Amendments
This founding father was the primary author of the Bill of Rights
Who is James Madison
This landmark court case ended segregation in public schools
Brown v Board
There are this many branches of government
What is 3 (Executive, Judicial, and Legislative)
The Constitution replaced these bylaws adopted by congress in 1777 and ratified in 1781
What are the Articles of Confederation
The 1st amendment covers these 5 freedoms
What is RAPPS (Religion, Assembly, Petition, Press, and Speech!)
The length of a term for all Supreme Court Justices
What is life (kinda philosophical)
This English charter was a model for the Bill of Rights
What is the Magna Carta
Appointing federal judges is the job this elected official
Who is POTUS
In 1790, the smallest state became the last of the 13 colonies to ratify the constitution
What is Rhode Island
The amount of amendments added to the constitution since 1787
What is 27
This reconstruction era amendment is the most interpreted amendment by the SCOTUS
What is the 14th amendment
Writer of The Spirit of Laws, this philosopher is credited for the idea of separation of powers as legislative, executive, and judicial branches
Who is Baron de Montesquieu
This government leader is the tiebreaker during tie in the senate
What is the serving vice president
The only other language, other than English, written in the constitution
What is Latin
This part of American government is in charge of approving amendments to the constitution
What is congress (or the state legislatures)
This supreme court case led to the practice of police informing suspects of their rights before questioning
What is Miranda v Arizona
Founding father that presided over the Constitution Convention who was also the oldest member there at 81 and the only person to sign all four of the nation's seminal founding documents
Who is Benjamin Franklin
The original federal government copy of the bill of rights resides here today
What is the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C.
Under this president’s term, the supreme court decide that Presidents were not above the law
Who is Nixon
There were many spelling errors in the Constitution but this misspelled state above the signers name is probably the most glaring
What is Pensylvania (Pennsylvania)
This amendment ratified in 1992 was originally meant to be in the Bill of Rights as one of Madison’s proposed 12 amendments
What is the 27th amendment
The U.S. Supreme Court case is often cited as a landmark decision expanding the scope of the First Amendment’s protection of freedom of speech
What is New York Times v. Sullivan