US Constitution 1
This document outlines the system of government in the United States.
What is the Constitution
The Constitution was signed in this city.
What is Philadelphia
The amendment that abolished slavery.
What is the 13th amendment
The country Christopher Columbus was born in.
Italy
This was the first of the 13 colonies to be established
What is Virginia
The number of branches in the U.S. government, as established by the Constitution
What is three
This system prevents any one branch of the U.S. government from becoming too powerful.
What are checks and balances
This amendment guarantees freedom of speech, religion, and the press.
What is the first amendment
Christopher Columbus landed in the New World in this year.
What is 1492
This colony was founded by William Penn as a place of religious freedom for Quakers.
What is Pennsylvania
This branch of government makes the laws.
What is the Legislative branch
This compromise in the Constitution counted three out of every five slaves as people for representation and tax purposes.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise
This amendment protects you from being forced to testify against yourself
What is the fifth amendment
Columbus first landed in what is today known as this area.
What is the Bahamas
The colony originally established as a place for debtors to make a fresh start.
What is Georgia
He is known as the 'Father of the Constitution.'
Who is James Madison
This branch of government is responsible for enforcing the laws and is led by the President.
What is the Executive Branch
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th amendment
The name of the ship Columbus sailed on that is the most famous.
What is the Santa Maria
The year that the first slaves arrived in America
What is 1619
This meeting was held in 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation, but instead, the Constitution was written.
What is the Constitution Convention
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are collectively called this.
What is the Bill of Rights
This amendment changed the legal voting age to 18.
What is the 6th amendment
Columbus made this many voyages to the New World.
What is four
This was the last of the 13 colonies to be established.
What is Georgia