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What five freedoms does the 1 st Amendment protect? Religion, assembly, petition, press, and speech

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Page 1: CONSTITUTIONAL ERA REVIEW!!!. Explain the following principle of government: Federalism Federalism: the separation of power between the national government.

CONSTITUTION

AL ERA

REVIEW!!!

Page 2: CONSTITUTIONAL ERA REVIEW!!!. Explain the following principle of government: Federalism Federalism: the separation of power between the national government.

Explain the following principle of

government:FederalismFederalism: the separation of

power between the national government and state

governments

Page 3: CONSTITUTIONAL ERA REVIEW!!!. Explain the following principle of government: Federalism Federalism: the separation of power between the national government.

What five freedoms does the 1st

Amendment protect?Religion, assembly, petition, press, and speech

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Explain “due process of law”

Due process of law: the government must follow established procedures in taking action against a citizen

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Due Process of LawProtection from unreasonable searches and seizures

Right to a speedy trial (includes a lawyer, jury, witnesses, etc)

Protection from cruel and unusual punishment

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Explain the following principle of

government:Checks and BalancesEach branch of government has ways to

limit the powers of the other branchesExample: President can veto Congress, Congress can impeach the President, Supreme Court can rule a law unconstitutional

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Which Amendment protects you from

excessive government surveillance?

4th Amendment – “the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses…”

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Explain the difference between

the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan.The Virginia Plan proposed a legislative

branch where each state’s number of representatives would be decided by populationThe New Jersey Plan proposed a legislative branch where each state would have equal representation

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Explain the Great Compromise.To resolve the differences between

states with high population and low population, the delegates created a bicameral legislature in which one chamber would have representation decided by state populations and one chamber would have equal representation

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Explain the Three-fifths Compromise.

Should a state be allowed to count slaves as part of their population total?Every 5 slaves will count for 3 people

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Explain the Northwest Ordinance.

Under the Articles of Confederation, the government passed laws setting up a process for territories to become states in the Union

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Explain the 8th Amendment.

Protection against “cruel and unusual punishment”

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How was the issue of “taxation without representation”

addressed in the new government created at

the Constitutional Convention?All taxes and laws must be approved and

passed in Congress which is made up of representatives from every region of the United States

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Why was the 3rd Amendment included in the Bill of Rights?3rd Amendment – government cannot

force citizens to quarter soldiers in their homesThe British forced colonists to have soldiers in their homes following the Quartering Act

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Explain the following principle of

government:Separation of

PowersThe US Constitution created three separate branches of the national government to prevent any one branch of govt from gaining too much power

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Explain the following principle of

government:Republicanism

People elect government officials (representatives) to govern them and make laws

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Explain the 9th Amendment.

Even rights not listed in the Bill of Rights are protected.

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Explain the following principle of

government:popular sovereignty

The power of the government comes from the people.

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Explain the following principle of

government:popular sovereignty

The power of the government comes from the people.

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What was the impact of Shays’ Rebellion?

It caused many citizens of the United States to question the security of the government under the Articles of Confederation.

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Explain the 7th Amendment.

Right to trial by jury in civil cases when damages exceed $20