Constitution Era Review #1

the principle of checks and balances-

• each branch can limit the powers of the other 2

• the government is divided up into 3 distinct branches

• federal and state governments share powers

• the people give the government the power to run

Which amendment states that in your home, you have privacy- meaning the police cannot enter without a reason?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

The 10th Amendment is a description of which principle from the constitution?

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

• Republicanism

The beliefs of the anti-Federalist -

• strong state governments, protect individual rights

• strong central government, protect individual rights

• weak states, add a Bill of Rights

• keep the Articles of Confederation the same

How did the Federalists convince people to ratify the Constitution?

• They wrote the Declaration of Independence

• They wrote the Federalist Papers

• They fought the Anti-federalists in the battle of Saratoga

• They defeated the British in the Revolution

Description- 3 separate but equal branches of governments with distinct

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Limited government

• Individual Rights

Federalists argued that, under the Constitution -

• the executive branch held all power

• the states still had powers through the principle of federalism

• the states would be stronger than the federal government.

• individual rights would NOT be protected

The 3/5th Compromise and the Great Compromise were

• unsuccessful

• debates over representation

• added with the Bill of Rights

The combination of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan-

• created a bicameral legislature

• created a unicameral legislature

• created more debate in the convention

• gave power to large states only

The colonists listed grievances in the Declaration of Independence, to ensure the US government didn't make the same mistakes the founding fathers added protections in the

• Articles of Confederation

• The Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• The Federalist Papers