Declaration of Independence
This document was written to explain why the colonies wanted freedom.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This was the first plan for the U.S. government.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This document is the plan for the U.S. government.
What is the Constitution?
This branch makes laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The year the Declaration of Independence was written.
What is 1776?
The Articles gave too much power to this group.
What are the states?
The Constitution was written in this year.
What is 1787?
This branch enforces the laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
A change or addition to the Constitution.
What is an amendment?
This person wrote most of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Because of this problem, the Articles did not work well.
What is a weak central government?
The opening section of the Constitution.
What is the Preamble?
This branch interprets laws.
What is the Judicial Branch?
This amendment ended slavery.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This famous phrase explains natural rights.
What is “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”?
One thing the national government could not do well under the Articles.
What is collect taxes / enforce laws?
The first three words of the Constitution.
What are “We the People”?
This system prevents one branch from becoming too powerful.
What are checks and balances?
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
This country the colonies wanted independence from.
What is Great Britain?
This document replaced the Articles of Confederation.
What is the Constitution?
The Constitution was written to replace this weaker system.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Congress is made up of these two parts.
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
This amendment lowered the voting age to 18.
What is the 26th Amendment?