Examples include freedom of speech, right to trial by jury, and freedom of religion.
What is Individual Rights?
100
The President vetoes the new 20% increase tax passed by Congress.
What is Checks and Balances?
100
A change to the Constitution.
What is an Amendment?
100
When year did the delegates meet in Philadelphia for the Constitutional Convention?
What is 1787?
200
Anti-federalist who was at the Constitutional Convention but refused to ratify the Constitution without a Bill of Rights.
Who is George Mason?
200
People voting in the next election for their Senators and Representatives.
What is Republicanism?
200
The Supreme Court declared that the Missouri Compromise passed by Congress in 1820 was unconstitutional because it did not allow people to bring their property into certain territories.
What is Checks and Balances?
200
Branch of government that makes laws.
What is Legislative?
200
The weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
What are:
1. Cannot Collect Taxes
2. Cannot Enforce Laws
3. Cannot Regulate Trade
4. No Executive Branch
5. No Judicial Branch
6. 9/13 States to Pass Laws
7. All 13 States to Pass Laws
300
A person/group that supports a strong federal government.
What is a Federalist?
300
Congress raises taxes by 20%
What is Separation of Powers?
300
People formed a picket line protesting U.S. involvement in an overseas war
What is Individual Rights?
300
Branch of government that enforces or carries out laws.
What is Executive?
300
As part of the Great Compromise, slave states agreed to count 3 slaves out of every 5 slaves for representation.
What is 3/5 Compromise?
400
English philosopher who wrote about the importance of a written contract.
Who is John Locke?
400
Colonists wrote the Declaration of Independence, later Americans write the Constitution to replace the Articles of Confederation
What is Popular Sovereignty?
400
Congress makes robbing banks a crime; the President is in charge of the F.B.I. which arrests a bank robber; the courts decides if that person is guilty or innocent.
What is Separation of Powers?
400
Branch of government that interprets the law and punishes lawbreakers.
What is Judicial?
400
Established a bi-cameral legislature, lower house is based on population, and the upper house is based on equal representation
What is The Great Compromise?
500
French writer who influenced the Constitution, calling for separation of powers.
Who is Charles de Montesquieu?
500
The U.S. maintains the Interstate Highway system, Texas is responsible for roads and highways.
What is Federalism?
500
Since the Constitution does not mention education; it is the responsibility of each state to establish the requirements needed for teaching school.
What is Federalism?
500
The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional.