Constitution
The first 3 articles of the Constitution establish the 3 branches of government. Name them
Legislative, Executive and Judicial.
This patriot was called the “Father of the Constitution.” Was Secretary of State under Thomas Jefferson and the 4th President of the United States (Fourth POTUS)
James Madison
The birthday of the United States of America is?
July 4 1776
What are the Bill of Rights?
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
What is the purpose for having 3 equal branches of government? (Keeping any branch from becoming too powerful
Check and balance of power
These 3 Patriots combined their talents to write a series of 85 newspaper essays under the pseudonym Publius. These essays, called, “The Federalist Papers”, effectively presented the case for the ratification of the Constitution. Who were these 3 Patriots?
Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison.
The new Constitution was submitted to the thirteen states for approval. By July of 1788 having been ratified by the necessary three fourths of the states, the Constitution became the “_______ law of the __________”
Supreme...... land.....
The Bill of Rights guarantees...
Natural rights, given to us by God, that no government can infringe upon
This is the legislative body based on population
House of Representatives
Only the United States Congress which consists of _________ and the ______________ has the power to make federal ______________. (Bicameral legislature)
The House of Representatives and the Senate Laws
Among the most respected partriots, ________________ had already been Commander-in-Chief of our Continental Army
George Washington
What does E Pluribus Unum mean?
Out of many ONE.
The Right to Keep and Bear Arms...
The second amendment
Executive Department: The ______________ is the chief executive and highest elected official in the United States. He must born in the United States, be at least 35 years old and a US resident for at least 14 years.
President
The official motto of the United States was adopted as the nation's motto in 1956 as an alternative or replacement to the unofficial motto of E pluribus unum, which was adopted when the Great Seal of the United States was created and adopted in 1782.[1][2]. What is this official Motto that is found today on our currency?
What is In God We Trust?
This amendment guarantees DUE PROCESS OF LAW, it also protects the accused from being coerced to testify against himself. This is the ________ th Amendment.
(Cannot be forced to INCRIMINATE yourself)
5th
We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the Unites States of America
The Preamble of the Constitution of the United States of America.
Congress consists of 535 members. _____ members of the House of Representatives and ______ members of the Senate.
435 In the House 100 in the Senate
Patriots can sing our national anthem. Can you?
Oh, say! can you see by the dawn's early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming; Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there: Oh, say! does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
Describe the way the Legislature can check the veto power of P.O.T.U.S.
Congress can override a president’s veto with a 2/3 vote in both houses (House of Representatives and US Senate)
The 1st amendment guarantees 5 freedoms. Name them.
What is Speech, Press, Assembly, Religion, and Petition?