The Constitutional Convention
Where was the Constitutional Convention held?
Philadelphia
100 bonus points if you said "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania" (named the state)
What document replaced the Articles of Confederation?
The U.S. Constitution
Which branch of government makes laws?
Legislative branch
People in America are able to practice their religion as they choose. This is thanks to which amendment?
The first amendment
How many Senators are brought in from each state to be represented in the Senate?
Two
Which delegate from the Constitutional Convention was also an inventor?
Benjamin Franklin
James Madison is known as...
The Father of the Constitution
Which branch of government enforces laws?
Executive branch
A blogger is writing their opinion of a new law that was passed, and has it posted on a news site. The blogger is using their freedom of the ________
press
The House of Representatives is made up of a certain amount of representatives from each state. What is this based on?
The state's population
They wanted to replace the Articles of Confederation because it created what type of national government?
Weak or strong?
weak
What are the first three words of the Constitution?
"We the People"
Which branch of government makes sure the laws follow the Constitution?
Judicial branch
What does it mean to have freedom of speech?
To be able to talk about your opinions.
Who is allowed to print money?
The Great Compromise created the two houses of the legislative branch. What are these two houses called?
The Senate and the House of Representatives
The Bill of Rights holds the ______ ______ amendments of the Constitution.
first ten
Match the "who" to the branch of government.
President Legislative Branch
Supreme Court Executive Branch
Congress Judicial Branch
President - Executive Branch
Supreme Court - Judicial Branch
Congress - Legislative Branch
What does it mean to have freedom of the press?
To be able to write about your opinions.
List three rights listed in the first amendment.
Speech
Press
Religion
Protest
Assembly
Which compromise settled the argument over whether or not slaves should be counted as part of the population. In the end this compromise said that one slave would be counted as a fraction of the slave population.
The Three-Fifths Compromise
True or false:
The Bill of Rights were added to give more power to the government.
If false, what is the error?
False
They were added to limit the power of government.
The branches have certain powers that are separated. Why?
So that one branch can't have more control over another.
What does it mean to have freedom of religion?
To be able to practice your religion freely.
If you want to state your opinion on a new law that was passed, this would be an example of you using your freedom of _________
speech