Amendments
The rights included in the Fourth Amendment
No person should be subject to unnecessary searches or seizures by the government
Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison
The purpose of the Articles of Confederation
The document that established the outline for the national government after the independence from Great Britain
The definition of checks and balances
Each branch of government has its own powers so that the government stays stable. The branches also have the ability to check the other branches
The definition of gerrymandering
Gerrymandering is when someone in the government manipulates the boundaries for voting to favor a specific party
The rights included in the Sixth Amendment
Right to a fast trial, tight to a trial with a jury, right to be aware of charges, right to witnesses
The documents the Federalists wrote and the documents the Anti-Federalists wrote
Federalists- The Federalist Papers
Anti-Federalists- The Brutus Essays
The purpose of the Constitution
The rules for how a country, state, or organization runs in the United States
The President can ______ ________ created by Congress
Veto legislation
The effect of Gerrymandering
When someone Gerrymanders, they are giving their political party a higher chance of having more votes.
The First Amendment
The concepts the Federalists believed in
Strong centralized government, and heavy government subsidies
The difference between the two documents
AOC- The Articles of Confederation mostly affected the states and how they run
Constitution- The Constitution was the law of the land for the whole country
The role that Congress plays when it comes to the president's nominees
Congress can confirm or reject the President's nominees
Some of the most Gerrymandered states
Texas, Utah, Arkansas, and Louisianna
The Amendment that gave women the right to vote
The Nineteenth Amendment
The key people of the Anti-Federalists
Robert Yates, Patrick Henry, and Samuel Adams
The writer of the Articles of Confederation
John Dickinson
The president nominates ______ and they are confirmed by the _______
Justices of the Supreme Court
Senate
A court case regarding gerrymandering
Callais v. Landry
Amendment ________ allows the vice President to become President if anything were to happen where the President was not able to be in office anymore
Twenty-five
Key concepts of the Anti-Federalists
Decentralized form of government, individual rights, and stronger representation from the states
The writer of the Constitution
James Madison
Congress can create Amendments
The outcome of the White v. Mississippi State Board of Elections court case
The final decision is still pending. The case is in regard to the lack of black representation in their government, even though the population is 40% black