U.S. Constitution
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are known by this name.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This branch makes the laws.
What is the legislative branch?
This is the minimum age to vote in U.S. federal elections.
What is 18?
This city is the capital of Virginia.
What is Richmond?
This Jamestown crop helped the colony survive economically.
What is Tabacco?
This amendment guarantees freedom of speech, religion, and the press.
What is the first amendment?
This branch interprets laws.
What is the judicial branch?
This "college" officially elects the President.
What is the electoral college?
Virginia’s legislature is called this.
What is the General Assembly?
This document, written by George Mason, influenced the U.S. Bill of Rights.
What is the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
This principle divides power between national and state governments.
What is federalism?
The President belongs to this branch.
What is the executive branch?
Senators serve terms of this many years.
What is six years?
The General Assembly has these two chambers.
What is the House of Delegates and the Senate?
This Virginian wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
What is the 13th amendment?
Congress is divided into these two chambers.
What is the House of Representatives & the Senate?
This federal position is second in line to the presidency.
What is the Vice President?
This official is Virginia’s chief executive or head person in charge.
What is the governor?
This Virginian served as the 4th U.S. President and is known as the “Father of the Constitution".
Who is James Madison?
How many articles are in the Constitution?
What is 7?
This power allows the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional.
What is judicial review?
This Cabinet department manages foreign policy and diplomacy.
What is the Department of State?
The head of VA courts is called?
What is the Virginia Supreme Court?
This 1608 leader helped save Jamestown by enforcing the rule “He who does not work, shall not eat.”
Who is John Smith?