Bill of Rights 1-5
This amendment protects our freedom of speech and freedom of religion
First Amendment
Fair and Speedy Trial
How many states had to Ratify the US Constitution?
9/13
Article 1 of the Constitution is about the....
Legislative Branch
Due to his many significant contributions towards the creation of the U.S. Constitution and authoring the Bill of Rights, this person was given the nickname “Father of the Constitution”
James Madison
The Second Amendment states, “A well regulated ______, being necessary to the security of a free people to keep and bear ______ , shall not be infringed.”
Militia, Arms
Which Amendment guarantees your right to a trial by jury?
7th Amendment
The word Ratify means (best definition wins)
The official approval of a document
What two constitutional principles did our founders use to stop the government from becoming too powerful?
Checks and Balances
Separation of Powers
Those who advocated for the ratification of the Constitution were known as this
Federalists
The Third Amendment prevents soldiers from having the ability to do this
Quarter in any house or business
Why can't the government mistreat prisoners and get them to confess?
8th Amendment
Bonus if you also said the 5th Amendment
The Anti-Federalists wanted ____ Why?
Bonus: The Anti-Federalists were primarily from Urban/Rural Areas?
A Bill of Rights because they felt like the US Constitution did not do a good enough job at protecting Individual/States Rights.
Bonus: Rural
Who was the first person to sign the Constitution? He was also the leader of the Constitutional Convention.
George Washington
This court has the power to declare any law unconstitutional
U.S. Supreme Court
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Religion
Assembly
Petition
Press
Speech
The State of Texas issues a Marriage Certificate. This is an example of which right?
Tenth Amendment - Rights of the States
Why did the Federalists create a Bill of Rights?
Quid-Pro-Quo -> The Federalists needed 9 states to ratify the Constitution they could only get 5 of them to ratify. So they compromised with the Anti-Federalists to get the Constitution ratified and in return they would pass a Bill of Rights.
What was the primary goal of the Constitutional Convention?
To fix the Articles of Confederation
decided to create a new government instead.
On December 7th, 1787, this state became the first state to ratify the Constitution
Delaware
Which amendment says that you can not be tried for the same crime twice (Called Double Jeopardy)
5th Amendment
What is an example of your 9th Amendment Right?
Any freedom not specifically listed in the Constitution is still a freedom of the people.
Who were the original 3 Federalists that helped write the Federalist Papers.
Bonus: what alias (disguised name) did they use to write the Federalist Papers?
John Jay, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton
Bonus: Publius
Name at least 1 important founding father that was not at the Constitutional Convention and why they were not there.
Thomas Jefferson - France
John Adams - England
Prominent citizens of Massachusetts Samuel Adams and John Hancock initially opposed the Constitution because it didn’t have one of these
Bill of Rights