Unit 2

4. commerce the transportation of services and goods across borders
5. of the accused ensure a fair trial
7. of rights the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution
8. and balances each branch of government limits the powers of the others
12. rebellion 2,000 Massachusetts farmers rebelled against land foreclosures and debt from the Revolutionary War
13. The People" first 3 words of the constitution
15. resistence achieving social or political change through protests without using physical force.
17. amendment illegal to deny someone the right to vote
18. an introduction explains the document’s purpose and underlying principles
21. people who feared a strong national government
22. rights personal rights guaranteed and protected by the constitution
23. amendment makes poll taxes illegal
24. liberties individual rights and freedoms
25. amendment denying due process of law and equal protection of the law
26. amendment minimum voting age 18

1. of powers divides the government into distinct branches
2. papers essays written to explain and defend the proposed U.S. Constitution
3. amendment abolish slavery
6. amendment guarantees women the right to vote
8. convention a meeting in Philadelphia where delegates threw out the articles of confederation
9. separation of people into different groups based on race and ethnicity
10. a change to the written constitution
11. defines powers, duties and organization of the federal government
14. sovereignty authority of the government comes from the people
16. a group of people who wanted a strong national government
19. of Confederation the first constitution of the U.S.
20. crowe laws enofrced racial segregation and discrimination
25. amendment freedom of religion, speech, press, peaceful assembly and petition government