Amendments
How many amendments are there?
27
what document was ratified on September 17, 1787.
The U.S. Constitution
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
This man was the oldest man at the convention...
Benjamin Franklin
The government and citizens should not lie.
Truth
What are the first ten Amendments referred to as?
The Bill of rights
What are the 3 parts of the Constitution?
The Preamble, the 7 Articles, and the 27 amendments
What does Congress do?
Create laws
Thought we needed a strong, central government and he fixed the nation's troubled finances...
Alexander Hamilton
Citizens should work together for the good of all. The government should make laws that are good for everyone.
What is the second Amendment
The right to keep and bear arms
How can the Constitution be changed?
Only by amendments
what makes up the Executive branch
The president and other small cabinet members
He was the master-builder of the constitution and believed the federal government should control trade and protect people's rights
James Madison
Each citizen has the right to the protection of their life.
Life
What is the 19th Amendment?
Women voting rights
The Constitutional Convention took place to write a document to replace which existing document?
The Articles of Confederation
The judicial department is made up of what?
Who was called "the wisest man in America"?
Benjamin Franklin
Devotion to our country and the core democratic values in word and deed.
Which Amendment made freed slaves
13th Amendments
How long did it take to write the Constitution?
4 months
Who makes up the Legislative Branch?
Senators and house of representatives
He was the leader of the Constitutional Convention
George Washington
Name the first three Core Democratic Values.
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness