First to sign the Constitution and First President of the U.S.
Who is George Washington?
100
Ten Amendments added to the Constitution in order to protect the rights of citizens.
What is the Bill of Rights?
100
The Supreme law of the land.
What is the Constitution?
200
This Branch includes the President, Vice President, and the Cabinet.
What is the Executive Branch?
200
A set of basic principles and laws that states the powers and duties of the government.
What is a constitution?
200
He led an uprising of farmers in Massachusetts to protest high taxes and heavy debt.
Who is Daniel Shay?
200
Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition.
What is Amendment 1?
200
Document signed on September 17th, 1787 in Philadelphia.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
300
This Branch has 535 congressional members.
What is Legislative Branch?
300
A constitution with a single branch of government with limited powers to protect the liberties of the people.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
300
The Father of the Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
300
The second Amendments rights.
What is Right to Bear Arms?
300
Takes two steps to create, Propose and Ratify.
What is Amendment?
400
Branch of government where nine judges serve for life.
What is Judicial Branch?
400
Ten proposed amendments intended to protect citizens' rights.
What is the Bill of Rights?
400
People who supported the Constitution.
Who are Federalist?
400
The sixth amendments describes this right.
What is Right to Speedy Trial?
400
the First national constitution with limited powers that needed to be replaced by the U.S. Constitution in 1787.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
500
Used between the branches to make sure one branch does NOT have too much power.
What is Check and Balances?
500
System where national government shares the power with state government.
What is Federalism?
500
He opposed the Constitution because it failed to guarantee individual rights.
Who is George Mason
500
Three amendments called Rights of the Accused which describe procedures that courts must follow if I am accused of a crime.
What is Amendment 5,6,7(V, VI, VII)?
500
The three parts of the Constitution, one which begins with "We the People", another describing how to divide powers and roles of each branch, and third one are the the rights of the people.