Know my Rights
You have the right to bear arms
What is the 2nd Amendment?
The________________ was a meeting of delegates from most of the US met to work on a document that created a stronger government.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
The US Government is divided into 3 parts called ________.
What are branches?
To reject
What is veto?
To change or add additions to the Constitution
What is to amend or amendments?
People and their personal property cannot be searched without a warrant, issued by a judge.
What is the 4th Amendment?
The Senate and House of Representatives are found in this branch?
What is the Legislative Branch?
This was added to the Constitution to protect the citizens from unfair laws.
What are the Bill of Rights?
This branch of government decides if a law is constitutional.
What is the Judicial Branch?
This plan :
1. Worried that the population would give them a disadvantage
2. Wanted to expand the powers of Congress
3.Wanted one vote for every state ( equal representation)
What is the New Jersey Plan
The head of this branch can suggest ideas for the new laws in the State of the Union speech.
The head of this branch is the Commander and Chief.
What is the Executive Branch?
The first written plan of government in the US and the citizens wanted this document to restrict the government from having money and also a way of making or collecting money.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
The purpose of the Constitution is to ___________.
What is "explain how the government serves the people"?
This explained how slaves would be counted in a states population.
What is the 3/5ths Compromise?
You can not be forced to testify against yourself.
You cannot be tried for the same crime twice.
What is the 5th Amendment?
Father of the Constitution
Who is James Madison?
This group wanted a bill of rights added to the constitution to protect the rights of the people?
To accept an amendment
What is ratify?
Citizens in Massachusetts got upset and rioted because they could not pay their taxes after the American Revolution. They had not gotten paid. It showed that the Articles of Confederation were weak.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
This amendment deals with no excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishments.
What is the 8th Amendment?
This term describes the system of limiting power of each branch of government. It describes the power of each branch and the ability to make sure no other branch becomes too powerful.
What are the checks and balances?
Until the Bill of Rights were added, many did not want to sign this document because they feared people's individual rights would not be protected.
What is the Constitution?
This plan of government was an agreement proposed during the Constitutional Convention and called for a bicameral Congress and 3 branches of government. It provided a balance of the number of representatives in the House based on population and equal representation in the Senate.
What is the Great Compromise?