Guarantees the right of states to organize militias, or armies, and the right of individuals to bear arms.

Guarantees the right to a speedy public trial by an impartial jury; the right to a lawyer; the right to cross examine witnesses; and the right to force witnesses at a trial to testify.

Protects an accused person from having to testify against him or herself (self-incrimination); bans double jeopardy, and guarantees that no person will suffer the loss of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.

Abolished slavery.

States that the people have rights other than those specifically mentioned in the Constitution.

Prohibits cruel and unusual punishment and excessive bail or fines.

Forbids the government to order private citizens to allow soldiers to live in their homes.

Guarantees the right to vote to all citizens regardless of race.

States that “Congress shall make no law” restricting freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.

Protects an accused person from having to testify against him or herself (self-incrimination); bans double jeopardy, and guarantees that no person will suffer the loss of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.

Guarantees the right to a speedy public trial by an impartial jury; the right to a lawyer; the right to cross examine witnesses; and the right to force witnesses at a trial to testify.

Requires that warrants be issued if property is to be searched or seized (taken) by the government.

Protects an accused person from having to testify against him or herself (self-incrimination); bans double jeopardy, and guarantees that no person will suffer the loss of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.

Created two houses of Congress.  One based on population, the other gave equal representation to each state.

States that “Congress shall make no law” restricting freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition

An economic theory that a country’s strength is measured by the amount of gold it has, that a country should sell more than it buys and that the colonies exist for the benefit of the Mother Country.

Guarantees the right to a speedy public trial by an impartial jury; the right to a lawyer; the right to cross examine witnesses; and the right to force witnesses at a trial to testify.

Signed in 1215 by King John, was the first document that limited power of the ruler by practicing due process.

Forbids the government to order private citizens to allow soldiers to live in their homes

Guarantees the right of states to organize militias, or armies, and the right of individuals to bear arms.

States that “Congress shall make no law” restricting freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.

A system set up by the Constitution in which each branch of the federal government has the power to check, or control, the actions of the other branches.

Guarantees the right to a jury trial in civil suits

The first American constitution.  It was a very weak document that limited the power of the Congress by giving states the final authority over all decisions.

The idea that political authority belongs to the people.

prohibits cruel and unusual punishment and excessive bail or fines.

guarantees citizenship and rights to all people born or naturalized in the United States.

ended the Mexican War.  The US gained land through the Mexican Cession.

To approve by vote.

The Legislative Branch, the Judicial Branch, and the Executive branch

The sharing of power between the states and the national government

States that the people have rights other than those specifically mentioned in the Constitution.

States that powers not given to the federal government belong to the states.

Means to change.

The first American constitution.  It was a very weak document that limited the power of the Congress by giving states the final authority over all decisions.

A system set up by the Constitution in which each branch of the federal government has the power to check, or control, the actions of the other branches.

Guarantees the right to a jury trial in civil suits.

Guarantees the right of states to organize militias, or armies, and the right of individuals to bear arms.

 Abolished slavery

Guarantees the right to vote to all citizens regardless of race.

States that powers not given to the federal government belong to the states.

Guarantees the right to vote to all citizens regardless of race.

Guarantees citizenship and rights to all people born or naturalized in the United States.

Prohibits cruel and unusual punishment and excessive bail or fines.

 Protects an accused person from having to testify against him or herself (self-incrimination); bans double jeopardy, and guarantees that no person will suffer the loss of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.

 Guarantees the right to vote to all citizens regardless of race.

Guarantees the right of states to organize militias, or armies, and the right of individuals to bear arms.

A system of government in which voters elect representatives to make laws for them.

Created two houses of Congress.  One based on population, the other gave equal representation to each state

An economic theory that a country’s strength is measured by the amount of gold it has, that a country should sell more than it buys and that the colonies exist for the benefit of the Mother Country.

The refusal to obey a government law or laws as a means of passive resistance because of one’s moral conviction or belief.

A system of government in which voters elect representatives to make laws for them.

Signed in 1215 by King John, was the first document that limited power of the ruler by practicing due process.

Prohibits cruel and unusual punishment and excessive bail or fines.

Sets out the structure and principles of the government of the United States.  This document was written in 1787.  

A system of government in which voters elect representatives to make laws for them.

An economic theory that a country’s strength is measured by the amount of gold it has, that a country should sell more than it buys and that the colonies exist for the benefit of the Mother Country.

