FOUNDING FATHERS
This author of the Federalist Papers was shot in a duel
Alexander Hamilton
THE FIRDT 10 AMMENDMENTS IS KNOWN AS
THE BILL OF RIGHTS
This Benightment Thinker argued that without a strong leader life would be "...nasty, brutish, and short."
Thomas Hobbes
Article I of the constitution defines the structure and powers of this law making branch
The Legislature
This military leader was the first US president
George Washington
The was the USA's first governing document
Articles of Confederation
This was the second US president
John Adams
This Thinker promoted the idea of natural rights which include "Life, Liberty, and Property"
John Locke
This Branch of Government can limit the power of other 2 Branches by vetoing laws and appointing judges (among other things)
The Executive
Famous for his inventions such as bi-focal glasses, this founder who never became president worked as a diplomat during the revolution securing crucial aid from France
Benjamin Franklin
This constitutional compromise concerned the counting of enslaved persons for the purpose of determining congressional representation
The 3/5 Compromise
3 documents that influenced The Constitution were: The English Bill of Rights, Mayflower Compact, and ____
Magna Carta
The concept that one Branch of government can limit or even out the powers of the other two is known as ____ ___ ____
Checks and Balances
This was the 3rd US president and primary author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
List 3 of the 5 rights protected by the 1st ammendment
Freedom of: Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly, to Petition the Government
This Branch of Government, sometimes called the weakest, is detailed in Article III of the constitution
The Judicial Branch (courts)
He was the 4th US president and considered the "father of the constitution"
James Madison
The Constitution has this many Articles in total
VII