The number of Amendments.
27
The Constitution was ratified on this date
September 17, 1787
These are the three branches of U.S. government
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
The 3 parts of the Constitution are...
Preamble, the 7 Articles, and the 27 amendments
5 rights guaranteed by the 1st Amendment
People have freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and the right to petition the Government.
A change to the constitution is called this
Amendment
A devotion to our country and the core values in word and deed.
Patriotism
It took this long to write the Constitution?
4 months
These make up the executive branch
The president and cabinet members
The 13th Amendment made this illegal in the United States
Slavery
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 this existing document
The Articles of Confederation
These two delegates from Connecticut proposed the "Great Compromise"
Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth
These make up the Legislative Branch
Senators & house of representitives (congress)