Ch. 16 Government- The Constitution

national/ whole country level of government

• democracy

• rights

• federal

• constitution

• amendment

Freedoms protected by a government's laws

• democracy

• rights

• federal

• constitution

• amendment

a change to a law

• democracy

• rights

• federal

• constitution

• amendment

a written plan of government

• democracy

• rights

• federal

• constitution

• amendment

The current plan for governing the United States

• Articles of Confederation

• U.S. Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• First Amendment

The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• U.S. Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• First Amendment

Guarantees important rights like freedom of speech and religion

• Articles of Confederation

• U.S. Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• First Amendment

Why did the Articles of Confederation have to be replaced? PICK 2!

• It made the central government too strong.

• It made the central government too weak.

• It had too many spelling errors.

• It did not give a framework that let the country grow.

The first/ original written plan for government in the United States

• Articles of Confederation

• U.S. Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• First Amendment

A group of people gathered together for a common purpose

• assembly

• petition

• rights

• representative