Bill of Rights
This Father of the Bill of Rights initially didn't think it was necessary.
Who was James Madison
This older document provided important legal ideas that were used in the Constitution.
What is the Magna Carta.
(Ideas included : due process, habeas corpus, no one is above the law, or "law of the land")
This clause tells states that the federal government's laws are supreme to state law.
What is the Supremacy Clause.
Article 6
Questions about interpreting the Constitution are decided by this branch of government.
What is the Judicial branch.
This requires the government to have a warrant before searching your belongings.
What is the 4th Amendment.
It also protects against unlawful search and seizure.
This document was known as the first constitution.
What is the Articles of Confederation.
(In force 1781-89)
This clause is your "get out of jail free" card if the government arrests you.
What is habeas corpus.
("Bring the body to us')
Article 1, Section 9
This philosopher's ideas about government inspired many of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Locke.
Until 1868 the Bill of Rights only protected you from this level of government.
What is the federal.
(What event changed that?)
The Constitution introduced this new way of electing members of the House of Representatives.
What is direct election by the people.
(Many thought this was "too much democracy")
This clause regulating the flow of goods between states actually led to the desegregation of public accommodations in the 1960s.
What is the Commerce Clause
Article 1, Section 8
This party believed in a strong central government.
What is the Federalists.
These amendments make sure the federal government doesn't claim too much power from the people and states
What are the 9th and 10th.
Taxation was a big issue in the American Revolution. Which branch of government has the right to levy taxes.
What is the legislative branch.
(Specifically, all $$$ issues must start in the House of Representatives).
This clause gives Congress the powers required to carry out the constitutionally valid laws they pass.
What is the Necessary and Proper, or Elastic Clause
Article 1, Section 8
Name two of the policies of King George III that helped fan the flames of rebellion in America.
Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Townshend Acts, Coercive Acts, Salutary Neglect.
These five basic civil liberties are all guaranteed by the 1st Amendment
What are free speech, press, assembly, religion, and petition.
Police powers are the right regulate behavior for the health, safety, morality, and general welfare of inhabitants. This amendment in the Bill of Rights reserves this right to the states.
What is the 10th.
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people
This 1868 amendment is considered so important that it fundamentally expanded a citizen's protection against the government.
What is the 14th Amendment.
While technically geared toward African-Americans, it applied the Bill of Rights to protect against state governments.
This agreement about proportional representation in the House of Representatives and equal representation in the Senate saved the Constitutional Convention.
What was the Great Compromise.