Amendments
How many amendments are there?
27
The government and citizens should not lie. T or F
Truth
This document was ratified on September 17, 1787.
the U.S. Constitution
A person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority. States should have more power.
Anti-Federalist
What are the three branches?
Legislative Executive Judicial
The first 10 amendments are called this.
The Bill of Rights
All people are created...
Equal
What are the 3 parts of the Constitution?
Preamble, the 7 Articles and the 27 amendments
Thought we needed a strong, central government and he fixed the nation's troubled finances...
Alexander Hamilton
The job of congress is to...
make laws for our nation.
What is the 1st amendment?
People have freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and the right to petition the Government.
Each citizen has the right to the protection of their?
Life
How can the Constitution be changed?
Only by amendments
He was the master builder of the constitution and believed the federal government should control trade and protect people's rights...
James Madison
The judicial department is made up of?
judges
The 19th amendment gave women the right to do what?
vote
A devotion to our country and the core democratic values in word and deed.
Patriotism
What is the building that the Constitution was signed in named?
Independence Hall
He was the leader of the Constitutional Convention and the first president...
George Washington
Who makes up the executive branch?
The president and cabinet members
What did the 13th amendment do?
Made slavery illegal in the United States.
Name the first three Core Democratic Values.
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
The Constitutional Convention took place to write a document to replace which existing document?
The Articles of Confederation
A person who advocated for the ratification of the Constitution and believed in a strong central government.
Federalist
Who makes up the Legislative Branch?
Senators & House of Representatives