Structure of the US Constitution Jeopardy!

US Constitution JEOPARDY! Structure of the Const. Bill of Rights Const. Principles Sep of Pwrs / C & B’s Hodge Podge Hodge Podge 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 500

Amendments 1-10

Bill of Rights

“We the People”

Preamble

Article I of the Constitution

Legislative Branch

Articles I, II, and III display which two principles?

Separation of Powers / Checks and Balances

Articles VII = Ratification Process. Which principle applies?

Federalism

The Bill of Rights display which principle (specifically 1-9)

Limited Government

The “free exercise” and “establishment” clauses can be found in which amendment?

1st Amendment freedom of religion

The unremunerated rights, rights for the people extend beyond those listed here. Which amendment?

9th Amendment

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Which amendment deals with warrants?

4th Amendment

Which Principle is best displayed in the 10th Amendment?

Federalism The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. The Tenth Amendment was included in the Bill of Rights to further define the balance of power between the federal government and the states.

A government may only do those things that a constitution allows it to do…

Limited Government

Congress Makes Laws Executive Enforces Laws Judicial Interprets Laws

Separation of Powers

A division of power between a central governments and its constituent units

Federalism

The peoples will Voting Political Parties

Popular Sovereignty

Supreme Court case that established judicial review in that the courts could declare laws created to be unconstitutional

Marbury v. Madison

To coin money… Separation of Powers OR Checks and Balances?

Separation of Powers

Dynamic Interaction: The granting of pardons and reprieves to federal offenders

Executive on Judicial

To declare war… Separation of Powers OR Checks and Balances?

Separation of Powers

Dynamic Interaction: To raise military forces

Legislative on Executive

Create a dynamic interaction (checks and balances) between two branches

Answers may vary…

Principle? Freedom of the press, search and seizure, confront witnesses, speedy trial, impartial jury

Limited Government

Principle? “When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty” -Baron de Montesquieu

Separation of Powers

Which group wanted the Bill of Rights?

Anti-Federalists

Constitutional Principle Constitutional Principle? “We have seen, in all the examples of ancient and modern confederacies, the strongest tendency continually betraying itself in the members, to despoil the general government of its authorities, with a very ineffectual capacity in the latter to defend itself against the encroachments”

Federalism

Who said it? “We have seen, in all the examples of ancient and modern confederacies, the strongest tendency continually betraying itself in the members, to despoil the general government of its authorities, with a very ineffectual capacity in the latter to defend itself against the encroachments”

Federalists

Federalism: Reserved Powers Which level?

State Level

Federalism: Delegated Powers Which level?

National Level

Give one example of a reserved power.

Establish public schools License requirements Regulate adult beverage Conduct elections Establish local governments

Who said it? “In the compound republic of America, the power surrendered by the people is first divided between two distinct governments, and then the portion allotted to each subdivided among distinct and separate departments. Hence a double security arises to the rights of the people. The different governments will control each other, at the same time that each will be controlled by itself.”

Federalists

Principle? “that this assent and ratification is to be given by the people, not as individuals composing one entire nation, but as composing the distinct and independent States to which they respectively belong. It is to be the assent and ratification of the several States, derived from the supreme authority in each State, the authority of the people themselves”

Popular Sovereignty