Bill of Rights
What is the 2nd Amendment?
Someone who believes in a strong central government
What is a federalist
The leader of the Constitutional Convention
Who is George Washington?
Compromise that settled the argument between North and South
What is the 3/5 Compromise?
Examples of Civic Duty
What is voting, obeying rules and laws and serving jury duty?
The first amendment
What is freedom of religion, speech, assembly, press and petition?
Someone who believes in states' rights
What is an Anti-Federalist?
Refers to the system created to ensure that no one branch of the government has too much power.
What is Checks and Balances?
The compromise that settled the argument between large states and small states
What is the Great Compromise?
Rights that the government cannot take away without just cause
What is unalienable rights?
The 3rd Amendment
What is no quartering troops during times of peace?
3 Members of the Anti-Federalist Group
Who is George Mason, Patrick Henry and Richard Henry Lee?
Refers to the idea that the power of the government is restricted by law.
What is limited government?
Based on population, Bicameral Legislature, Favored by Large States
What is the Virginia Plan?
The amendment that states rights of the people
What is the 9th amendment?
Right to speedy public trial, right to a trial by jury, right to an attorney
What is the 6th Amendment?
What is the Bill of Rights?
The concept that political power rests with the consent of the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
The type of representation in the New Jersey Plan
What is equal representation?
Refers to the idea that elected representatives serve with the consent of the people
What is Republicanism?
This quote inspired James Madison to create one amendment, "No person shall be subject, except in case of impeachment, to more than one trial, or punishment for the same offence, nor shall be compelled, in any criminal case, to be a witness against himself"
What is the 5th Amendment?
The number of Federalist Papers Alexander Hamilton wrote
What is 51?
The year the writing of the constitution took place?
What is 1787?
Two Houses in the Legislative branch and their representation
What is the Senate and House of Representatives?
What is 2 Senators and Population?
The process has been followed in almost all changes to the Constitution
Proposal by two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress, ratified by three-fourths of state legislatures