American Heritage Test 2 Readings
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34 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 James Madison and the Creation of the American Republic | Jack Rakove Chapter 5: Madison going to the Convention, no compromise Chapter 6: Madison at convention, compromises |
| Brutus I | Need common interests in republic, which is not possible in a large republic |
| Federalist #10 | James Madison Fact10ns Large republic destroys possibility of factions |
| Federalist #51 | James Madison Separation of Powers |
| Letter to Madison | Thomas Jefferson Constitution good but lacked Bill of Rights and term limits |
| What Framers Couldn't Know | Robert Dahl Future/Experience |
| Federalist #84 | Alexander Hamilton Constitution is a Bill of Rights Defining Rights is Dangerous |
| Brutus II | Do need a Bill of Rights |
| Federalist #78 | Courts act as a check on congress |
| Why the Constitution Matters | Mark Tushnet Structure for politics |
| Seneca Falls Declaration | Modeled after Declaration of Independence Women's Rights |
| What to the Slave is the 4th of July? | Fredrick Douglass Mockery/Sham Hypocrites |
| Article 1 | Congress |
| Article 2 | Executive Branch |
| Article 3 | Judiciary |
| Article 4 | States Rights |
| Article 5 | Amendment Process |
| Article 6 | Constitution is the Supreme law of the land |
| Article 7 | Ratification |
| Amendment 1 | Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, petition |
| Amendment 2 | Bear arms |
| Amendment 3 | No quartering of troops |
| Amendment 4 | No unreasonable search and seizure |
| Amendment 5 | No self-incrimination, no double jeopardy, due process |
| Amendment 6 | speedy trial |
| Amendment 7 | Trial by jury |
| Amendment 8 | No cruel and unusual punishment |
| Amendment 9 | People get unenumerated rights |
| Amendment 10 | States get the powers not given to national government |
| Amendment 11 | Suing |
| Amendment 12 | Presidential election procedures |
| Amendment 13 | Civil War Amenedment Abolishes slavery |
| Amendment 14 | Civil war Amendment Defines citizenship, contains Privileges or Immunities Clause, Due Process Clause, Equal Protection Clause |
| Amendment 15 | Cannot deny right to vote based on race |
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