Constitution

Amendments

100

This Amendment gives people the right to own weapons

Second Amendment

200

This Amendment gives people the right to freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom of petition, and freedom of assembly

First Amendment

300

This Amendment gives people the protection from troops entering your home without permission

Third Amendment

400

This Amendment gives people the right to remain silent

Fifth Amendment

500

This Amendment gives people the protection against cruel and unusual punishments

Eighth Amendment

Causes

100

This meeting took place in Pennsylvania and led to the creation of The Constitution

The Constitutional Convention

200

This first constitution of the United States made the government too weak to help its people and needed to be replaced.

The Articles of Confederation

300

This rebellion led by Daniel Shay's was a major spark that led to the creation of a new Constitution

Shay's Rebellion

400

This war between the 13 colonies and the British led to the formation of a new country; the United States of America

Revolutionary War

500

Wars are EXPENSIVE! This means that governments need to raise a lot of money to pay for them. However, without the constitution the federal government could not collect _____ from its people.

Taxes

Deals

100

This compromise made the enslaved population count as 3/5 of the population

3/5 Compromise

200

This compromise was a combination of the Virginia and New Jersey Plans that helped out both large and small states.

The Great Compromise

300

Because of an agreement between states, the capital of the United States was moved from Philadelphia to _________ in the south.

Washington D.C

400

The agreement at the convention was that only white land owning men over the age of 21 could ______

Vote

500

Without the Great compromise this plan wanted state power to be based on population

Virginia Plan

Branches

100

This branch of government makes the laws

Legislative branch

200

This branch of government enforces the laws

Executive Branch

300

This branch of government interprets the laws

Judicial Branch

400

This level of government makes decisions for the entire country

Federal Government

500

This level of government makes decisions at the state level

State government