States & Capitals
Capital of New Jersey
Trenton
How many amendments make up the bill of rights?
10
How many Amendments are in the Constitution?
27
Who was alexander Hamilton
He was a states man and was one of the founding fathers of the united states
What year did the United States issue the Declaration of Independence?
1776
Capital of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
The Second Amendment protects the rights of the American people:
To own and carry weapons
5th Amendment?
Right not to incriminate self
Who was George Washington
Soldier, statesman, founding father and the 1st US president
What year did the Revolutionary War begin?
1775
Capital of Rhode Island
Province
Which of the following describes the protections of free speech granted by the First Amendment?
Although freedom of speech extends beyond the spoken word, it does not prevent prosecution for obscenities and malicious falsehoods
9th Amendment?
More rights than listed in constitution
Who was Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809
What country did the American colonies rebel against?
Britain
Capital of Mississippi
Jackson
What was the primary reason for enacting the Bill of Rights?
To protect the civil rights of the American people
11th Amendment?
Limits federal court jurisdiction
Who was James Madison
James Madison Jr. was an American statesman, diplomat, expansionist, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the 4th president of the United States from 1809 to 1817.
How many of the American Colonies were a part of the revolution?
13
Capital of Maryland
Annapolis
What does the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment prohibit?
A state-sponsored religion
12th Amendment?
Electoral college votes for president and vice president separately
Three facts about john Adams
Adams defended British soldiers after the Boston Massacre, he was born October 30 1735, he was in office till march 4th 1797
What was the name of the group that declared the independence of the United States?
The Second Continental Congress