The Constitution
The Supreme Law of the Land?
What is the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights is short for these.
What do we call the first ten amendments of the Constitution?
Announced and declared our Independence from Great Britain and said the United States is free from Great Britain.
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
Washington, D.C.
What is the Capital of the United States?
She stands in New York.
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
Sets up and defines the government to protect the basic rights of Americans
What does the Constitution do?
These five Freedoms listed in the First Amendment.
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness are rights found here.
What are the rights declared in the Declaration of Independence?
Little Rock
What is our state capital?
These states include Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas, but NOT Florida.
Which states border Mexico?
"We the People" is the basis of self-government and appears here.
What are the first three words of the Constitution?
There are 27 of these/
What are Amendments to the Constitution?
July 4
When do we celebrate Independence Day?
Massachusetts, New York and Virginia were, but Arkansas, California and Texas were NOT.
What are three of the 13 original states.
These include Maine, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Washington State, but NOT Kansas.
Which states border Canada?
A change or addition to the Constitution.
What is an Amendment?
A person can practice any religion or no religion.
What is Freedom of Religion?
Thomas Jefferson
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
The Louisiana Purchase became the Louisiana Territory when this happened.
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
The Atlantic Ocean is over there.
What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States.
The proper name when the Constitution was written.
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
Unlike the vote, free speech, and protection against unreasonable search and seizure, you do not have one to refuse to go to school.
What is NOT a right of citizens?
This happened on July 4, 1776.
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
Colonists wanted freedom, economic opportunity, practice religion and escape persecution, but NOT Better retirement benefits.
What reasons did colonist come to America for?
The Pacific Ocean is over there.
What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?