Government Unit 3

What five items are guaranteed by the First Amendment?

freedom of the press freedom of speech freedom of religion the right of the people to peaceably assemble the right to petition the Government for a redress of grievances

The assembly called for a "bill of rights" that would list U.S. citizens':

immunities and freedoms

The power of making laws and enforcing them is called:

jurisdiction

The Second Amendment gives the citizen the right to

keep and bear arms

Amendment Nine talks about the enumeration of rights. Enumeration means a ___

list

licensing

official and legal authorization for a specific ownership or practice

The U.S. Constitution addressed three diverse issues including

presidential elections extradition of a criminal back to a state for trial making laws

petition

request

unalienable

That which cannot be lost or transferred away

Bill of Rights

The first ten amendments to the Constitution, based strongly on the personal freedoms of the citizen

Check the one thing that is NOT true about the Electoral College`

The state of Pennsylvania oversees the inner workings of the Electoral College.

endowed

To be equipped with a talent or a quality.

persecuted

To harass or annoy

redress

To set right; correcting a wrong that was done.

Americans have other freedoms than those in the Bill of Rights. T/F

True

The Eighth Amendment prohibits excessive bail or punishment T/F

True

When you delegate someone to do something, you authorize them to do it. T/F

True

Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada must honor the Indian Reservation treaties drawn up by the ___ government for the Indian Nations.

federal

currency

A medium of exchange for purchases

When the nation's leaders met in 1787, these three problems needed to be addressed:

*tax collection *law enforcement *trade between the states

At the end of the Constitutional convention, the Constitution was signed by

39 delagates

tranquility

Calmness; peacefulness (note: the early American spelling has two "L's")

This political scientist and author of Two Treatises on Civil Government believed that no government can exist without the consent of the governed and that the primary purpose of the state was to protect the rights of the citizen:

Locke

This Virginia delegate was one of the most powerful influences on the writing of the Bill of Rights

Mason

abridge

Reducing or cutting short.

Select all the boxes that do NOT apply to the Fourth Amendment

Soldiers may not be improperly quartered in a citizen's home School shall not be mandatory for children under the age of fifteen.

The first ten Amendments to the Constitution are called the

bill of rights

This political scientist and author of Democracy in America believed that the delegation of government to the states was one of the strong points of the American system

de Tocqueville

Lawyers must pass a ___

state bar exam

The Tenth Amendment gives the rights not expressly delegated to the federal government to the

states

public safety

the creation and maintenance of state fire and police departments, hospitals and other citizen needs

public works

the creation and maintenance of state roads, dams, building and other similar projects

Amendment Six assures the accused:

the right to a speedy trial

state bar exam

the state testing of potential attorneys to see if they qualify for legal practice

The Second Amendment states,"the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Infringed means:

violated