Vocab
Making ones own choices, and not being under anyone else's power or control
Independence
Freedoms protected by law
Rights
How many states had to approve the Constitution for it to become law?
9 out of 13
How were people taught about the Constitution?
Newspaper articles (Federalist Papers).
Who became the first president?
George Washington
A group of people who help run a country
Government
Changes or additions to the Constitution
amendments
What did many people want attached to the Constitution?
a Bill of Rights
Where is the original Constutution?
on display at the National Archived building in Washington DC.
Why were people angry after the Revolutionary War?
Many people were poorer than before the war
A set of rules that gives government power, and explains how a country's government works
Constitution
A group of leaders who united the colonies, lead them in the Revolutionary War, and declared America’s independence.
Founding Fathers
The Constitution was written at a meeting held in which city?
Philadelphia
Under the Constitution, who makes the laws?
Congress
When the Constitution was written, most countries were ruled by...
Kings and Queens
Elected leader of a country
President
The first 10 amendments
The Bill of Rights
According to the Consitution, how does our government gets its power?
The people/votes
Who wrote the Bill of Rights?
James Madison
What do the words "we the people" mean?
The government gets its power from the people
Give something up in order to reach an agreement
Compromise
Father of the Constitution
James Madison
Give examples of what was wanted in the Bill of Rights.
Freedom of speech, religion, press
Who wrote the Federalist papers?
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
Explain the differences between a president and a king.
A king rules for his whole life, a president has a set term, a president is voted on, a king is not, etc.