According to the Declaration of Independence, if a person’s unalienable rights are not protected by the government.
What is the people have the right to change the government?
The president during the Civil War who freed the slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This person was the author of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
*This is the name of the introduction to the constitution.
What is the preamble?
This amendment protects the voting rights of African American men
What is the 15th amendment?
The ratification (approval) of the 19th Amendment in 1920 which was a victory in the long struggle for women’s equality did this.
What gave women the right to vote?
I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can’t say – I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.
-1904
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This stated that the thirteen colonies were no longer part of Great Britain
What is the The Declaration of Independence?
1.Congress passes a bill 2. President vetoes it. 3 Congress overrides president
What is checks and balances?
Amendment protects you from cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the 8th amendment?
*rights that cannot be taken away from you
What are unalienable rights?
Frederick Douglass inspired followers of the abolitionist movement this way.
What is publishing the anti-slavery newspaper The North Star?
Unalienable Rights: Life,__________, Pursuit of Happiness
What is Liberty?
This is the primary purpose of the first 10 amendments to the U. S. Constitution.
What is protect individual freedoms and rights?
This amendment gives you freedom of religion. People can choose to participate in religious services.
What is the 1st amendment?
*This is our document serves as our supreme law in the United States
What is the Constitution of the United States?
The reason Susan B. Anthony was honored by putting her on a coin.
What is fought for women's suffrage?
*The country from which the colonies declared independence.
What is Great Britain?
The principle in the U.S. government that separates in three branches.
What is separation of powers?
∙ Unreasonable searches and seizures are illegal.
∙ Search warrants may not be issued without probable cause.
∙ The place to be searched and the people or items to be seized must be described in a warrant.
What is the 4th amendment?
*this branch of government includes the president
What is the executive branch?
William Lloyd Garrison, became a leading advocate (supporter) for abolishing (ending) this.
What is slavery?