Famous People
Vocab
Constitution
The Branches of the U.S.
Amendments
100
Daniel Shay
Who led an uprising against the government for taxing the people?
100
another word for approval.
What is the definition of ratify?
100
It is written at the beginning of the Constitution.
Where is the Preamble written?
100
Three
How many branches of government are there?
100
there are 27
how many amendments are there?
200
First president of the United States.
What is George Washington best known for?
200
The first constitution of the United States
What were the Articles of Confederation?
200
There are seven in the Constitution.
How many Articles are there in the Constitution?
200
So nobody has too much power,
Why is there more than one branch of government?
200
The first ten amendments.
Which amendments are part of the Bill of Rights
300
He was known as "The Father of the Constitution"
What is James Madison known as?
300
It set up a plan for surveying western lands.
What did the Ordinance of 1785 do?
300
September 17, 1787 at the Philadelphia Convention.
When was the Constitution signed and where?
300
The Senate and the House of Representatives.
Who makes up the Legislative branch?
300
This amendment talks about the right to bear arms.
What does the second amendment talk about?
400
He offered the New Jersey Plan.
What did William Paterson of New Jersey do?
400
Every slave was only three fifth of a person.
What did the Three- Fifths Compromise decide?
400
It repeals the eighteenth amendment.
What does the 21th amendment do.
400
They belong to the Judicial branch
Which branch do the Supreme Court and lower courts belong to?
400
A state's rights.
What does the tenth amendment talk about?
500
He was the oldest delegate, a diplomat, a writer, an inventor, and a scientist.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
500
Powers shared by the state and federal government.
What are concurrent powers.
500
This is article talks about the executive branch.
What does the article II talk about?
500
They make our laws
What does the Legislative branch of government do?
500
Ratified Decemeber 15th, 1791
When were the Bill of Rights ratified?
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