Origins of the Constitution

Which principle of government was deerived from the Magna Carta?

• Due Process

• Self Government

Which principle of government was deerived from the English Bill of Rights?

• Self Government

• Limited Government

The MAyflower Compact influenced the Constitution becasue it was______.

• The first Consitution

• An example of self government

The English Bill of Rights took away power of the monarch(king) which reflects the idea of which principle of government?

• Due Process

• Limited Government

• Rule of Law

Which item matches the principle of limited government

• “This Constitution and the laws of the United States ... shall be the supreme law of the land.” All government officials “shall be bound by an oath to support this constitution.”

• he first ten amendments in the Bill of Rights guarantee certain rights and freedoms that include:

  Freedom of speech, the press, and religion Right to petition the government and to bear arms Prohibition of excessive bail or fines, or cruel and unusual punishments for crimes

Which item matches the principle of due process

• The U.S. Constitution created three branches of government. Each branch is given the power to check, or limit the power of the other two. The system of checks and balances keeps any one branch from getting too powerful.

• “ No person shall...be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law”

Anit-Federalist favored

• A strong national government

• States have more power than the national goverbnment

A Federalist would agree that____

• The national government should have a large amount of control

• The states should have as much control over their own affairs as possible