Constitution Basics
What is the supreme law of the land?
What is the Constitution
Which country did the U.S. declare independence from?
What is Great Britain
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
Who is the President
What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?
What is the Bill of Rights
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt
The first three words of the Constitution that signify self-government.
"We the People"
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Who is Thomas Jefferson
How many U.S. Senators are there
What is 100
Freedom of religion means what?
What is the right to practice any religion or none at all
What did Susan B. Anthony advocate for?
What is women's rights
What is an amendment?
What is a change or addition to the Constitution
Rights listed in the Declaration of Independence.
What are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful
What are checks and balances
Which amendment abolished slavery?
What is the 13th Amendment
What territory did the U.S. purchase from France in 1803?
What is Louisiana
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
What is 27
The date the Declaration of Independence was adopted.
What is July 4, 1776
The number of voting members in the House of Representatives.
What is 435
What does the 10th Amendment state?
What are powers reserved to the states or the people
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
What are the 13 original colonies
Name the two parts of the U.S. Congress.
What are the Senate and the House of Representatives
The main purpose of the Declaration of Independence.
What is to declare freedom from Great Britain
If the President and Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
Who is the Speaker of the House
What does the 3rd Amendment prohibit
What is the forced quartering of soldiers in private homes without consent
The Commander-in-Chief of the military
Who is the President