Founding Documents
This document announced the American colonies' break from British rule.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This Founding Father is known as the "Father of the Constitution."
- Answer: Who is James Madison?
The Preamble begins with these three famous words.
- Answer: What is "We the People"?
The First Amendment protects these freedoms.
- Answer: What are freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition?
This word in the Constitution refers to a formal change or addition.
- Answer: What is an "amendment"?
The primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
- Answer: Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The president of the Continental Congress who signed the Declaration of Independence.
- Answer: Who is John Hancock?
This phrase from the Preamble reflects the goal of forming a fair government.
- Answer: What is "establish Justice"?
This amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
- Answer: What is the 13th Amendment?
This word from the Preamble means "to approve or confirm formally."
- Answer: What is "ratify"?
This document established the framework for the U.S. government after independence.
- Answer: What is the Constitution of the United States?
The man who drafted the Preamble to the Constitution.
- Answer: Who is Governor Morris?
This principle of the Constitution involves the division of government into three branches.
- Answer: What is separation of powers?
The right to bear arms is protected by this amendment.
- Answer: What is the 2nd Amendment?
This term from the Declaration refers to the formal separation from Britain.
- Answer: What is "dissolution"?
The Declaration of Independence was adopted on this date.
- Answer: What is July 4, 1776?
This Founding Father proposed the Great Compromise during the Constitutional Convention.
- Answer: Who is Roger Sherman?
Legistslative, Executive, and Judicial
- Answer: What are the 3 branches of government?
This amendment guarantees the right to a fair and speedy trial.
- Answer: What is the 6th Amendment?
The phrase "unalienable rights" in the Declaration of Independence refers to rights that cannot be taken away. Name one such right listed.
- Answer: What is "life, liberty, or the pursuit of happiness"?
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are known as this.
- Answer: What is the Bill of Rights?
The chief advocate for the Declaration of Independence?
- Answer: Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This principle, emphasized in both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, asserts that government power comes from the people.
- Answer: What is popular sovereignty?
The protection against unreasonable searches and seizures is found in this amendment.
- Answer: What is the 4th Amendment?
Which propaganda technique is used when a campaign aims to make people feel emotions like fear or hope?
-Answer: What is Pathos?