Constitution Quick Check

5th Amendment-

• Trial by Jury, Know Charges, Lawyer, & Speedy Trial

• Civil Court Cases over the value of $20

• Due Process, Double Jeopardy, No Self-Incrimination, Eminent Domain

• No Cruel or Unsual Punishment

The ​ ​ (a)   ​ wanted to base state representation off of ​ (b)   ;whereas, the ​ ​ (c)   wanted to base state representation off of ​ (d)   . In order to make both sides happy, we created the ​ (e)   .

• Virginia Plan
• New Jersey Plan
• Great Compromise
• bicameral
• population
• equality
• House of Representatives
• Senate

Match the following principles of government (FLIPRCS):

• Limited Government

• a system that allows each branch of a government to amend or veto acts of another branch so as to prevent any one branch from having too much power

• Separation of Powers

• The principle that government should be restricted in its powers and that individuals have rights that government cannot take away. Nobody is above the law.

• Checks and Balances

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

• Federalism

• The idea that government only has its power because of the people.

• Popular Sovereignty

• The division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government.

Organize these characteristics of Federalists & Anti-Federalists.

Groups:

(a) Federalist

,

(b) Anti-Federalist

• wanted a strong national government

• Patrick Henry

• Alexander Hamilton

• felt the Bill of Rights would limit peoples' rights

• John Jay

• supporters of the Constitution

• Thomas Jefferson

• state banks

• felt a Bill of Rights was necessary to the Constitution

• opposed the Constitution

• wanted states to have authority

• national banks

The 3/5 compromise was created to settled arguments surrounding representation for _______ in Congress.

Unalienable Rights include all of the following EXCEPT:

• life

• liberty

• suffrage

• pursuit of happiness

The 1st Amendment ensures protections of five different rights (RAPPS). Choose 2 of these and illustrate them:

Imagine a court case where someone is found guilty of stealing a loaf of bread because they were hungry and couldn't afford to buy food. Instead of being given a reasonable punishment like community service or a fine, the judge decides to sentence them to 10 years in prison, which is a very harsh punishment for such a small crime.

• 3rd Amendment

• 7th Amendment

• 6th Amendment

• 8th Amendment

Which TWO answers are examples of individual rights?

• Unalienable Rights

• Bill of Rights

• Federal powers

• Judicial Review

"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."

• 10th Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• 1st Amendment

• 9th Amendment