Challenges faced by the framers of the U.S. Constitution
______ was the oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention who helped large and small states agree to the Great Compromise.
Benjamin Franklin
“We the people” in the U.S. Constitution means that the government's power comes from ___________.
the citizens
Why do the 3 branches of the federal government have the power to check and balance each other?
to keep one branch from becoming too powerful
Kids are reading a newspaper. Which First Amendment right protects Americans’ right to print and read newspapers?
freedom of the press
What city and state was the constitutional convention held?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Who is considered the “father of the Constitution” because he wrote most of it?
James Madison
The words _________________ mean that our government’s power comes from the people who live in it.
popular sovereignty
Which branch has the following powers?
Makes the nation’s laws
Congress is in this branch
Legislative Branch
A group of men are peacefully marching together, which 1st amendment right are they exercising?
freedom to assemble
In a representative democracy, leaders are elected by the __________ to make laws and decisions for the country.
citizens
What argument did the Three-Fifths Compromise settle at the Constitutional Convention?
how enslaved people would be counted
Why does the U.S. Constitution start with the words “We the People?”
to show that the government’s power comes from the people
Which of the following is one job of the Executive Branch of the federal government?
enforcing laws
The First Amendment gives Americans the right to talk about their opinions. This right is called ___________________.
freedom of speech
Which of the following are 2 examples of natural rights written in the Declaration of Independence?
life and liberty
What is the name of the compromise between large and small states at the Constitutional Convention?
The Great Compromise
Use the quotation to answer the question.
Let us never forget that . . . the ultimate rulers of our democracy are . . . the voters of this country. — President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1938
What was President Roosevelt describing?
Popular sovereignty
Why did the framers of the U.S. Constitution promise to add the Bill of Rights?
so states would ratify the Constitution
A woman is contacting government leaders to ask for a law to change, which 1st amendment right is she exercising?
right to petition
Collecting taxes from citizens to pay for services like roads and schools is a power that belongs to _____________.
both the federal and state governments
The ________________________ was the name of the first attempt at a government by the new United States.
Articles of Confederation
Use the statement to answer the question.
“We the people of the United States…” -The Preamble of the United States Constitution, 1787
Which of the following is the BEST reason Framers of the Constitution include this text in the document?
to show that the government’s power comes from the people
What do the Bill of Rights protect?
the rights of citizens
Which person's action would be protected by the first amendment? (Multiple choice click the answer for options)
Which person's action would be protected by the first amendment?
Tina writes an article encouraging people to vote against her town’s mayor.
Louise steals her neighbor's lawn mower because her neighbor owes her money.
Rudy rides her bike without her helmet even though state law says she has to wear it.
Gene spray-paints the windows of a newspaper office that printed an article she disliked.
Which of the following powers belongs ONLY to the federal government and NOT the states?
declaring war on other countries