There are this many amendments in the Constitution.
What are 27?
100
The Constitutional Convention was held in this city.
What is Philadelphia?
100
This is another name for laws.
What are "acts"?
100
This principle of the Constitution gives each branch of government the ability to restrain the others.
What is "checks and balances"?
200
This branch has the power to pardon, or excuse, convicted criminals.
What is the executive branch?
200
The Bill of Rights contains this many amendments.
What is 10?
200
This person was considered to be the "Father of the Constitution".
Who is James Madison?
200
Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution gives Congress the express power to do this with money.
What is "coin"?
200
This principle of the Constitution was firmly established in the court case Marbury v. Madison.
What is "judicial review"?
300
This branch makes laws.
What is the legislative branch?
300
There are this many articles in the Constitution.
What is 7?
300
The Constitution replaced this document as the supreme law of the land.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
300
Article II of the Constitution gives the President the express power to do this to proposed laws.
What is "veto"?
300
This principle states that the right to rule must come from the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
400
This branch has the ability to rule that laws are unconstitutional.
What is the judicial branch?
400
What fractional majority of Congress is needed in order for an amendment to be proposed?
What is 2/3rds?
400
This was a proposed plan of government that provided for two houses of Congress, and in both houses representation would be determined by a state's population.
What is the Virginia Plan?
400
Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution gives Congress the express power to do this with taxes.
What is "levy"?
400
This principle states that government does not have absolute authority.
What is limited government?
500
This branch has the power to approve (or disapprove) of officials appointed by the President.
What is the legislative branch?
500
The US Constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787, making it this many years old.
What is 226?
500
These three men wrote the Federalist Papers in an attempt to persuade antifederalists in New York to adopt the constitution.
Who are James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay?
500
When added to the beginning of another word, this four-letter word (though really a prefix) distinguished those who were not in favor of the Constitution from those who were.
What is "anti"?
500
Montesquieu influenced the constitution with his idea of this, which ensures that power will not be concentrated in one branch of government.