The Constitution
What year was the Constitutional Convention held?
1787
What compromise settled the dispute over state representation in Congress?
The Great Compromise
Who supported the new Constitution?
Federalists
What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called? DAILY DOUBLE
The Bill of Rights
What document still governs the United States today?
The Constitution
What city was the Constitution written in?
Philadelphia
What plan did big states support for representation?
The Virginia Plan
Who wanted a Bill of Rights added?
Anti-Federalists
Which amendment gives freedom of speech and religion?
1st Amendment
What does civic virtue mean? ASK A FRIEND
Putting the common good above personal interest.
What is the purpose of the Preamble? DAILY DOUBLE
To introduce the Constitution and state its goals
What plan did small states support for equal votes?
The New Jersey Plan
What group wrote the Federalist Papers?
Federalists
Which amendment protects against cruel and unusual punishment?
8th Amendment
What is one way you can participate in civic life?
Voting, protesting, writing to leaders, etc.
Which article of the Constitution explains the Legislative Branch?
Article I
What compromise counted enslaved people as partial population? DAILY DOUBLE
The Three-Fifths Compromise
Why did Anti-Federalists fear the Constitution?
They thought the national government would be too powerful.
Which amendment says powers not given to the federal government belong to the states?
10th Amendment
What is the main job of the Supreme Court?
To interpret the Constitution and laws
What is the system called where power is shared between federal and state governments?
Federalism
What did Congress agree NOT to do for 20 years to please the South? DAILY DOUBLE
Ban the slave trade
What was the biggest reason Anti-Federalists agreed to ratify? DAILY DOUBLE
The promise of a Bill of Rights,
Which amendment protects you from testifying against yourself?
5th Amendment
What is the system called where each branch limits the other two? DAILY DOUBLE
Checks and balances