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- 1. Which amendment protects the right to a speedy public trial by jury
- 5. the sharing of powers among three separate branches of government
- 7. bill name of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution; most were designed to protect fundamental rights and liberties
- 10. Which amendment prohibits unreasonable searches.
- 12. Which amendment gives you the right to a jury trial during civil lawsuits
- 16. Which amendment prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy.
- 17. , what was the first basis for the new nation’s government; adopted in 1781; created an alliance of sovereign states held together by a weak central government
- 20. who where those who did not support ratification of the constitution
- 21. the right to life, liberty, and property; believed to be given by God; no government may take away
- 22. a system that allows one branch of government to limit the exercise of power by another branch; requires the different parts of government to work together
- 23. a compromise between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan that created a two-house Congress; representation based on population in the House of Representatives and equal representation of states in the Senate
- 24. a legislature with only one house, like the Confederation Congress or the legislature proposed by the New Jersey Plan
- 26. a collection of eighty-five essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in support of ratification of the Constitution
- 27. Which amendment gives and protects the right to bear arms
- 29. Which amendment restricts the quartering of soldiers in private homes.
- 30. a highly decentralized form of government; sovereign states form a union for purposes such as mutual defense
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- 2. a plan that called for a one-house national legislature; each state would receive one vote
- 3. Which amendment States that rights not enumerated in the Constitution are retained by the people.
- 4. Which amendment states that the federal government possesses only those powers delegated, or enumerated, to it through the Constitution, and that all other powers are reserved to the States, or to the people.
- 6. the powers given explicitly to the federal government by the Constitution (Article I, Section 8); power to regulate interstate and foreign commerce, raise and support armies, declare war, coin money, and conduct foreign affairs
- 8. Which amendment prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment.
- 9. a compromise between northern and southern states that called for counting of all a state’s free population and 60 percent of its enslaved population for both federal taxation and representation in Congress
- 11. a document written in 1776 in which the American colonists proclaimed their independence from Great Britain and listed their grievances against the British king
- 13. an agreement between people and government in which citizens consent to be governed so long as the government protects their natural rights
- 14. those who supported ratification of the Constitution
- 15. the statement in Article VI of the Constitution that federal law is superior to laws passed by state legislatures
- 18. a form of government in which power is divided between state governments and a national government
- 19. Which amendment protects our freedom of speech?
- 25. the power of the president to reject a law proposed by Congress
- 28. a plan for a two-house legislature; representatives would be elected to the lower house based on each state’s population; representatives for the upper house would be chosen by the lower house