Amendments
3 Branches of Govermnet
Principles
(Main Points)
People
Miscellaneous
100
True or False: The 9th Amendment in the Bill of Rights states that there are more rights than the ones listed in constitution
True
100
T/F There are 11 supreme court justices
False
100
the highest authority in the nation, provides a plan for government
What is the Constitution
100
The person who wrote the Constitution
Who is Jacob Shallus
100
The city where the Constitution was written
What is Philadelphia
200
a proposed law
What is a bill
200
a system in which each branch of government is able to restrain the power of the others
What is Checks and Balances
200
the core of what makes us a "free" country. It gives a list of things that the government cannot take away from the people
What is the Bill of Rights
200
at age 81, he was the oldest member to attend the constitutional convention
What is Ben Franklin
200
the right to vote
What is Suffrage
300
the 18th amendment (banning alcohol) was canceled out by the 21st amendment (ended alcohol prohibition) because...?
What happened because the 18th took away a right instead of granting one
300
can impeach president, override veto, reject appointment, can refuse to approve treaties
What is the Legislative Branch
300
describe how the government will work, and is sets it up, describing the 3 branches
What are the Articles
300
A person whose beliefs and idea greatly inspired the Declaration of Independance and the Constitution
Who is John Locke?
300
The "first" constitution
What is the Articles of Confederation
400
thousands of of amendments have been considered but only 27 have been ratified because...?
the framers deliberately made the process difficult so that the Constitution couldn't be changed without the overwhelming support of the people.
400
The Leader of the Senate
Who is the Vice President
400
Lists all the goals and purposes of the government
What is the Preamble
400
A Boston lawyer who was a delegate for Massachusetts. He served as vice president to George Washington and then as the 2nd president.
Who is John Adams
400
The only state not represented at the Convention
What is Rhode Island
500
The founding fathers left room for amendments at the end of the constitution because...?
When necessities change over the years, changes and additions and modifications must be made
500
the framers wanted to protect individual freedoms and prevent the government from abusing its power so they did this
Why are there three branches of government
500
a system of government whereby the people have the power to make decisions and they can elect representatives.
What is democracy
500
The guy who said the famous words "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Who was Patrick Henry?
500
the number of articles originally in the Constitution
What is 7
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