The Bill of Rights
How many Amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
10
What are the three branches of government?
Judicial, Legislative, and Executive
Where was the Constitutional Convention at?
Philadelphia, P.A.
Federalists
A person who supports the Constitution and a strong national government.
How was the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution similar?
They both talk about the rights of the people.
What group of people wanted to add the Bill of Rights to the Constitution?
Anti-Federalists
What is the purpose of having three branches of government?
So it is equal - one is not more powerful than the other.
What document did the delegates want to edit at the Constitutional Convention?
The Articles of Confederation.
Anti-Federalists
A person who does not support the Constitution and wants the states to have more power. They want a Bill of Rights.
The 2nd amendment in the Bill of Rights gives people the right to...
The right to bear arms (own a gun)
Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?
To protect individual freedoms and to ensure that the government does not have too much power.
How can the legislative branch check the judicial branch?
The Senate must approve presidential appointments to the Supreme Court.
Why did the delegates want to meet to create a new constitution?
They believed that a stronger central government was necessary.
Checks and Balances
The three branches of government can limit the powers of the other. They “check” each other so the power is equal between them.
Why did the framers of the constitution establish a separation of church and state?
People who settled in the 13 colonies experienced religious discrimination in Europe.
Which amendment in the Bill of Rights gives us the Freedom of Speech?
The first amendment.
How can the executive branch check the judicial branch?
The president appoints new members to the Supreme Court.
Who has more power in a strong central government - the states or the federal government?
The federal government.
Delegates/Framers
A group of 55 individuals who went to the Constitutional Convention and took part in writing the U.S. Constitution.
How was the Constitution a pro-slavery document (it supported slavery)
It did not make slavery illegal, it used the three-fifths compromise to add to the population.
The 4th amendment protects people from...
Unreasonable searches and seizures
How can the judicial branch check the legislative branch?
The Supreme Court can declare laws made by Congress unconstitutional.
Why do the states and the federal government have some of the same powers (creating taxes)?
So one does not become more powerful than the other?
The Declaration of Independence
A document written in 1776 that explains why America wanted Independence from Great Britain.
To what extent did the new constitution represent all Americans?
Having a Bill of Rights and making sure there is a separation of powers keeps the government in check and protects individual liberties.