What is the uprising in 1786 over financial difficulties?
100
a system in which the branches of government balance each other in order to guard against abuses
What is checks and balances
100
supreme and independence political authority
What is sovereignty
100
Protects the freedom of religion, speech, and the press, as well as the right to assemble and petition the government
What the is 1st amendment
200
Seven Articles
How many articles of the constitution are there?
200
1777
When was the Articles of Confederation created?
200
a special statement by the government that has the power of law
What is ordinance
200
a tradition
What is precedent?
200
Protects the right to bear arms
What the is 2nd amendment
300
Constitutional Convention
What was the name of the event where the constitution was formed?
300
1791
When was the Bill of Rights added?
300
a group of people who have united for political purposes
What is Confederation
300
a cause that allowed individuals who did not pass the literacy test to vote if their fathers or grand fathers had voted before reconstruction began
What is grandfather clause
300
Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers out of war time
What the is 3rd amendment
400
Guidelines on how to run government
What are the articles of constitution?/What is the constitution?
400
1787
When was the US Constitution written?
400
supporters of the Constitution and strong central government
What is a Federalist ?
400
idea that the government must follow procedures established by law and guaranteed by the constitution
What is due process
400
Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause
What the is 4th amendment
500
Bill of Rights
What is the document that gives us our rights?
500
1920
When was the nineteenth amendment ratified?
500
the right to publish anything, including criticism of the government
What is free press?
500
the right to vote
What is suffrage?
500
Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to due process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy