Amendments
Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, petition
First Amendment
Government is divided into 3 branches
Separation of Powers
Opposed the Constitution in its original form
Anti-Federalists
United States - the law of the land
The U.S. Constitution
To approve or accept
Ratify
Right to bear arms
Federal and State powers are divided
Federalism
Set up a system for admitting new states into the union
Written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay to convince people to ratify the new Constitution.
The Federalist Papers
To change
Amend
Due process; no self-incrimination
Fifth Amendment
People hold all the power
Popular Sovereignty
Only 3 out of 5 slaves would be counted for representation purposes
3/5 Compromise
Written in 1215 and states that no official is above the law
Magna Carta
First government of the United States
Articles of Confederation
No cruel and unusual punishment
Eighth Amendment
No government official is above the law
Limited Government
Created a bicameral house of government; lower house based on population and upper house equally represented
Great Compromise
Used as the basis of the U.S. Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights
Discussing matters rationally without fighting
Civil Discourse
Powers not given to the federal government are reserved for the states
Tenth Amendment
People elect representatives to speak for them in the government
Republicanism
Date of the Constitutional Convention
1787
The first 10 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
The Bill of Rights
This event proved that the Articles of Confederation were extremely weak and needed to be replaced
Shay's Rebellion