What is the first line of the Preamble to the US Constitution?
"We the people"
100
This document was ratified on September 17, 1787.
the U.S. Constitution
100
This man was the oldest man at the convention...
Benjamin Franklin
100
What are the three branches?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
200
The first 10 amendments are called this.
The Bill of Rights
200
Finish this phrase- what comes next?
Provide for ..."
the common defense
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
Finish this phrase- what comes next?
"Secure the blessings of liberty, to ourselves and ..."
our posterity
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
What was the name of the Saturday morning TV cartoon video songs about the Constitution, such as "We the People" and "I'm Just a Bill"?
Schoolhouse Rock
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.