Const. Convention
Name the state that did not attend the Constitutional Convention.
Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Jersey
Rhode Island
Proposed the "social contract"
Clay, Rousseau, Hobbes, Locke
John Locke
Guarantees freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition
Third Amendment, First Amendment, Fifth Amendment, Sixth Amendment
First Amendment
Article of Congress, House of Govern, Legislature, Congress of Confederation
Congress of Confederation
Federalism, Bicameral Laws, Checks and Balances, United Government
Checks and Balances
The number of states that needed to approve for the Constitution to be ratified.
7, 8, 9, 10
9 states
Argued a strong government is needed to maintain order
Hobbes, Jefferson, De Beers, Montessori
Hobbes
Prohibits the quartering of soldiers in private homes
First Amendment, Second Amendment, Third Amendment, Incorrect Answer
Third Amendment
What event showed a stronger government was needed?
Bacon's Rebellion, Shay's Rebellion, Watergate, and Huh?
Shay's Rebellion
What does Article One of the Constitution establish?
Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, State Power, Individual Rights
Legislative Branch
Nicknamed the "father of the Constitution"
James Madison
Advocated for governments to protect natural rights
Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Locke
Locke
The right to bear arms (own a gun)
Eighth Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Tenth Amendment, Second Amendment
Second Amendment
What years were the Articles of Confederation in place?
1778-1786, 1781-1789, 1786-1794, 1777-1787
1781-1789
Alexander Hamilton and James Madison were:
Federalists, Anti-Federalists
Federalists
Supported a stronger federal government at the Constitutional Convention.
Adams, Franklin, Jefferson, Hamilton
Inspired the three branches of government and the idea of separation of powers
Confucius, Hume, Montesquieu, Democritus
Montesquieu
Fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment, Sixth Amendment, Seventh Amendment
Fourth Amendment
What year did the Constitutional Convention take place?
1787, 1791, 1793, 1781
The Federalists, The Anti-Federalist, Ben Franklin, Hamilton
The Anti-Federalist
What was the first state to ratify the Constitution?
Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, Virginia
Deleware
Advocated for freedom of speech and religious freedom
Voltaire, Mencius, Marx, Pythagoras
Voltaire
Where is the Constitution on display today?
National Archives, Smithsonian, White House, Capitol Building
National Archives
600, 4,400, 8,200, 12,000
4,400
This state is spelled wrong above the signers' name on the Constitution
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Massachusetts, Rhode Island
Pensylvania