Women's Rights are Human Rights: Magna Carta of Women – RA 9710
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Study Guide The U.S. Constitution Test on:_____________ 1. Identify what significant event happened in 1787. This is the year the Constitution was written. 2. What is the significance of the Bill of Rights? It lists our rights that our protected by the government. 3. Identify the first ten amendments and what right(s) each protects. Amendment 1: freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right to petition, the right to assemble Amendment 2: the right to bear arms (own a gun) Amendment 3: No troops can be quartered (or housed) in citizens homes Amendment 4: No illegal search or seizure Amendment 5: the right to remain silent, double jeopardy (cannot be tried for the same crime twice) Amendment 6: the right to a fair and speedy trial Amendment 7: the right to a jury even in civil cases Amendment 8: no cruel or unusual punishment, bail or punishment must match the crime Amendment 9: you have rights that are not listed in the Bill of Rights Amendment 10: the states have the power to grant rights that are not specifically listed in the U.S. Constitution 4. Explain how the Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and Virginia House of Burgesses influenced the development of representative government. Magna Carta- limited the power of the monarch, king could not tax without the consent of the Great Council, trial by jury English Bill of Rights- gave rights to all Englishmen such as: electing member to Parliament, trial by jury, right to bear arms Mayflower Compact- first example of self government in the colonies Fundamental Orders of Connecticut- first example of a written constitution in the colonies and would serve as an example for the others House of Burgesses- first example of a representative assembly in the colonies and would serve as an example for the others 5. Identify John Locke’s (2) main ideas about government. 1. All men are born with natural rights that should be protected by the government 2. The government is an agreement between the rulers and those being rule. 6. Identify William Blackstone’s idea about government. Checks and balances 7. Identify Montesquieu’s ideas about the structure of government. Government should be divided up into three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial
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Study GuideThe U.S. ConstitutionTest on:_____________
1. Identify what significant event happened in 1787. This is the year the Constitution was written.
2. What is the significance of the Bill of Rights? It lists our rights that our protected by the government.
3. Identify the first ten amendments and what right(s) each protects.
Amendment 1: freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right to petition, the right to assemble
Amendment 2: the right to bear arms (own a gun)
Amendment 3: No troops can be quartered (or housed) in citizens homes
Amendment 4: No illegal search or seizure
Amendment 5: the right to remain silent, double jeopardy (cannot be tried for the same crime twice)
Amendment 6: the right to a fair and speedy trial
Amendment 7: the right to a jury even in civil cases
Amendment 8: no cruel or unusual punishment, bail or punishment must match the crime
Amendment 9: you have rights that are not listed in the Bill of Rights
Amendment 10: the states have the power to grant rights that are not specifically listed in the U.S. Constitution
4. Explain how the Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and Virginia House of Burgesses influenced the development of representative government.
Magna Carta- limited the power of the monarch, king could not tax without the consent of the Great Council, trial by jury
English Bill of Rights- gave rights to all Englishmen such as: electing member to Parliament, trial by jury, right to bear arms
Mayflower Compact- first example of self government in the colonies Fundamental Orders of Connecticut- first example of a written constitution in the colonies and would
serve as an example for the others House of Burgesses- first example of a representative assembly in the colonies and would serve as an
example for the others
5. Identify John Locke’s (2) main ideas about government. 1. All men are born with natural rights that should be protected by the government 2. The government is an agreement between the rulers and those being rule.
6. Identify William Blackstone’s idea about government. Checks and balances
7. Identify Montesquieu’s ideas about the structure of government. Government should be divided up into three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial
8. Identify and explain the 7 principles of the U.S. constitution: popular sovereignty, republicanism, individual rights, checks and balances, separation of powers, federalism, limited government.
Popular sovereignty- power of the government comes from the peopleRepublicanism- we elect representatives to make decision for usIndividual rights- priveleges and freedoms that are protected by the Bill of RightsChecks and balances- a system to keep the three branches from becoming more powerful than the others.Separation of powers- created 3 branches of government that each have a different role or responsibilityFederalism- the national and state governments share powerLimited government- the government cannot do whatever they want, they also have to follow the law
9. Explain how our Founding Fathers addressed the grievances found in the Declaration of Independence when they wrote the Constitution.
Many rights were violated before the American Revolution, the new Constitution created a Bill of Rights that would address these rights and make sure they were protected.
