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Part II: The Constitution—Fill in the blanks to complete the passage below.

The United States Constitution was written by _______________________ _____________________ during the summer of 1787. Though representatives from nearly all 13 colonies originally gathered in _______________________ to simply make changes to the _________________________ ______ ____________________________________, which served as our nation’s first governing document, all agreed early on to completely rebuild their government in what would become the United States Constitution. Delegates to what would come to be called the Constitutional Convention quickly came to several agreements--_______________________ ________________________ was chosen as President of the Convention, all agreed on the need for a stronger / weaker (circle one) national government, and they believed a ________________________ government would be best. Conflicts, however, grew over issues such as _________________________--settled by the Great Compromise which created a bicameral legislature with one house including 2 members from each state and the other house including a number of representatives proportional to the population of a state—and ________________________ (2nd conflict), settled by the Three-Fifths Compromise. Even after the basic organization of government was laid out, Anti-federalist argued that the document lacked sufficient protections for the rights of individuals and pushed for a _____________________ ____ ________________________, a formal summary of citizens rights in relation to the government. Once all parties were satisfied, the Constitution was sent to the states for ratification and was finally approved on _________________________ _______, ____________________.

Answer these questions thoroughly

1. Define law and defend why your definition of law is the better definition. (worth five marks)

2. Explain how the study of law/jurisprudence can be compared to an iceberg? (worth five marks)

3. Martin Luther King in his “ letter from Birmingham Jail”, Al Pacino, in his famous “Justice for All” speech, and Michael Waltzer, provide their own a definition of justice. Do you agree with their definition of justice? Why or why not? (worth 10 marks)

What is the definition of Popular Sovereignty?

What is the definition of Federalism?

What is the definition of Separation of Power?

What is the definition of Checks and Balances?

What is the definition of Judicial Review?

What is the definition of Limited Government?

What is the definition of Majority Rule?

What is the definition of Rule of Law?

What is the definition of Due Process?

What is the example of Popular Sovereignty?

What is the example of Federalism?

What is the example of Separation of Power?

What is the example of checks and balances?

What’s the example of Judicial review?

What is the example of limited government?

What is the example of majority rule?

What is the example of rule of Law?

What is the example of due process?