Each citizen has the right to the freedom of religion, speech, and press and is allowed to assemble and petition the government.
1st Amendment
100
Everyone has the right to a fair and unbiased trial by jury as well as the right to counsel (a lawyer).
6th Amendment
100
He asked Congress to create a National Bank, the Bank of the United States.
Alexander Hamilton
100
The amount the national government owed.
National Debt
100
As a result of the Battle of Fallen Timbers this was signed.
Treaty of Greenville
200
Cruel and unusual punishment may not be used upon a citizen, and bails may not be unreasonably high.
8th Amendment
200
This amendment states that citizens hold rights that are not enumerated in the Constitution, and that those not enumerated are not necessarily not there.
9th Amendment
200
During the First political parties election he received 68 votes making him Vice President of the United States of America.
Thomas Jefferson
200
Traditions
Precedents
200
Farmers' resistance to a tax on whiskey
Whiskey Rebellion
300
Citizens are protected from “double jeopardy” (being tried twice for the same crime), cannot be forced to incriminate themselves, and are generally protected from abuse at the hands of the courts.
5th Amendment
300
Everyone has the right to have a gun (for lawful purposes) and the right to form as a militia
2nd Amendment
300
He was the 1st President of the United States of America.
George Washington
300
Three department heads and the attorney general.
Cabinet
300
This treaty made British agree to leave American soil, repay for damaged ships, and allow American ships to trade with the British in the Caribbean.
Jay's Treaty
400
This prohibits the government from forcing citizens to quarter soldiers in their home during peacetime. It is provisionally allowed during war.
3rd Amendment
400
If a right wasn’t given to the federal government or prohibited to the States in the Constitution, it is held by either the States or the people.
10th Amendment
400
He created the Bill of Rights
James Madison
400
Inconsistent with the Constitution
Unconstitutional
400
This gave Americans free navigation of the Mississippi River and the right to trade at New Orleans
Pinckney's Treaty
500
In civil cases, the right to a trial by jury is still preserved; the case may not be reexamined in another court.
7th Amendment
500
Citizens are protected from unwarranted search and seizure, and warrants must be specific and issued upon probable cause.
4th Amendment
500
He was the 2nd President of the United States of America
John Adams
500
Activities aimed at weakening established government
Sedition
500
Three French agents demanding a bribe and a loan from the Americas