AP US Government › Bill of Rights
To address the concerns of many Anti-Federalists during the debate over ratification of the Constitution, the Federalists agreed that?
Which of the following amendments is often called the “states’ rights” amendment, due to its powerful endorsement of states’ rights?
The fourth amendment of the United States Constitution states that “no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause . . . and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” This section of the Constitution addresses which issue?
The Fifth Amendment prohibits "double jeopardy." What is "double jeopardy"?
Which statement about the Bill of Rights is FALSE?
Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?
Which Amendment deals with the Right to Petition?
Which of these was NOT a major influence on the Bill of Rights?
Another crucial concern shared by many architects of the Constitution was the protection of individual rights. However, because most of the delegates believed that such rights were already being adequately safeguarded by the states and the national government’s system of checks and balances, the initial draft of the Constitution contained only a few key provisions to protect personal freedoms. Which of the following is not one of those early protections?
George Mason was a leading Anti-Federalist; given his ideology which of the following would he argue for as a balance to the increased federal power?