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What is the meaning of "inalienable"?
Can't be taken away, for everyone
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How many states have to vote for an amendment for it to be ratified?
3/4
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What are the 3 branches?
Executive, legislative, judicial
100
How many articles are there?
7
200
Why was the Bill of Rights added?
The states wanted the Bill of Rights to be added to protect the people's basic rights, so that the government could never take them away.
200
The 13th amendment, which came after the civil war, abolished this..
Slavery
200
What are the first three words of the Constitution?
We the people!
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Where was the Constitution written?
Philadelphia
300
True or False: Anyone can carry a weapon as long as it's not an illegal weapon.
True
300
How many amendments make up the bill of rights?
10
300
How is the Constitution different from the Declaration of Independence?
It sets up the plan for our government, the Declaration of Independence just made us free from England.
300
How many men were at the meeting where they wrote the Constitution?
55
400
The government isn't allowed to search the belongings of a citizen without this...
A warrant
400
How many amendments are there in total?
27
400
Who is the "Father of the Constitution"?
James Madison
400
What year was the Constitution ratified?
1788
500
Every person is guaranteed these two things regarding trials
SPEEDY and PUBLIC
500
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th
500
The constitution balances power between the states and national government. What is this called?
Federalism
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What was the meeting called where they wrote the Constitution?
The Constitutional Convention