College just started and it being the second week in, I am supposed to have finished a massive list of questions. Normally I would never seek help as I enjoy finding the answers myself, but my mother unexpectedly died this weekend and I've been a complete mess.
This is the first time I've looked at my homework since and I don't want to let this ruin everything... it's already killed me inside but I can't let it ruin my education.
Any answers to them will help, I'm not asking for all of them.
Thank you.
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THE ENGLISH DECLARATION OF RIGHTS
Who issued this declaration?
What was being protected?
How was it protected?
What is said about taxes (”levying of money”)?
What other rights are protected?
What institution is this mainly about?
BACKGROUND TO THE CONSTITUTION
What were the imperfections of the Articles of Confederation?
Why were they adopted?
What happened to agriculture in the 1780s?
Why would this be important?
What were the problems with debtors and creditors?
What happened in Rhode Island?
What role did nationalism play in the story?
What was Shays’s Rebellion? Why was it important?
How unified were the “founding fathers?”
How did the debate over representation shape the new Congress?
What was the compromise on slavery?
What were the principles of “separation of powers” and “checks and balances?”
What happened to the power of the central government?
What were the effects of the ratification campaign?
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
What truths are self-evident?
What is the purpose of government?
What happens when government doesn’t fulfill its duties?
FEDERALIST NUMBER 10
Who wrote this? Significance?
Why are there complaints of governmental instability?
What is a faction?
Why do factions appear?
What are the two of dealing with their causes?
Why are these unacceptable?
Then how can factions be dealt with?
What is the most dangerous faction?
THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
Article I
What are the terms and requirements for members of the House of Representatives?
What are the terms and requirements for members of the Senate?
How did the method of selection for the Senate’s members change?
Who is the President of the Senate?
How does this position differ from other House and Senate positions?
Which impeachments does the Senate try?
Who presides over the trial of a President?
How often must Congress assemble?
Who determines rules concerning proceedings etc. for each house?
What provisions for pay and legal immunity do members of Congress have?
Where must revenue bills arise?
What vote is necessary to override a Presidential veto?
What happens to a bill that the President refuses to sign?
Review the powers of Congress in Section 8.
When can a writ of habeas corpus be suspended?
What does Section 9 say about titles?
In general, what does Section 10 do?
Article II
What are the term and requirements for the President?
What does the second paragraph of Section 1 describe?
How was the election of the Vice-President changed?
Review the powers given to the President in Section 2.
Article III
What limits are placed on the terms of judges?
What cases do federal courts hear?
In what cases does the Supreme Court have original jurisdiction?
How must crimes be tried?
Article IV
How does Section 1 provide the basis for Section 2?
What does Section 4 say about state governments?
Articles V-VII
What is the procedure for Amendments to the Constitution?
What provision is there for freedom of religion?
What were the conditions for ratification of the original Constitution?
Amendments
What are the first 10 Amendments called?
What do the rights in Amendment I have in common?
To what is the right to bear arms connected?
What does Amendment IV protect against?
What exemptions are there to the requirement of a grand jury?
How is Amendment V the basis for the Miranda warning?
What does this amendment say about private property?
How does Amendment VI provide for something akin to habeas corpus?
What other trial conditions are mandated in Amendments VI-VIII?
How could one claim that Amendment IX provides for the right to privacy?
What does Amendment XIII do?
What makes a person a citizen of the U.S.?
How does Amendment XIV put restrictions on states?
At whom do you think Section 3 of Amendment XIV was aimed?
How are these last two questions connected?
What do Amendments XV, XIX and XXVI do?
Why would Amendment XVI be passed in the early 20th century?
What important change did Amendment XVII bring? When?
How are Amendments XVIII and XXI related?
What do Amendments XXII, XXIII and XXIV do?
NEVADA’S CONSTITUTION
Why did Nevada become a state so early?
What does the Nevada Constitution say about states’ rights?
What was the reason for this?
How were Jacksonian ideals incorporated?
How did attitudes toward immigration change?
To what part of the U.S. Constitution does Article I correspond?
What are the specifics of t
This is the first time I've looked at my homework since and I don't want to let this ruin everything... it's already killed me inside but I can't let it ruin my education.
Any answers to them will help, I'm not asking for all of them.
Thank you.
---
THE ENGLISH DECLARATION OF RIGHTS
Who issued this declaration?
What was being protected?
How was it protected?
What is said about taxes (”levying of money”)?
What other rights are protected?
What institution is this mainly about?
BACKGROUND TO THE CONSTITUTION
What were the imperfections of the Articles of Confederation?
Why were they adopted?
What happened to agriculture in the 1780s?
Why would this be important?
What were the problems with debtors and creditors?
What happened in Rhode Island?
What role did nationalism play in the story?
What was Shays’s Rebellion? Why was it important?
How unified were the “founding fathers?”
How did the debate over representation shape the new Congress?
What was the compromise on slavery?
What were the principles of “separation of powers” and “checks and balances?”
What happened to the power of the central government?
What were the effects of the ratification campaign?
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
What truths are self-evident?
What is the purpose of government?
What happens when government doesn’t fulfill its duties?
FEDERALIST NUMBER 10
Who wrote this? Significance?
Why are there complaints of governmental instability?
What is a faction?
Why do factions appear?
What are the two of dealing with their causes?
Why are these unacceptable?
Then how can factions be dealt with?
What is the most dangerous faction?
THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
Article I
What are the terms and requirements for members of the House of Representatives?
What are the terms and requirements for members of the Senate?
How did the method of selection for the Senate’s members change?
Who is the President of the Senate?
How does this position differ from other House and Senate positions?
Which impeachments does the Senate try?
Who presides over the trial of a President?
How often must Congress assemble?
Who determines rules concerning proceedings etc. for each house?
What provisions for pay and legal immunity do members of Congress have?
Where must revenue bills arise?
What vote is necessary to override a Presidential veto?
What happens to a bill that the President refuses to sign?
Review the powers of Congress in Section 8.
When can a writ of habeas corpus be suspended?
What does Section 9 say about titles?
In general, what does Section 10 do?
Article II
What are the term and requirements for the President?
What does the second paragraph of Section 1 describe?
How was the election of the Vice-President changed?
Review the powers given to the President in Section 2.
Article III
What limits are placed on the terms of judges?
What cases do federal courts hear?
In what cases does the Supreme Court have original jurisdiction?
How must crimes be tried?
Article IV
How does Section 1 provide the basis for Section 2?
What does Section 4 say about state governments?
Articles V-VII
What is the procedure for Amendments to the Constitution?
What provision is there for freedom of religion?
What were the conditions for ratification of the original Constitution?
Amendments
What are the first 10 Amendments called?
What do the rights in Amendment I have in common?
To what is the right to bear arms connected?
What does Amendment IV protect against?
What exemptions are there to the requirement of a grand jury?
How is Amendment V the basis for the Miranda warning?
What does this amendment say about private property?
How does Amendment VI provide for something akin to habeas corpus?
What other trial conditions are mandated in Amendments VI-VIII?
How could one claim that Amendment IX provides for the right to privacy?
What does Amendment XIII do?
What makes a person a citizen of the U.S.?
How does Amendment XIV put restrictions on states?
At whom do you think Section 3 of Amendment XIV was aimed?
How are these last two questions connected?
What do Amendments XV, XIX and XXVI do?
Why would Amendment XVI be passed in the early 20th century?
What important change did Amendment XVII bring? When?
How are Amendments XVIII and XXI related?
What do Amendments XXII, XXIII and XXIV do?
NEVADA’S CONSTITUTION
Why did Nevada become a state so early?
What does the Nevada Constitution say about states’ rights?
What was the reason for this?
How were Jacksonian ideals incorporated?
How did attitudes toward immigration change?
To what part of the U.S. Constitution does Article I correspond?
What are the specifics of t