Articles of Confederation
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Bill of Rights
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The Articles were written this way because of the British government.
What is weak?
100
Article 1 discusses the ________________ branch.
What is Legislative?
100
This is the main job of the Executive branch.
What is enforce laws?
100
The Supreme Court has this many members.
What is nine?
100
This amendment gives citizens the freedom of religion.
What is the 1st Amendment?
100
The introduction to the Constitution is called ________________
What is Preamble?
100
The longest a person can serve as President is this long.
What is 10 years?
200
The Articles of Confederation had _______ branch(es) of government.
What is the number one?
200
This branch of congress has 435 members.
What is the House of Representatives?
200
The head of this branch of government is called the _________________.
What is the President?
200
The main duty of the judicial branch is this.
What is to interpret or evaluate laws?
200
This amendment requires officials have a search warrant.
What is the 4th Amendment?
200
People who were against ratifying the Constitution were called...
What are antfederalists?
200
This person is known as the Father of the Constitution
Who is James Madison?
300
This was a meeting of delegates in 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation, which produced the new U.S. Constitution.
What was the Constitutional Convention?
300
A member of congress is called a ______________ or __________________.
What is a senator or representative?
300
If the President does not agree with a law passed by congress, he has this power.
What is veto?
300
This is the leader of the Supreme Court?
What is the Chief Justice?
300
This amendment protects us from cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the 8th amendment?
300
There are ____ amendments in the Constitution
What is 27?
300
The first national Thanksgiving Day was established by ___________ as a way to “give thanks’ for the Constitution.
Who is George Washington?
400
This riot that was unable to be stopped proved the weaknesses of Articles of Confederation.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
400
The number of representatives for each state is based upon this.
What is population?
400
This body elects the President.
What is the Electoral College?
400
Name on Supreme Court Justice
- Chief Justice. John Roberts. (since 2005)
- Associate Justice. Clarence Thomas. (since 1991)
- Associate Justice. Ruth Bader Ginsburg. (since 1993)
- Associate Justice. Stephen Breyer. ...
- Associate Justice. Samuel Alito. ...
- Associate Justice. Sonia Sotomayor. ...
- Associate Justice. Elena Kagan. ...
- Associate Justice. Neil Gorsuch.
400
Poor Johnny has been arrested and asks for a lawyer. His request is denied. This is a violation of the ______ amendment.
What is the 6th Amendment.
400
U.S. senators term lasts ____ years
What is 6?
400
_______________ said, "The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon."
Who is George Washington?
500
It established a system for setting up governments in the western territories so they could eventually join the Union on an equal footing with the original 13 states
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
500
The Great Compromise while creating The Constitution declared that there should be _______ branches and _______ houses in Congress.
What is 3 and 2?
500
This group is chosen by the President to run executive departments.
What is the cabinet?
500
This person acts as the judge in impeachment trials.
Who is the Chief Justice?
500
A neighbor is suing Mr. Man because a tree in the Mr. Man's yard fell on their roof. The neighbors want Mr. Man to pay $850 to have their roof repaired. Mr. Man asks that a jury be present to hear this case. The judge says no, since the amount of the repairs is is so small. The ____ amendment is being violated.
What is the 7th Amendment?
500
This person serves as the leader of the Senate.
Who is the Vice President?
500
"Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution." was said by _________________.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
