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U.S. Constitution
100

The Second Amendment states "the right of the people to _______ shall not be infringed and"

What is keep and bear arms?

100
The two main issues of Amendment Eight
What are cruel and unusual punishment and excessive fines or bails?
100
The group of people who believed the Constitution should be ratified immediately.
Who were the federalists?
100
A system of government in which power is divided between a national (federal) government and various regional governments
What is Federalism?
100

What are the powers of the Articles of Confederation?

What is declare war, borrow money, make treaties.

200
The Fourth Amendment is known as protection against
What is unreasonable searches and seizures?
200

Known as "the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution", Amendment 10,

What is go to the people and states

200
Believed the Articles of Confederation simply needed amended not abandoned
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
200

When each branch limits the powers of the other two branches

What are checks and balances?

200
The incident that proved the Articles of Confederation were insupportable and unable to be enforced
What is Shay's Rebellion?
300

The amendment that states "no person can be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb, and cannot be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself"

What is the Fifth Amendment?

300
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial
What is Amendment Six?
300
The series of articles written to convince the public of the immediate ratification of the Constitution.
What were the Federalist Papers?
300
Where the People are the legitimate and final source of Government Authority
What is Popular Sovereignty?
300

The three legs of the US federal government

What are the executive, legislative and judicial branches?

400
Amendment Three prevents
What is quartering soldiers during times of peace?
400

The right to a trial by jury in civil cases

What is the 7th Amendment?

400
Individual/s that wrote the Federalist Papers
Who were John Jay, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison?
400
A form of government in which citizens elect representatives to carry out their will
What is Republicanism?
400

What should all citizens do?

What is obey all laws.

500
The First Amendment ensures the protection of citizen's (name all five)
What are Freedoms of: religion, speech, petition, press, and assembly?
500

Amendment Nine protects what?

What is citizens entitled to rights not list in the Constitution.

500
The compromise between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists to ensure that civil liberties would not be abused or taken away
What is the Bill of Rights?
500

The liberties protected by the Constitution, such as freedom of speech, freedom religion etc.

What are Individual Rights?

500

What compromise established a three branch government and equal representation in one house and representation based on population in the other house?

What is the Great Compromise