The refusal to obey a government law or laws as a means of passive resistance because of one’s moral conviction or belief.

An economic theory that a country’s strength is measured by the amount of gold it has, that a country should sell more than it buys and that the colonies exist for the benefit of the Mother Country.

Created two houses of Congress.  One based on population, the other gave equal representation to each state.

The right of the Supreme Court to judge laws passed by Congress and determine whether they are constitutional or not.

A document written by Thomas Jefferson on July 4, 1776. It declared the colonies independence from England.

A nation in which voters choose representatives to govern them.

Signed in 1215 by King John, was the first document that limited power of the ruler by practicing due process.

A system of government in which voters elect representatives to make laws for them.

The sharing of power between the states and the national government

A document written by Thomas Jefferson on July 4, 1776. It declared the colonies independence from England.

A system set up by the Constitution in which each branch of the federal government has the power to check, or control, the actions of the other branches.

The first American constitution. It was a very weak document that limited the power of the Congress by giving states the final authority over all decisions.

The right of the Supreme Court to judge laws passed by Congress and determine whether they are constitutional or not.

An economic theory that a country’s strength is measured by the amount of gold it has, that a country should sell more than it buys and that the colonies exist for the benefit of the Mother Country. 

A system of government in which voters elect representatives to make laws for them.

A nation in which voters choose representatives to govern them.  

The right of the Supreme Court to judge laws passed by Congress and determine whether they are constitutional or not.

Powers not given to the federal government belong to the states.

The first American constitution.  It was a very weak document that limited the power of the Congress by giving states the final authority over all decisions.

The Legislative Branch, the Judicial Branch, and the Executive branch.

A system set up by the Constitution in which each branch of the federal government has the power to check, or control, the actions of the other branches.

The structure and principles of the government of the United States.  This document was written in 1787. 

Created two houses of Congress.  One based on population, the other gave equal representation to each state.

Consisting of two houses, or chambers, especially in a legislature.

 Sets out the structure and principles of the government of the United States.  This document was written in 1787. 

Consisting of two houses, or chambers, especially in a legislature.

The sharing of power between the states and the national government

 Rights that cannot be given up, taken away or transferred.  Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are some of those rights.

The Legislative Branch, the Judicial Branch, and the Executive branch.

To change

To approve by vote.

The sharing of power between the states and the national government

The right of the Supreme Court to judge laws passed by Congress and determine whether they are constitutional or not.

To approve by vote.

Ended the Mexican War.  The US gained land through the Mexican Cession.

A cruel and unjust government

Sets out the structure and principles of the government of the United States.  This document was written in 1787. 

Consisting of two houses, or chambers, especially in a legislature. 

Suffrage is the right to vote.

The belief that the United States should own all of the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

The right of the Supreme Court to judge laws passed by Congress and determine whether they are constitutional or not.

The first American constitution.  It was a very weak document that limited the power of the Congress by giving states the final authority over all decisions.

The first ten amendments to the Constitution and detail the protection of individual liberties.

Signed in 1215 by King John, was the first document that limited power of the ruler by practicing due process.

Created two houses of Congress.  One based on population, the other gave equal representation to each state.

A cruel and unjust government

Sets out the structure and principles of the government of the United States.  This document was written in 1787.  

The idea that political authority belongs to the people.

The right of the Supreme Court to judge laws passed by Congress and determine whether they are constitutional or not.

Considered to be the “Father of the Constitution”

 Sets out the structure and principles of the government of the United States.  This document was written in 1787.  

Rights that cannot be given up, taken away or transferred.  Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are some of those rights.

The first ten amendments to the Constitution and detail the protection of individual liberties.

Considered to be the “Father of the Constitution”.

The right to vote.

To approve by vote.

The right of the Supreme Court to judge laws passed by Congress and determine whether they are constitutional or not.

Rights that cannot be given up, taken away or transferred.  Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are some of those rights.

The first ten amendments to the Constitution and detail the protection of individual liberties.

Consisting of two houses, or chambers, especially in a legislature. 

Wrote the Declaration of Independence; became the 3rd President of the United States and purchased the Louisiana territory from France in 1803, doubling the size of the United States.

Means to change

The right to vote

The first ten amendments to the Constitution and detail the protection of individual liberties.

The sharing of power between the states and the national government

The belief that the United States should own all of the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

A cruel and unjust government.

The idea that political authority belongs to the people.

Rights that cannot be given up, taken away or transferred.  Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are some of those rights.