Fun Facts
This document is nicknamed the "Highest Law of the Land" or "Supreme Law"
The group of people who supported the Constitution being written
Who are the Federalists?
The commander of the armed forces
Who is the President?
This is what the first 10 amendments are called
What is the Bill of Rights?
Judicial, Legislative, and Executive
What are the 3 branches of our government?
This man is considered the "Father of the Constitution"
Who is James Madison?
What is 1787?
These are the two houses of Congress
What is the House of Representatives and the Senate?
The amendment that gives freedom of speech, religion, and assembly
What is the 1st Amendment?
These are the first 3 words of the Constitution
What is "We the People"?
This is a government for the people, ruled by a majority
What is a true democracy?
This is the group who were AGAINST the ratification of the Constitution
Who were the anti-federalists?
The group of people under the legislative branch of government that make the laws
What is Congress?
This amendment gives women the right to vote
What is the 19th amendment?
The number of ARTICLES in the Constitution
What is 7 articles?
This is a representative form of government that is ruled according to constitution or charter
What is a republic?
The purpose of the Federalist Papers, similar to the purpose of "Common Sense" during the Revolutionary war
What was to support the writing of the Constitution?
The word for a two house congress
What is bicameral?
The amendment that prohibits the government from denying a man the right to vote because of race or color
What is the 15th amendment?
The number of AMENDMENTS total in the Constitution
What is 27 amendments?
The word for a one house congress
What is unicameral?
These three men wrote the Federalist Papers.
Who are, John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison?
The group of 9 people, in the judicial branch, who can overturn congressional decisions
What is the Supreme Court?
The amendment that outlawed slavery
What is the 13th amendment?
The number of amendments that have been PROPOSED
What is 33?