Federalists and Antifederalists will Battle it Out
Constitutional Principles You Need to Know
100
This is located at the beginning of the Constitution and it lists the desired outcomes of the Constitution.
What is the Preamble?
100
The Senate and the House of Representatives makes up this part of the government.
What is the congress?
100
The way the United States organizes and balances its powers to be spread thoroughly in each branch.
What is separation of powers?
100
A person who's in favor for new reforms on the government.
What is a federalist?
100
The support of a republic based government.
What is republicanism?
200
Gouverneur Morris was the man who wrote this important introduction to the constitution.
Who wrote the preamble?
200
Its an official population count that is mandatory by government every 10 years.
What is the census?
200
This was the process the constitution underwent when nine states approved the formalization of the new constitution.
What is ratification?
200
This man was a famous leader for the federalists and also was a focus on a musical on broadway.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
200
This common constitutional principle states that the law should have an explanation and evidence before arresting someone.
What is habeas corpus?
300
Forming a perfect union and establishing justice were all a part of the preambles what?
What is the purpose?
300
This article particularly highlights the ways of revising and changing the constitution.
What is Article 5?
300
The way the government branches check that each group has an equal amount of power and verifies that one isn't overriding the other.
What is checks and balances?
300
This date is when the constitution was ratified after the antifederalist movements.
What is 1787?
300
This process is where an accused person is put through the system and is tried and has to state their case.
What is due process?
400
We the people of the United States establish what in the preamble?
What is the constitution?
400
This branch of government is discussed in the third article and it includes lower courts.
What is the Judicial Branch?
400
The combination of this and republicanism is what makes our country a democracy.
What is popular sovereignty?
400
This is where guidelines for searching a persons belongings is placed and when and where the law is able to search someones things.
What is search and seizure?
500
It is the number of sentences the preamble is made up of.
What is 1?
500
This article explains that any person convicted of a crime has the right to due process.
What is article 6?
500
This man was the one who penned or actually wrote the constitution.
Who is Jacob Shallus?
500
This is a collection of 85 articles and essays written under the pseudonym "Publius" by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay to promote the ratification of the United States Constitution.
What is the federalist papers?
500
Limited government, republicanism, checks and balances, federalism, separation of powers, and popular sovereignty are all a part of what?