have the right to a trial by jury, if it is a civil case
What is Amendment VII?
100
All powers not given to the national government and not denied to the states are reserved for the states or for the people
What is the X Amendment?
100
Father of the Constitution
Who is James Madison?
100
to approve
What is to ratify?
100
Daniel Shay led a group of 1,000 farmers in forcing courts to close so that the farmer’s land could not be seized.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
200
No soldier can be quartered at any house
What is Amendment III?
200
Assures that the rights listed in the Constitution are not the only ones that exist
What is Amendment IX?
200
The first Chief Executive
Who is George Washington?
200
a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
What is a Republic?
200
Formal plan of government
What is a Constitution?
300
Due process of law and Double Jeopardy
What is Amendment V?
300
Protects citizens from unreasonable search and seizure without a search warrant
What is Amendment IV?
300
believed that all people have natural rights, including life, liberty and property. Government is an agreement or a contract between the people and the ruler.
Who is John Locke?
300
a period when economic activity slowed and unemployment increased
What is a depression?
300
believed that the new constitution would be too strong and would crush the people’s rights. They were against ratification
What is an anti-federalist?
400
The right to bear arms
What is Amendment II?
400
Freedom of religion, press, and speech
What is Amendment I?
400
He believed that a separation of powers should exist.
Who is Baron De Montesquieu?
400
a time that promoted knowledge, reason, and science as ways to improve society
What is the enlightenment?
400
An earlier event or action regarded as an example
What is a precedent
500
Prevents judges from ordering excessive bail or imposing cruel and unusual punishment on a convicted criminal
What is Amendment VIII?
500
Right to a speedy trial with witnesses and to be defended by a lawyer
What is Amendment VI?
500
argued for a strong federal system. They wanted to ratify the new Constitution
What is a Federalist?
500
were a series of essays which defended the new Constitution and explained why the Constitution should be ratified