Amendments
Women in the US were able to vote after this constitutional amendment.
What is the 19th amendment?
This amendment was established because the founding fathers wanted to be sure people could have the right to defend themselves.
What is the 2nd amendment?
The first 10 amendments are called this.
What is the Bill of Rights?
These are the branches of government.
What is Judicial, Legislative and Executive?
Delegates met at the Pennsylvania State House which is now known as this.
What is Independence Hall?
Slavery was ended by this amendment.
What is the 13th amendment?
This amendment gives people the right to speak their mind about those in government.
What is the 1st amendment?
The US Constitution took about this long to be completed.
What is about 100 days?
This branch of government, made up of the Senate and House of Representatives, makes the laws.
What is Legislative?
This man was the oldest at the convention.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
The 21st amendment ended a previous amendment, that previous amendment was known as this.
What is Prohibition?
This amendment gives people the right to refuse a search of their bodies, belongings or homes without a judge's order.
What is the fourth amendment?
George Washington was the first head of this branch of government.
What is Executive?
This man was the leader of constitutional convention.
Who is George Washington?
This amendment stated that United States Senators would be elected by the people, instead of the state legislatures.
What is the 17th amendment?
The right to refuse to house soldiers is provided by this amendment.
What is the 3rd amendment?
Changes made to the Constitution are called this.
What are amendments?
This branch of government balances the power of the executive and legislative branches.
What is the Judicial branch?
This man was the builder/writer of the constitution.
Who is James Madison?
This amendment limits how increases are made in the amount that Senators and Representatives are paid.
What is the 27th amendment?
Anything that the Constitution doesn't say that Congress can do, should be left to the states, or to the people.
What is the 10th amendment?
Since changes can be made to the Constitution, it is called this kind of document.
What is a "living" document?
This is the highest court in the land.
What is the Supreme Court?
This state refused to send any delegates to the Convention.
What is Rhode Island?