Question

3.7)
______ which english lawyer organized british common law into a consistent system?
a. william blackstone
b. daniel webster
c. george iii
d. montesquieu
3.8)
______ which principle was james madison describing when he wrote the following in the federalist no. 51: \if men were angels, no government would be necessary. if angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. in framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.\?
a. judicial review
b. separation of powers and a system of checks and balances
c. popular sovereignty
d. representative democracy
match the constitutional articles and amendments with the descriptions.
3.9)
______ article v
3.10)
______ article vii
3.11)
______ first amendment
3.12)
______ fourth amendment
3.13)
______ second amendment
3.14)
______ fifth amendment
3.15)
______ nineteenth amendment
a. right to be secure in person and homes against unreasonable searches and seizures
b. provides method by which constitution can be amended
c. establishes that no one can be forced to testify against themselves in criminal trials
d. the right of the people to keep and bear arms
e. cannot establish a religion or prevent others from exercising their religions
f. lawsuit for more than $20 can have a trial by jury
g. gives the number of states needed to ratify the constitution
h. granted women the right to vote

Explanation:

3.7: William Blackstone was the English legal scholar who systematized British common law in his Commentaries on the Laws of England.
3.8: The quote from Federalist No. 51 refers to structuring government to control itself and governed people, which describes separation of powers and checks and balances.
3.9-3.15: Matched based on the core purpose of each U.S. Constitutional article and amendment:

• Article V outlines the amendment process.
• Article VII sets the ratification requirement for the Constitution.
• First Amendment protects religious freedom.
• Fourth Amendment regulates unreasonable searches.
• Second Amendment protects the right to bear arms.
• Fifth Amendment includes self-incrimination protections.
• Nineteenth Amendment granted women voting rights.

Answer:

3.7) A. William Blackstone
3.8) B. separation of powers and a system of checks and balances
3.9) B. provides method by which Constitution can be amended
3.10) G. gives the number of states needed to ratify the Constitution
3.11) E. cannot establish a religion or prevent others from exercising their religions
3.12) A. right to be secure in person and homes against unreasonable searches and seizures
3.13) D. the right of the people to keep and bear arms
3.14) C. establishes that no one can be forced to testify against themselves in criminal trials
3.15) H. granted women the right to vote