the Constitution
Define the U.S. Constitution.
The supreme law of the United States.
What country is credited as being the "founders" of democracy?
Greece, Athens circa 508 BCE
When was the Declaration of Independence approved and signed?
What is July 4, 1776
The Papers were published to persuade people to ratify this
What is the Constituution
Who was called the "Father of the constitution"
Who is James Madison?
What are the 3 main branches of government within the Constitution.
What is it creates a national government consisting of a legislative, an executive, and a judicial branch, with a system of checks and balances among the three branches, it divides power between the federal government and the states, it protects various individual liberties of American citizens.
Name this type of government: A political philosophy that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized government headed by a dictatorial leader
Fascism
The Declaration of Independence was influenced by which important European movement of thinkers and philosophers?
The Enlightenment
How many members of:
The Senate?
House of Reps?
Senate: 100
House of Reps: 435
Who presided over the Constitutional Convention?
Who is George Washington?
Importance of Separation of Powers.
What is because it provides a vital system of 'checks and balances and is to prevent the abuse of power.
Name this type of government: a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs
Communism
What is the statement of grievances?
This section of the Declaration of Independence lists why the colonists were unhappy with the King.
Who wrote important documents such as Federalist 10 and Federalist 51?
James Madison!
Which Founding Father did not sign the Constitution?
Thomas Jefferson
How many Amendments are in the Constitution
27!
What type of a republic does the United States have?
A representative republic
These are the two men who asked Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration.
John Adams and Ben Franklin
How many Supreme Court Justices (Judges) are there?
9
True or False! The right to privacy is a very clear and important part of Constitutional Civil Liberties.
The right to privacy is not mentioned once in the Constitution
How many articles are in the Constitution?
7
This type of government has been around since prehistoric times. A political system based upon the undivided sovereignty or rule of a single person
Monarchy
It took this many days for Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence.
What is 17
What were the first two political parties in the United States?
The Federalists and Anti-Federalists
What political party argued against the Constitution?
The Anti-Federalists!