Government Project

By jaredchesley
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    So its a declaration of independence stating that the British colonies need independence

  • Articles of Confederation

    The Articles of Confederation were the United States first attempt at forming a government
  • The Constitution

    The Constitution

    Describes the organization of Congress

  • Federalist Papers

    The Federalist Papers were essays urging people to ratify the new Constitution

  • States Rights

    In the Constitution it is stated that states have individual states rights reserved for states and not reserved for the federal govt.

  • Seperation of Powers

    Separation of powers was outlined in the Constitution and is a very important part of the US Government

  • Fifth Amendment

    The Fifth Amendment was the Amendment that outlined that all people had the right to life,liberty and the pursuit of happiness
  • First Amendment

    First Amendment

    Gives the freedom to religion,speech and press. Press plays a large role to how the government informed its people and how people informed other people
  • The Bill of Rights

    The Bill of Rights

    It was written by James Madison and lists prohibitions on governmental power

  • Fifteenth Amendment

    This amendments prohibits the government from denying people to vote based on race