Preamble
The introduction to the Constitution & explanation why the Constitution was written.
What is the Preamble?
The Constitution has this many articles.
What is 7 articles?
The U.S. Constitution has this many amendments.
What is 27 ammendments?
Location of the National Monument to the Forefathers.
Where is Plymouth, MA?
The age Benjamin Franklin was when he attended the Constitutional Convention.
What is 81 years old?
The first 3 most important words of the Preamble.
What is "We the People?"
Articles 1-3 establishes these 3 branches of government.
What are 1.Legislative (Congress); 2. Executive (President) and 3. Judiciary (Supreme Court & other federal courts)?
This amendment states how the President & Vice President of the US should be elected.
What is the 12th Amendment?
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5 main figures on the National Monument to the Forefathers.
He is known as the Father of the U.S. Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
This person wrote the Preamble.
Who is Gouverneur Morris?
This article is the longest and covers the design of the Legislative branch of the government.
What is Article 1?
This amendment outlawed & abolished slavery.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This is how tall the National Monument is.
What is 81 feet tall?
This is the most often quoted source used by the Founding Fathers in all their discussions.
What is the Bible?
The Preamble has this many words.
What is 52 words?
This article generally describes the executive branch and specifies impeachment of the President or Vice President if convicted in an trial of “Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors."
What is Article 2?
This amendment provided all citizens with “equal protection under the laws”.
What is the 14th Amendment?
Faith holds in her right hand.
What is the Geneva Bible?
He rode 80 miles in the middle of the night from Delaware to sign the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Caeser Rodney?
These words from the Preamble mean to create a nation in which states work together to make everything in our country as perfect as possible.
What is "to form a more perfect union?"
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Article I establishes legislative powers in Congress, which consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives. This word describes this two-house legislative system.
The 15th, 19th, 24th and 26th Amendments gave these important rights to African American, women, the poor and young people over 18 years old).
What is voting rights?
Morality holds in her left hand.
What is The Ten Commandments?
These 5 men were given the responsibility of drafting the Declaration of Independence.
Who are Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston?