The Founders
Life as a Colonist
Parts of the Constitution
Key Terms 1
Key Terms 2
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The Founders led the fight to free our country from what?
British Rule
100
What was the main job of a Colonist?
farming
100
What are the three main parts of the Constitution?
1. PREAMBLE 2. THE ARTICLES 3. THE AMENDMENTS
100
A set of rules and laws that tells us how a government is organized and run.
Constitution
100
The formal approval of states added to the Constitution.
Ratification
200
How did the name "Founders" develop?
They helped found, or establish, our country.
200
Were the Colonist's different or the same, than one another, in their beliefs?
Different
200
What is the PREAMBLE of the Constitution?
The beginning. It tells Americans why the need a government and a Constitution.
200
They led the fight to free us from British rule.
Founders
200
The President, Vice President, and people who help them do there jobs are part of this branch of government.
Executive Branch
300
What did the Founders lead what fight?
to free America from British Rule
300
Why was life better for a Colonist in America, rather than Europe?
more rights, better crops, more land
300
What are the ARTICLES of the Constitution?
They explain the branches of the U.S. goverment. They tell what the branches can and cannot do.
300
A change in or addition to a document.
amendment
300
The first ten amendments of the Constitution.
Bill of Rights
400
Most Founders believed that people have certain _______?
Natural Rights
400
What existed in all thirteen colonies?
slavery
400
The articles divide the U.S. government into three branches, they are?
1. EXECUTIVE 2. JUDICIAL 3. LEGISLATIVE
400
This branch of government is made up of the Congress and divided into two parts: the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Legislative Branch
400
A person who is a member of a nation.
citizen
500
Name the four Founding Father's.
George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton
500
Most of the Colonists became____________, which means to grow your own crops and weave your own clothes.
Self-sufficient
500
What are the AMENDMENTS of the Constitution?
They give Americans many rights. The first ten amendments are called the Bill of Rights.
500
The introduction to the Constitution. It tells Americans why they need a government and a Constitution.
Preamble
500
This branch of government makes up the court system. Judges see that laws are carried out.
Judicial Branch
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