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- 3. The right of the people to overthrow a government that acts against their common interests.
- 6. No quartering of soldiers
- 7. The idea that all humans are born with rights, which include the right to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
- 10. Powers shared by the state and federal governments
- 12. 1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade)
- 14. No cruel or unusual punishment
- 17. The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right to due process
- 20. A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
- 21. No one is above the law
- 22. Opponents of the American Constitution who wanted a Bill of Rights so the people had more rights.
- 23. Government structure in which government actions are limited by law (the Constitution)
- 24. A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
- 27. The document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the colonies from Great Britain
- 29. The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional
- 31. The division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government
- 32. The first ten amendments to the Constitution
- 33. Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition
- 34. (Consent of the governed) Rule by the people
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- 1. English philosopher who argued that people have natural rights
- 2. Right to a trial by jury in civil cases
- 4. Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures
- 5. The document written in 1787 and ratified in 1788 that sets forth the institutional structure of the U.S. government and the tasks these institutions perform. It replaced the Articles of Confederation.
- 8. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
- 9. Right to bear arms
- 11. The belief that the people agree to set up rulers for certain purposes and thus have the right to resist or remove rulers who act against those purposes.
- 13. Article VI of the Constitution, which makes the Constitution, national laws, and treaties supreme over state laws when the national government is acting within its constitutional limits.
- 15. believed that people are born selfish and need a strong central authority
- 16. A term used to describe supporters of the Constitution.
- 18. Right to a speedy trial
- 19. Citizens entitled to rights not listed in the Constitution
- 25. for example, the authority to print money.
- 26. (10th Amendment) The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
- 28. Powers specifically given to the federal government by the US
- 30. The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies