The Constitution
What i the name of the document that is called "the highest law of the land"?
What is the Constitution
Name a group of people denied rights guaranteed by the Preamble.
Women, enslaved humans, Yeoman Farmers, Native Americans, males who did not own land
What did the anti-federalist want to ensure before they signed the Constitution?
That the states had rights and that individuals had rights. They wanted a "Bill of Rights".
Where is the White House located, who works there and which branch of government are they a part of?
What is Washington D.C., president, VP and their cabinet and Executive branch.
Each law starts out as a _____.
Bill
Does Maryland have its own Constitution?
Yes.
What does it mean to "insure domestic tranquility"?
Work to keep our country peaceful and happy.
What rights were denied to enslaved people?
All rights were denied.
What is the highest court in the land and which branch is it a part of?
The Supreme Court is a part of the Judicial Branch.
Federal Executive branch is to The President
as the
State Executive branch is to the _______________.
Governor
We call the first ten amendments to the Constitution...
What is the Bill of Rights?
What does it mean to "provide for the common defense"?
Our country will have a military.
What was one compromise the framers made when writing the Constitution?
3/5th clause
Connecticut Plan
Writing the Bill of Rights
We have a bicameral Congress. What does bicameral mean and which branch is Congress a part of?
Bicameral means 2 chambers. Congress is a part of the legislative branch.
The federal government has three tiers. They are: ___________, ___________ and _________.
Federal, State and local
The Constitution was written in the year...
What is 1787?
What does it mean to "secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity"?
We have freedom now and so will our children.
What was the name of the group of framers who wanted the Constitution ratified immediately, without a Bill of Rights?
Federalists
Fill in all three blanks.
The __________ branch enforces the laws.
The __________ branch makes the laws.
The __________ branch interprets the laws.
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
Which of these is NOT a part of the Constitution?
The Preamble
The Bill of Rights
The Articles of Confederation
Amendments
The Articles of Confederation
One right guaranteed by the 1st Amendment is...
What is freedom of speech, religion, assembly, press, or petition?
What were the promises and problems of the Preamble?
The Preamble promised that all men are created equally. However, it was a problem because this was not upheld.
What do we say happened when all the states agreed to adopt the Constitution?
The Constitution was ratified.
No one branch has all the power. This is because the USA has _________ and _________.
Checks and balances.
What does SCH stand for?
Simulated Congressional Hearing