Founding Documents
This founding document begins with "We the people"
The Constitution
This amendment is the right to free speech
The first amendment
This President wrote the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing the slaves
Abraham Lincoln
This branch consists of the President of the United States
Executive branch
This term describes the idea that colonists' God given duty was to expand West
Manifest Destiny
The three regions of the thirteen colonies are
New England, Middle colonies, South colonies
This amendment is the right to bear arms
2nd amendment
This person famously signed his name very large on the bottom of the Constitution
John Hancock
This branch is in charge of determining whether or not a law is constitutional
Judicial branch
Trail of Tears
This document contains 10 amendments that give us our liberties
The Bill of Rights
This amendment allows you to deny any questioning without a lawyer present
Fifth amendment
This branch can veto laws
Executive
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The problem with the Articles of Confederation was
There was a weak central government
This amendment protects you from any cruel or unusual punishment
Thomas Jefferson
This branch consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate
Legislative branch
New Mexico and Utah
This event showed that the Articles of Confederations were too weak
Shay's Rebellion
This amendment allows the states' to have rights that are not given to the federal government
10th amendment
This person is known as the 'Father of the Constitution'
James Madison
The House of Representatives has ______ amount of members
435
The Selma to Montgomery March resulted in the Voting Rights of 1965 Act to be passed by this president.
Lyndon B. Johnson