Preamble
Founding Fathers
Branches of Gov.
Branches of Gov. Continued
Miscellaneous
100
This was one of the goals of the framers in writing the U.S. constitution: to establish a ________ __________ union
What is More Perfect
100
This man was the president of the convention and later become the president of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
100
This branch of government carries out the laws that are passed.
What is the Executive Branch?
100
This term means to throw out or do away with.
What is veto?
100
This was the date the Constitution was signed.
What is September 17, 1787?
200
The Preamble starts in this famous way.
What is "We the people of the United States..."
200
This man did not agree with some of the parts of the document and therefore did not sign the U.S. Constitution.
Who is George Mason
200
This is the number of judges on the Supreme Court.
What is nine judges?
200
The Congress is split into these two powers or groups.
What is Senate and the House of Representatives?
200
In order to keep one branch of government from getting too much power, the government uses this system.
What is Checks and Balances?
300
These are three famous, key words in the preamble and the Constitution: _______, __________ and the _____________ of ______________.
What is Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness?
300
This man was the oldest at the convention and was there to offer advice when the other delegates lost patience.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
300
This man works with the executive branch and is allowed to veto bills passed by Congress.
Who is the President of the United States?
300
There are this many senators from each state.
What is two, with a total 100 senators.
300
The president appoints the Supreme Court justices, however this group has to approve of them.
What is congress?
400
The preamble was an introduction that presented the goals of the Constitution. True or False?
What is True?
400
This man was known for the Great Compromise of the convention.
Who is Roger Sherman?
400
This group of people make laws.
What is Congress?
400
When a new idea is proposed to Congress it is first call this.
What is a bill.
400
In order to get more money the United States started to tax these things in the early days and even now.
What is import (brought in) goods?
500
This word means generations to come or our children’s children’s children.
What is Posterity?
500
This man is now known as the Father of the Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
500
When the judicial branch believes a law or something goes against the constitution, they call it this.
What is unconstitutional?
500
This fraction of the House of Representatives and Senate have to agree in order for a bill to become a law.
What is two thirds (2/3)?
500
In 1789, the Bill of Rights were added to the Constitution having the first 10 amendments. Today, there are this many amendments.
What is 27 amendments?
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