Roots of the US Constitution
In the Declaration of Independence, this man, its main author wrote that "All Men Are Created Equal".
Thomas Jefferson
This office is the head of the Executive Branch of the federal government.
President of the United States
Freedoms of speech and religion are found in this amendment in the Bill of Rights
1st Amendment
If the President dies or resigns office, this person becomes the president
Vice-President
This is the year in which the Declaration of Independence was written
1776
The power to make new laws is one given to this Branch of the Federal Government
Legislative Branch
The 2nd Amendment to the Constitution refers to the right to own and carry these
Guns/Firearms
This compromise at the Constitutional Convention said that, for purposes of representation, three out of every five enslaved people would count as part of a state's population.
3/5 Compromise
This is the term used to describe the intellectual and philosophical movement that swept 18th Century America and influenced the writing of the Constiuttion
The Enlightenment
A United States Senator is elected to a term lasting this number of years
Six Years
The implied right in the 4th Amendment to the Constitution is this one
The first shots of the American Revolution were fired in this state (then a colony).
Massachusetts
Before the US Constitution, the US was governed for 10 years by a failed system of government, known by this name.
Articles of Confederation
This is the highest ranking office in the US Congress.
Speaker of the House
This is the year the Bill of Rights was added to the US Constitution
1791
This number represents the combined total of US Senators and members of the House of Representatives.
535
This philosopher's "Two Treatises on Government" influenced the writing of the Declaration of Independence
John Locke
This two word phrase refers to the Supreme Court's power to review laws or actions by government and decide if they violate the US Constitution.
Judicial Review
The 10th Amendment to the Constitution says "powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution..are reserved to these...or to the people."
The States
The Constitutional Convention was held in this year.
1787