Branches of Government
How many justices are in the Supreme Court?
9
Who was the President at the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
What shares power with the national government?
The states
What are the five freedoms listed in the first amendment?
freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of press, freedom of assembly, freedom to petition the government
How many amendments are considered part of the Bill of Rights?
ten
The number of representative each state has in the House is based on what?
population
Who was called “Father of the Constitution”
James Madison
Each state gets how many votes in the U.S. Senate?
2
What is another word for ratify?
approve, change, agreement
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
George Mason
How many years does a president serve in one term?
four
What did Madison’s Virginia Plan propose?
A legislative branch based on states’ population
Name the THREE branches of the national government.
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
What fraction of Congress is needed to propose an amendment?
⅔
Who wrote the Bill of Rights?
James Madison
Who succeeds the president if he dies?
vice president
Who wrote much of the Bill of Rights?
James Madison
What law is the “supreme law of the land”
The Constitution
How many states are needed to ratify an amendment?
38 states
Which Amendment guarantees that no search be conducted without a warrant?
Fourth Amendment
How many senators does each state have?
2
Where did the Constitutional Convention meet?
Philadelphia, PA
What was the Three- Fifths Compromise?
Enslaved people were counted as 3/5 of a person to calculate population.
What change did Anti-federalists want added to the proposed Constitution?
Which amendment states that if the federal government doesn’t have the power it goes to the states and the people?