US Constitution

What are the sources of law?

Constitutional

Statutory

Judicial opinions

Court rules

Limited government

No government is all powerful

Government must follow the law and respect peoples rights

Amendment

Federalism

Division of power among federal and states

Government share power work together to govern

What is the due process clause?

Created to protect the integrity of the criminal justice system

Amendment 3?

No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house without consent of owner

Nor in time of war

Popular sovereignty

Power of the government comes from the people

Government can govern only with the consent of the governed

Constitution guarantee of due process comes from which amendments?

5th and 14th amendment

Checks and balances

Ensures no one branch of government becomes too powerful

What year was the Bill of Rights ratified?

1791

What are the bill of rights?

Amendments 1-10

Miranda comes from what 2 amendments?

5th and 6th

What year was the constitution ratified?

1788

Amendment 2?

Well regulated militia being necessary to the security of the free states

Right to bear arms shall not be infringed

Republicanism

Put into practices of representative government

People elect leaders to make decisions for them

Separation of powers

Basic power of government distributed into 3 independent branches

What are the 3 branches

Executive

Legislative

Judicial

What is due process?

Process shows you are working in a just and fair fashion

What is Article 1?

Legislative

Department

What branch interprets the law?

Judicial branch

Article 7?

Ratification

Take effect once it was ratified by 9 of 13 states

What branch is responsible for day to day management of the state?

Executive branch

What is article 2?

The executive department

What branch identifies crimes and sets punishments?

Legislative branch

Article 3

The judicial department

What are the 6 big points of the constitution?

Popular sovereignty

Limited government

Separation of powers

Checks and balances

Federalism

Republicanism