U.S. Constitution
Articles of Confederation
American Revolution
Congress
How a Bill Becomes a Law
100
Changes to the Constitution
What are the amendments?
100
The number of branch/branches of government
What is one branch?
100
We wanted independence from King George III
What are the Patriots?
100
My term is for six years.
What is a Senator?
100
A person who introduces a bill
What is a Congressman or H.O.R. member or a Senator?
200
The seven of us are used to establish the framework of the federal government
What are the Articles?
200
We could not collect taxes or regulate
What is trade?
200
The World Famous Break-Up (Separate) Letter.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
200
My term is for two years.
What is a House of Representatives member?
200
I can veto a bill
What is the President?
300
We, the people, in order to form a more perfect union... The people represent
What are citizens?
300
Rain, Sleet, or Snow, you will get your mail.
What is run a postal service?
300
342 cases of tea into the Boston Harbor
What is the Boston Tea Party?
300
The total number of House of Representatives members
What is 435?
300
The percentage of Congress who can bypass a vetoed bill
What is 2/3?
400
We opposed the Constitution
What are the Anti-Federalists?
400
We did not have an army but we could
What is declare war?
400
The turning point of the American Revolution for the Americans
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
400
The Leader of the House of Representatives
What is the Speaker of the House?
400
The overall goal of a bill is to become
What is a Law?
500
The Legislative Branch makes the laws, the Executive Branch carries out or enforces the laws, and the Judicial Branch does this
What is interprets the laws?
500
We made laws but could not enforce them. Hence, why this event caused us to question the Articles of Confederation
What is Shay's rebellion?
500
This officially ended the American Revolution
What is the Treaty of Paris?
500
Every ten years, the U.S. uses this to calculate the population of each state. Before 2010, Louisiana had 7 members in the House of Representatives, it now has 6.
What is the Census?
500
Our job is find out if a law is constitutional or unconstitutional
What is a the judicial branch?