WorksheetsGenipher Boulden American Government
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
everyone must follow laws and king cannot punish people without a jury trial
Virginia House of Burgesses
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
put more limits on the power of the King, must get permission from Parliament to tax the people
Mayflower Compact
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
English Bill of Rights
Virginia House of Burgesses
place where laws were made for Virginia - 1st legislative branch in American colonies - people were elected by citizens to make laws
English Bill of Rights
Virginia House of Burgesses
Mayflower Compact
Magna Carta
rules made by Pilgrims for themselves - start of SELF GOVERNMENT in America - 41 men signed
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Virginia House of Burgesses
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
1st written constitution in America - written by Thomas Hooker
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Mayflower Compact
Virginia House of Burgesses
English Bill of Rights
places citizens met to make rules and laws for their towns in the 13 colonies
Town Meetings and Colonial Assemblies
Articles of Confederation
Northwest Ordinance
Shay’s Rebellion
rules for dividing new land to make a new state OH, MI, IN, WI, IL, MN to become a new state . . . -must have 60,000 people -must write a constitution-no slavery allowed -must build schools
New Jersey Plan
Northwest Ordinance
Northwest Ordinance
Constitutional Convention of 1787
violent protestors shut down the court system in Massachusetts -showed that national government was very weak
Shay’s Rebellion
Constitutional Convention
Northwest Ordinance
Virginia Plan
meeting where new constitution was made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Shay’s Rebellion
Virginia Plan
Constitutional Convention
The Great Compromise
plan for each state to have the same number of representatives in Congress
Shay’s Rebellion
Constitutional Convention of 1787
New Jersey Plan
The Great Compromise
plan for number of representatives to be based on population
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Constitutional Convention
Shay’s Rebellion
plan to have 2 houses of Congress -
Senate - 2 from each state
House of Reps - based on population
The Three-Fifths Compromise
The Preamble
The Great Compromise
Virginia Plan
agreement to decide how slaves would be counted - 5 slaves = 3 people
The Preamble
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
The Three-Fifths Compromise
first 52 words of Constitution - intro - “We the people . . . “
The Preamble
Virginia Plan
The Great Compromise
The Three-Fifths Compromise
describes how legislative branch works - branch that makes the laws -Congress (House of Reps and Senate)
US Constitution - Article II
US Constitution - Article I
US Constitution - Article III
US Constitution - Article V
describes how executive branch works - branch that enforces and carries out the laws -President, VP, and cabinet
US Constitution - Article I
US Constitution - Article VII
US Constitution - Article II
US Constitution - Article V
describes how judicial branch works
-branch that interprets and evaluates the laws
-Supreme Court and US court system
Fifth Amendment
US Constitution - Article III
Federalists
Antifederalists
explains relationship between states and federal government (federalism)
US Constitution - Article IV
US Constitution - Article V
US Constitution - Article II
Antifederalists
explains how to amend (change) the Constitution if necessary
US Constitution - Article V
US Constitution - Article III
US Constitution - Article II
The Federalist Papers
says the Constitution is the “supreme law of the land” - all elected officials must swear an oath to follow
US Constitution - Article II
US Constitution - Article VI
Federalists
The Bill of Rights
describes process to ratify the Constitution
The Bill of Rights
First Amendment
Third Amendment
US Constitution - Article VII
wanted a new constitution with stronger national (federal) government
Fifth Amendment
Antifederalists
Federalists
Fourth Amendment
opposed the Constitution - wanted stronger state governments
The Bill of Rights
Antifederalists
First Amendment
Fourth Amendment
85 essays written by Federalists to say why Constitution was needed
Second Amendment
Third Amendment
The Federalist Papers
Fifth Amendment
-first 10 amendments to the Constitution
The Bill of Rights
US Constitution - Article IV
US Constitution - Article III
The Federalist Papers
freedom of . . . Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition, Speech
Fifth Amendment
Third Amendment
Second Amendment
First Amendment
right to bear arms (own a gun)
Fourth Amendment
Third Amendment
Second Amendment
Fifth Amendment
no quartering - do not have to allow troops in homes
Fifth Amendment
Third Amendment
Sixth Amendment
Seventh Amendment
no unreasonable search and seizure of property w/out a warrant
Tenth Amendment
Fourth Amendment
Ninth Amendment
Seventh Amendment
due process for accused criminals and no double jeopardy (charge with same crime twice)
Ninth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Sixth Amendment
Seventh Amendment
jury trial, fair and speedy trial and right to attorney for criminal cases
Sixth Amendment
Ninth Amendment
How US Constitution Was Ratified
Eighth Amendment
jury trial in civil cases (divorce, evictions, property damage)
republicanism
Seventh Amendment
federalism
How US Constitution Was Ratified
no cruel or unusual punishment, no excessive fine/bails
federalism
Eighth Amendment
Tenth Amendment
separation of powers
rights still given to all that are not listed in the Constitution
check and balances
Ninth Amendment
limited government
How US Constitution Was Ratified
powers not listed in the Constitution are given to the states (federalism) and the people
Tenth Amendment
How US Constitution Can be Amended - What is the Process
individual rights
popular sovereignty
All states voted after 9 of 13 approve, it became law in 1788
How US Constitution Was Ratified
individual rights
federalism
popular sovereignty
proposal first - ⅔ vote amend - ¾ vote
check and balances
federalism
Popular sovereignty
How US Constitution Can be Amended - What is the Process
government power is limited to what it can or can’t do
limited government
federalism
check and balances
popular sovereignty
the people rule - “We the people. . .”
individual rights
separation of powers
popular sovereignty
federalism
people elect or vote for representatives and they vote for us
individual rights
federalism
check and balances
republicanism
states share power with federal government - 2 systems
republicanism
separation of powers
federalism
individual rights
3 branches of government - legislative, judicial, and executive
separation of powers
check and balances
individual rights
republicanism
each government has the same amount of power - each branch can monitor and correct the other branchesVETO!!!!!!!!
federalism
republicanism
individual rights
check and balances
rights and freedoms of all US citizens - ex: Bill of Rights
republicanism
separation of powers
individual rights
check and balances
1st national constitution - weak government with only 1 branch
Articles of Confederation
Shay’s Rebellion
Constitutional Convention of 1787
New Jersey Plan
