Constitution 101
Branches
Amendments
Constitutional Trivia
Constitutional Vocabulary
100
When was the Constitution written?
What is 1789
100
How many branches of government are there?
What is 3
100
How many changes to the Constitution have been made?
What is 27 (27 amendments)
100
How many Supreme Court Justices are there?
What is 9
100

To divide up the parts of government so one is not all powerful.

Separation of Powers

200
How many articles are in the Constitution?
What is 7
200
What are the 3 branches of government?
What is legislative, executive, judicial
200
What are the first 10 amendments called?
What is bill of rights
200
What kind of government does the US have?
What is a republic
200

Rule by the people

Popular Sovereignty

300
What are changes to the Constitution called?
What is amendments
300
Which branch interprets laws?
What is judicial
300
Which amendment gives us freedom of speech?
What is 1st
300
Two presidents signed the Constitution. Name one.

Who were George Washington and James Madison?

300

Division of branch responsibilities.

Checks and Balances

400
What is the Constitution?
What is a document that states all laws of the US
400
Which branch enforces laws?
What is executive branch
400

What amendment provides due process to all citizens and people living within our borders?

What is the 14th Amendment?

400

How many representatives serve in the House of Representatives

What is 435?

400

To approve (of laws or changes).

What is to "ratify"?

500

What is the opening section of the Constitution called?

What is the Preamble?

500
Which branch makes laws?
What is legislative
500
Which amendment ended slavery?
What is 13th
500

How many senators are there in the Senate?

Double Points: Name one of Washington's senators.

What is 100?

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell

500

The system of sharing power between states and the national government

What is Federalism?

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