Constitution
This branch of government is in charge of creating laws.
What is the legislative branch?
This many amendments are included in the Bill of Rights.
What are 10?
This man served as the first president of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
The Constitution created a presidential term of this many years.
What is four years?
This branch is in charge of enforcing laws.
What is the executive branch?
This amendment deals with the right to bear arms.
What is the second amendment?
Appearing on the $10 bill, this founding father wrote 51 of the Federalist Papers and supported the creation of a national bank.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This person was the main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This branch of government is in charge of interpreting laws.
What is the judicial branch?
List at least four of the five rights in the first amendment.
What are the freedoms of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition?
This Founding Father is famous for never being president, appearing on the $100 bill, and flying a kite.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This is the name for the type of government established by the Constitution.
What is a Republic?
According to the Connecticut/Great Compromise, this is how the House and Senate would be elected. (Both must be correct)
Senate - Each state gets two
This man wrote the Bill of Rights.
Who is James Madison?
This man served as the second president of the United States.
Who is John Adams?
This compromise determined the representation of African Americans.
This man was considered the "Father of the Constitution".
Who is James Madison?
This founding father served as our first Chief Justice, while also helping to author the Federalist Papers.
Who is John Jay?
List at least two reasons why the United States replaced the Articles of Confederation.
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