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Social studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Regicide | The killing or murder of a king |
| The amendment process | two ways to ammend ( change) the constitution |
| The constitution | First(most common) way -2/3rd approval by both houses of congress -67 senators -290 reps -approval of 3/4ths of US states -38 states |
| Second way of the constitution | -2/3rds of state legislators vote for “convention of states” - approval of 3/4ths of delegates at convention |
| The men who made the constitution | -55 delegates -average age:’42 - more than 1/2 were lawyers -only some had great wealth - most served in public office Key figures: George Washington, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton |
| Virginia plan | Population based representation -anchor entire government to the people |
| New Jersey plan | - equal representation for all states - argued the Virginia plan would allow bigger states to dominate gov’t at the expense of smaller states |
| Connecticut compromise | - house of reps clover house - population based -senate (upper house) - 2 senators |
| 3/5ths compromise | Problem: should the enzlaved count towards a states population? Solution- the enslaved would count as 3/5ths of a person - this gave southerners more representatives and electoral votes - included to ensure southern support for the constitution |
| Other ways the constitution deals with slavery | -fugitive slave law - states needed to return an enslaged person who ran away - the federal gov’t could not outlaw the importation of slaves for 20 years (1808) - southerners agreed to this bc they could breed new slaves - raised price for enslaved |
| Federalism | The division between states and the national government - anti federalists opposed of the constitution - federalists- supported the ratification of the constitution |
| Bill of rights | - first 10 amendments to the constitution - put together by James Madison -focused on individual rights against the gov’t |
| 1st amendment | Protects: Speech, press, assembly, petition, religion |
| Freedom of religion | The right to practice any or no religion |
| Establishment clause | Congress cannot establish an official national religion or favor one religion over another - separation of church and state |
| Freedom of speech | Protects the right to express our ideas and opinions openly . Freedom to criticize our government and government officials - |
| Slander | False statements about someone |
| Freedom of the press | The right of newspapers, magazines, etc., to report news without being controlled by the government |
| Libel | Rumors that damage a person’s reputation are not included in freedom of press |
| Freedom of assembly | Freedom to hold meetings, have the right to meet to discuss problems to protest so as long as it is peaceful |
| Freedom of petition | The right to ask the government to address your concerns |
| Mollycoddle | An oversensitive person |
| Some exceptions | Red flag laws -convicted felons may not own firearms -fully automatic weapons are illegal -certain spaces are not included: -schools -churches -stadiums -airport |
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