Amendments
How many amendments are there?
27
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
Who was the first president of the US
George Washington
When was the constitution ratified?
September 17, 1787
Jefferson
The bill of rights
Senate and House of Representatives
Who was the oldest man at the constitution convention?
Benjamin Franklin
What are the 3 parts of the constitution?
The preamble, 7 articles, and the 27 amendments
Washington
What is the first amendment about?
Freedom of religion, speech, the press, and of assembly and petition.
The president and cabinet members
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What are the first three words to the preamble?
We the people
Who said, "The constitution shall never be construed... to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms"
Hamilton
What did the 13th amendment do?
abolished slavery
How many senators in the US are there?
100
Who was the second president of the United States?
John Adams
How long did it take to write the constitution?
4 months
Who said, "Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power"
Madison
Which amendment states that the people retain rights not enumerated in the constitution?
9th amendment
How many US house of representative members are there?
435
Who wrote the federalist papers?
Alexander Hamilton and James Madison
The Constitutional Convention took place to write a document to replace which existing document?
Who said, "Our new Constitution is now established, everything seems to promise it will be durable; but, in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes"
Franklin