Intro
Who distributed power in the Consitution?
Preamble, Articles, Amendments
What are the 3 parts of the constitution?
Freedoms of speech, press, religion, and assmebly.
What is amendment 1
(finish the sentence) to remain silent
(finish the sentence) You have the right...
Amendments
What are modifications of the constitution of a polity, organization or other type of entity?
Executive, Judicial, Legislavtive
The right to own a gun
What is the second amendment.
This principle means that power resides in the will of the people
What is Popular Sovereignty
is the phrase "you have the right to remain silent, you have the right to an attorney, ETC"
What are your Miranda rights?
Articles of confederation
What was the first written document of laws in the U.S?
A political system in which power is divided between a central government and smaller regional governments
What is Federalism?
First 10 amendments
What is the Bill of Rights?
Requires that the American people and their government abide by a system of laws
What is the rule of law?
They are formatted like "(person, V person)"
How are court cases formatted?
Loose construction
What is an approach to interpreting the U.S. Constitution that takes modern values and social consequences into account; also known as loose construction?
The principle that no person can be deprived of life, liberty, or property without fair legal procedures and safeguards
What is Due Process?
Introduces the constitution and explains its reasoning
What is the preamble?
The executive branch.
What branch carries out and enforces laws?
What takes justices and handles crime?
Who had the idea for the constitution?
Gives U.S citizens natural rights and rules of law to form the US
What is the point of the constitution?
The amendments for when you're accused of a crime
What are amendments 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8.
No cruel or unusual punishment or excessive bail
What is amendment 8?
An independent judiciary is.
March 9th, 1789
When was the constitution ratified?