He wrote letters to important people to come to Independence Hall to discuss the Articles of Confederation.
Who is James Madison
100
The document which is a blueprint of how our government explaining how it's structured.
What is the Constitution of the United States?
100
This amendment states that the police can not search your property without a good cause.
What is the fourth amendment?
100
In number order, George Washington was ___.
What is the first President of the United States?
100
Before the Constitution was created this was a document that governed the United States.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
200
The person whose trustworthy leadership lead the discussions; which later became the United States Constitution.
Who is George Washington?
200
Created by Roger Sherman, this compromise stated that the number of delegates for house of representative would be based on population and the number of delegates for the Senate would be the same for every state.
What is the Great Compromise or the Connecticut Plan?
200
This amendment explains that U.S. citizens have the freedom of religion, freedom of the press, and due process.
What is the first amendment?
200
The 40th president was named ____.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
200
If you are born in the United States you are an American ______.
What is citizen or citizenship?
300
He told Madison that this was needed to explain what the people were entitled to have against the government.
What are the Bill of Rights?
300
This was a compromise that allowed the South to count enslaved people for purposes of state representation and the North agreed because the enslaved person was not counted as much as a white person.
What is the Three-Fifth's Compromise?
300
The first ten amendments that congress passes are known as these.
What are the Bill of Rights?
300
This man provided a lot of ideas for the Constitution and later became the fourth president of the United States of America.
Who is James Madison?
300
James Madison wrote down his ideas which could replace the Articles of Confederation. These ideas were known as the ____; which provided a strong central government broken into three parts, or branches.
What is the Virginia Plan
400
Quoted as saying the George Washington ". . .was modest, good and kind."
Who is Abigail Adams?
400
When the Constitution needed approval it was _____
What is to ratify?
400
This amendment states that a person does not have to testify against himself in a court of law.
What is the fifth amendment?
400
Another name for President.
What is the chief executive or Commander and Chief?
400
In order to change the Constitution, this is needed.
What is an Amendment?
500
The 55 people who met at Independence Hall to discuss the Articles of Confederation.
What are the framers?
500
This protects our inalienable rights.
What is the Bill of Rights?
500
This amendment states that the government can not stop citizens from keeping guns.
What is the second amendment?
500
Although each branch of government has specific powers, the also share powers. For example, Congress can pass a law, but the President can veto it.
What is checks and balances?
500
Delegates who feared that a strong central government would take away the liberties, or rights, from the people.