Section 1
This is a detailed written plan for government.
A constitution
This person was appointed as the leader of the Constitutional Convention
Georg Washington
This is the final authority for interpreting the constitution
Supreme Court
a system in which each branch of government is able to check, or restrain, the power of the others
Checks and Balances
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Most state constitutions contained this which guaranteed the basic freedoms and legal protections that the state citizens would enjoy.
Bill of Rights
What city did the Constitutional Convention take place in?
Philadelphia
There are this many amendments in the constitution.
27
This means that a government can do only what the people allow it to do
Limited Power
In the movie Into the Spiderverse, Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man, dies by the hands of what villain.
Kingpin
This set up a government for the Northwest Territory
The Northwest Ordinance
This state did not send a delegate to the Constitutional Convention
Rhode Island
There are this many articles in the Constitution.
7
This means that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern
Rule of Law
In the movie Wicked, Elphaba and Glinda go to what college.
Shiz University
This was when an organized group of economically frustrated farmers and others closed down courts and later tried to capture the federal arsenal in Springfield.
Shay's Rebellion
How many delegates were present at the Constitutional Convention?
55
This is the introduction to the Constitution that states its purpose
The Preamble
the notion that that power lies with the people and the people have the right to rule.
Popular Sovereignty
This artist is the first rapper to win a grammy for a diss track.
Kendrick Lamar
This set up a plan for surveying western lands. It divided land into townships and then further divided it. It set reserved some land for public education.
The Ordinance of 1785
These three groups of people were excluded from the Constitutional Convention.
African Americans, Women, Native Americans
One of the ways that an amendment can be ratified.
Amendments can be ratified by three-fourths of the 50 state legislatures or three-fourths of special constitutional conventions called by the 50 states.
This person came up with the concept of separation of powers
Baron de Montesquieu
This was the first animated movie to win an oscar.
Shrek