US Constitution

Unconstitutional; bringing a person to trial over and over again for the same crime

• Extradition

• Social Changes

• Double Jeopardy

• Triple Jeopardy

The first 10 amendments are known as the:

• Bill of Rights

• Elastic Clause

• Ratification

• Preamble

The twenty-seven changes/additions to the Constitution are known as:

• articles

• sections

• clauses

• amendments

Written plan for government

• Appellate Jurisdiction

• Judicial Interpretations

• Constitution

• Original Jurisdiction

Each branch has certain actions that can limit the power of each of the other branches of government.

• Federalism

• Popular Sovereignty

• Limited Government

• Checks & Balances

A separation of power between the national, state and local

governments.

• Federalism

• Popular Sovereignty

• Limited Government

• Checks & Balances

Power is restricted, and individuals have rights that cannot be taken away.

• Federalism

• Limited Government

• Checks & Balances

• Judicial Review

Power rests with the people, and government acts at the

consent of the governed.

• Popular Sovereignty

• Limited Government

• Federalism

• Checks & Balances

If an accused woman "pleads the Fifth Amendment"; she is:

• demanding a jury trial.

• demanding an attorney.

• claiming to be innocent of the charges.

• refusing to testify against herself in court.

"The supreme law of the land"; is:

• the Constitution.

• the Bill of Rights.

• the Articles of Confederacy.

• the Preamble.