People
Who is George Washington?
A military leader who lead the Americans to win the Revolutionary War.
First President of the United States.
Part of the Constitutional Convention/framer of the Constitution.
What is the longest lasting government ever?
The Constitution
What are all three branches?
Legislative- Congress
Executive- The President
Judicial- Supreme Court
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first 10 amendments and they are based on the British Bill of Rights
Our current president is Barack Obama.
False, Donald Trump is our current president. Donald Trump was elected in 2016.
Was Thomas Jefferson part of the Constitutional Convention?
No, he was in France at the time of the Constitutional Convention
How many amendments are there in the Constitution?
27 amendments
What does our Executive branch do? and who leads it?
Our Executive branch carries out laws.
This branch is lead by the president.
What is Freedom of Speech?
Having the power to say your opinion on our government.
This does not mean you can go in a crowded area and yell fire that will get you arrested.
We have three branches of government.
True,
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
He was a framer of the Constitution and one of the oldest. At the end of the convention he wrote a speech supporting the Constitution.
How do you change the Constitution?
You amend it. Which is making a new amendment for the Constitution to delete thing from the document or add new things.
What is our Legislative branch called? and what does it do?
Our Legislative branch is called Congress
Our Legislative branch makes laws
What is the Right to Bear Arms?
To be able to have a gun in your possession.
This is the 2nd amendment
There are 45 amendments to the Constitution
False, there are 27 amendments
Who is James Madison?
A framer of the Constitution
Kept a journal about the Constitutional Convention(this is the reason we know what happened inside that room)
Our fourth president
Which state was the last to sign the Constitution?
Rhode Island
What does our Judicial branch do? and what is the main part of this branch?
Our Judicial branch makes sure that the laws our Congress makes are Constitutional which means it follows the Constitution.
The main part of our judicial branch is the Supreme Court.
When was the Bill of Rights made?
After the Constitution was ratified, in 1789 Congress passed the Bill of Rights.
You do not have to be born in the US or any of its territories to be president.
False, you have to be born in the US or in its territories to be president
Who was Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold betrayed the American army when fighting against the British for Independence.
He was a traitor.
Who was the oldest person to sign the Constitution?
Benjamin Franklin at 81 years old
He died three years later at 84 years old
What is the branch that has the most power?
NONE
All three of the branches have equal powers
What is the quartering of troops?
When you are made to house troops and make them your first priority but the framers of the Constitution hated how much the British made them quarter troops in there homes.
So this is the amendment that banns the government from allowing this to happen.
This is the 3rd amendment.
The Constitutional Convention was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
True