Citizens should work together for the good of all. The government should make laws that are good for everyone.
Common good
200
What are the 3 parts of the Constitution?
Preamble, the 7 Articles and the 27 amendments
200
Thought we needed a strong, central government and he fixed the nation's troubled finances...
Alexander Hamilton
200
The job of congress is to...
make laws for our nation.
300
What is the 1st amendment?
People have freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and the right to petition the Government.
300
Each citizen has the right to the protection of their life.
Life
300
How can the Constitution be changed?
Only by amendments
300
He was the master builder of the constitution and believed the federal government should control trade and protect people's rights...
James Madison
300
The judicial department is made up of?
judges
400
The 19th amendment gave women the right to do what?
vote
400
A devotion to our country and the core democratic values in word and deed.
Patriotism
400
How long did it take to write the Constitution?
4 months
400
He was the leader of the Constitutional Convention and the first president...
George Washington
400
Who makes up the executive branch?
The president and cabinet members
500
What did the 13th amendment do?
Made slavery illegal in the United States.
500
Name the first three Core Democratic Values.
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
500
The Constitutional Convention took place to write a document to replace which existing document?
The Articles of Confederation
500
He helped write the Federalist papers in support of the Constitution and was the first chief justice of the Supreme Court, though he was NOT at the Constitutional Convention.