Vocabulary
Constitutional Convention
Three Branches
Amendments
Misc./Other
100

The first 10 amendments to the Constitution

What are the Bill of Rights? 

100

The Constitutional Convention was held in Philadelphia, on May 1787 at this place

What is Independence Hall?

100
The Three branches of government. 
What are the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches? 
100
To make a request of the government (1st Amendment) 
What is petition?
100

TRIPLE JEOPARDY!!!

The number of terms a president can serve

What are two terms?

200

To vote on something and make it official 

What is to ratify? 

200

This man proposed the Great Compromise

Who is Roger Sherman? 

200
This branch writes the laws, declares war, and approves treaties. 
What is the Legislative Branch? 
200

This amendment protects you against an unreasonable search and seizure

What is the 4th Amendment? 
200

The number of Amendments that make up the Constitution

What is 27 Amendments? 

300

Someone in favor of the ratification of the Constitution

What is a FEDERALIST? 

300

The type of legislature that is made up of two-houses 

What is a bicameral legislature? 

300
This branch proposes laws, commands armed forces, appoints federal judges, and administers laws. 
What is the Executive Branch (President)? 
300

DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!!

Amendment that gave women the right to vote.

What is the 19th Amendment?

300

DOUBLE JEOPARDY !!!


The idea that the power to govern should be shared between state and federal (national) governments 

What is Federalism?

400

Our current written plan of government that replaced the Articles of Confederation

What is the Constitution? 

400

The plan that gave each state an equal number of votes, and thus an equal voice in the federal government

What is the New Jersey Plan? 

400
To bring charges of serious crimes against the president 
What is impeach? 
400

Five Freedoms of the 1st Amendment

What are the freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and the right to petition? 

400

The compromise that settled the issue of slaves being counted towards a state’s population


What is the Three-Fifths Compromise? 

500

America’s first written form of government which would eventually be replaced

What are the Articles of Confederation? 

500

This plan gave a bicameral legislature, a number of representatives based on state populations in lower house, and a number of representatives equal from each state in upper house.

What is the Great Compromise? 

500
A system established by the Constitution that prevents any branch of government from becoming too powerful 
What is checks and balances?
500

Amendments 4 to 8 are rights that protect who

Who are people that are accused of crimes? 

500

The two parts that make up Congress

What are the Senate and House of Representatives? 
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