Amendments
How many amendments are there?
25, 26, 27
27
The government and citizens should not lie.
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H
Truth
This document was ratified on September 17, 1787.
the U.S. Constitution
This man was the oldest man at the convention...
Benjamin Franklin
What are the three branches?
Legislative Executive Judicial
The first 10 amendments are called this.
The Bill of Rights
Citizens should work together for the good of all. The government should make laws that are good for everyone.
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C M G D
Common good
What are the 3 parts of the Constitution?
Preamble
_________ Articles 5,6,7
27 Amendments
Preamble, the 7 Articles and the 27 amendments
Thought we needed a strong, central government and he fixed the nation's troubled finances...
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
The job of congress is to...
Make laws
Enforce laws
Interpret laws
make laws for our nation.
People have freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and the right to petition the Government.
2nd Amendment
3rd Amendment
1st Amendment
What is the First Amendment?
Each citizen has the right to the protection of their life.
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Life
How can the Constitution be changed?
amendments
3/4 Congress votes to approve.
States vote to approve the changes.
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
James Monroe
Thomas Jefferson
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.
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P R M
Patriotism
How long did it take to write the Constitution?
4 months
6 months
8 months
4 months
He was the leader of the Constitutional Convention and the first president...
George Washington
Who makes up the executive branch?
Congress
President and cabinet members
Supreme Court
The President and cabinet members
Made slavery illegal in the United States.
12th
13th
16th
What is the 13th Amendment?
Name the first three Core Democratic Values.
Life, Liberty, __ __ __ __ __ __ __ of __ __ __ __ __ P H
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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
The Constitutional Convention took place to write a document to replace which existing document?
Articles of __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
C N
The Articles of Confederation
Who was called "the wisest man in America"?
Benjamin Franklin
Who makes up the Legislative Branch?
Congress
President and his Cabinet
Supreme Court
Senators & House of Representitives (Congress)