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