Roots
Principles
The Preamble
The Articles
The Amendments
100
The two ancient cultures that influenced the framers of the Constitution
What are Greece and Rome?
100
"We the people..."
What is Popular Sovereignty?
100
This is the 27th word in the Preamble
What is "the?"
100
This article of the Constitution deals with the Judicial Branch
What is Article III?
100
A right to a speedy trial
What is the 6th Amendment?
200
This document, signed in 1215, was an agreement between the king and the people of England
What is the Magna Carta?
200
The division of powers between the states and the federal government
What is Federalism
200
This goal of the Constitution was achieved with the formation of the federal court system
What is "Establish Justice?"
200
This article of the Constitution requires all states to treat citizens from other states with equality
What is Article IV?
200
This amendment is the only amendment ratified by special state conventions
What is the 21st Amendment?
300
This document also set limits on the power of the monarch
What is the English Bill of Right?
300
Insures that one branch does not become more powerful than the other two
What is Checks and Balances?
300
This goal of the Constitution requires the federal government to protect our nation's sovereignty
What is "Provide for the Commom Defense?"
300
This article of the Constitution outlines the ways and means by which the Constitution can be changed
What is Article V?
300
These three amendments all extend voting rights
What are the 15th, 19th and 26th Amendments?
400
These two philosophers influenced the framers of the Constitution
Who are Locke and Montesquieu?
400
This amendment states that the powers of the federal government are limited
What is the 10th Amendment?
400
This goal of the Constitution replaced the "firm league of friendship"
What is "Form a More Perfect Union?"
400
This article of the Constitution declares the document to be the "Supreme law of the land"
What is Article VI?
400
These amendments are called the "Civil War Amendments"
What are the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments?
500
The age of thought and reason
What is the Enlightenment?
500
The Bill of Rights
What is Individual Rights?
500
This goal of the Constitution calls for the government to protect our workers in the workplace
What is "Promote the General Welfare?"
500
This article of the Constitution reduces the number needed for ratification from 13 to just over a two-thirds majority
What is Article VII?
500
This amendment was one of the original 12 written by James Madison, but it wasn't ratified until 1972
What is the 27th Amendment?
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