Key Terms
A representative
What is a DELEGATE
To change or update
What is AMEND
The power to rule the nation come from ?
Who are the PEOPLE
What are TEN
How many stars are on the original flag from 1776
What is 13
A group of people who decide the outcome of a trial
What is a JURY
What is FEDERAL
Name 2 points about the Constitution
People choose representatives to run the government, it is the highest law of the land, power divided by president, congress and courts, people can amend It and there will be an army to defend Americans
If you are accused of a crime, you have the right to...
What is a speedy trial or a trial by a jury
What is the blood shed for freedom
CONVENTION
The kind of governement in which the people have the power
The Father of the Constitution
Who is James Madison
Describe the meaning of Freedom of Press
The government cannot tell people what they can or cannot print in newspapers or books
A place where the common good of the people was the most important thing
What is a COMMONWEALTH
Half-staff
When the flag is flown halfway down the flag pole in honor of someone that has passed away.
Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, the Right to Petition are all part of which ammendment?
Reason for the Bill of Rights
What are never touch the ground, fly between sunrise/sunset or lights must be on it, put hand over heart, half-staff, let fly freely, and US flag flies higher than state flags
A written plan of government
What is a CONSTITUTION
What is a REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY
The year the Massachusetts Constitution was written
What is 1780
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Where the Constitutional Convention took place
Name all the commonwealth states
What are Massachusetts, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Virginia