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100
This amendment guarantees speech
What is the First Amendment?
100
This person introduced the 10 Commandments
Who is Moses?
100
This document separated the colonies from England.
What the Declaration of Independence?
100
These are rights that cannot be taken away
What are natural rights?
100
This branch writes laws and contains the Congress
What is Legislative Branch?
200
This amendment protects against illegal search and seizure
What is the 4th Amendment?
200
This person wrote the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
200
This is the "rule book" for running the United States
What is the Constitution?
200
This is a theory where one gives up some freedoms to preserve his or her natural rights.
What is Social Contract Theory?
200
This branch carries out the law and contains the President.
What is Executive Branch?
300
This amendment protects the rights of the accused
What is the 5th Amendment?
300
This person felt we were all born with Natural Rights
Who is John Locke?
300
The Anti-Federalists wanted this added to the end of the Constitution to protect people's rights
What is the Bill of Rights?
300
This a theory where the ruler gets his or her authority from God
What is Divine Right Theory?
300
This branch interprets laws and the Constitution.
What is the Judicial Branch?
400
This Amendment guarantees the right to keep and bear arms.
What is the 2nd Amendment?
400
This person believed in Separation of Powers in government.
Who is Charles de Montesqueui?
400
This was the first United States government.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
400
This theory tries to prevent one group in government gaining too much power
What is separation of powers?
400
This court Case ended segregation in school
What is Brown vs Board of Education?
500
This amendment grants women the right to vote
What is the 19th Amendment?
500
This person was responsible for the Connecticut Compromise
Who is Roger Sherman?
500
This "Great Charter", signed in 1215, was the first limit on a King's Power
What is the Magna Carta?
500
This theory gives each branch of government limited power of each other.
What are Checks and Balances?
500
There have been 45 Presidents, how many men have been President.
What are 44?