SCCJA BLE- Introduction to Criminal Law Exam 2023.

SCCJA BLE- Introduction to Criminal Law Exam 2023. 1776 - Answer- The colonists declared the independence from England. Summer of 1787 - Answer- Delegates met in Philadelphia to begin work that produced the present Constitution. Constituion - Answer- The organic and fundemental law of a nation or state, organizing the government, and regulating, distributing, and limiting the functions of it different departments, and prescribing the extent and manner of the exercise of soveregin powers. A charter of government deriving its whole authority from the governed. September 1788 - Answer- The bill of rights was proposed. Later the constitution was ratified. Late 1791 - Answer- Bill of rights was ratified. U.S. Constitution - Answer- Ultimate source of the law in US. Stated in article VI also known as the "supremacy clause". Supreme Law of the Land - Answer- The constitution and the laws of the U.S., which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made orwhich shall be made shall bind every judge in every state to abide by them. Federalists - Answer- A group who favored a strong central government. Anti-Federalists - Answer- A group who favored a decentralized government with most of the power continuing to rest in the states. Opposed to the constitution's ratification but were defeated. The Bill of Rights - Answer- The first ten amendments to the Constitution. Redeemed the Anti-Federalists as a form of compromise.