constitution

Question 1

Liberty

Answer 1

the quality or state of being free

Question 2

Laissez-faire

Answer 2

A doctrine opposing governmental interference in economic affairs.

Question 3

Egalitarianism

Answer 3

A belief in human equality

Question 4

Individualism

Answer 4

The habit of being self-reliant

Question 5

Populism

Answer 5

A political candidate claiming to represent the common people

Question 6

1st amendment

Answer 6

freedom of speech religion… etc

Question 7

2nd amendment

Answer 7

right to bear arms

Question 8

3rd amendment

Answer 8

no housing soldiers

Question 9

4th amendment

Answer 9

unreasonable search and seizures

Question 10

5th amendment

Answer 10

right to remain silent
not tried twice
eminent domain

Question 11

13 amendment

Answer 11

Abolish slavery

Question 12

14th amendment

Answer 12

Citizenship to ALL USA citizens, equal protection

Question 13

15 amendment

Answer 13

Voting rights basics of race

Question 14

Natural rights/Unalienable rights

Answer 14

LIFE LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

Question 15

When was the Declaration of Independence signed

Answer 15

July 4,1776

Question 16

What does the declaration tell the rest of the world

Answer 16

Freed colonist from Britain, established a theory of government.
Colonies breaking away from England and grievences against King George the third.

Question 17

Separation of powers

Answer 17

Divides the goverment into 3. Legislative executive and judicial

Question 18

Popular sovereignty

Answer 18

Goverment based on the consent of the people. We select our people.

Question 19

When was the constitution written

Answer 19

1787 at constitutional convention

Question 20

Individual rights

Answer 20

Right required to live free.

Question 21

Limited powers

Answer 21

Restraints on power of political people w/ respect to individual rights

Question 22

Due process

Answer 22

Protects our rights in the court

Question 23

Veto is an example of what

Answer 23

Checks and balances

Question 24

Eminent domain

Answer 24

Goverment cannot take property without a cause

Question 25

What are the reconstruction amendments

Answer 25

Provide rights to former slaves 13,14,15

Question 26

Checks and balances

Answer 26

A system that allows each branch of goverment to amend or veto acts of another branch of goverment to prevent a branch from having too much power.

Question 27

Federalism

Answer 27

The division and sharing of power between the national and state governments.

Question 28

John Locke

Answer 28

He had ideas for the Declaration of Independence. He wrote that gov was based on the consent of the people and people had the right to rebel if the gov didn’t uphold their right to life liberty and property.

Question 29

What was the name if the document that was later replaced by the US constitution?

Answer 29

Articles of confederation Wanted to completely redesign the government.

Question 30

How did the constitution fix the issue of articles of confederation

Answer 30

Created the three branches of government.