DOI/ Constitution
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Kitchen Sink: Chilly Edition
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What did the Declaration of Independence do?
The American Colonies told Great Britain they were making their own country- the United States of America
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What is the Bill of Rights?
The first 10 amendments to the constitution.
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Do 12 squats.
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Define: Veto
To reject a proposed bill.
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This process lets black bears go 100 days without food.
Hibernation
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What is the Constitution?
The rules that tell us how to run the country.
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Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution
The anti-federalists wanted individual protections for citizens.
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Do 20 mountain climbers!
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Define: Appointments (as in the government)
Being chosen for a job.
200
Most snowflakes have this many sides.
6
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Put the famous documents in order from first to last created.
Articles of Confederation, Constitution, or the Declaration of Independence?
1) Declaration of Independence
2) Articles of Confederation
3) Constitution
4) Bill of Rights
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What does the 3rd amendment do?
You don't have to let soldiers live in your house, except if there is a war, and even then, Congress needs to pass a law and set the rules.
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Act like your favorite animal!
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Define: ratify
A formal vote of approval.
300
113 feet is the tallest of these spherical, 2-armed, and veggie-nosed friends ever recorded.
Snowman
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What did the first three articles of the constitution create?
The three branches of government.
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What does the 2nd amendment do?
Congress cannot pass a law that stops:
Freedom of religion or no religion
Freedom of speech
Freedom of the press (news)
Freedom of assembly (peaceful protest)
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Find 3 things you have in common with your row.
Answers Vary.
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Define: Amendment
To make a change to the constitution.
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This continent has the lowest temperature ever recorded.
Antarctica: -128.6 degrees Fahrenheit (1983)
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What are the jobs of the three branches of government?
Legislative: Make laws
Executive: Enforce laws
Judicial: Interpret laws
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What does the 10th amendment do?
States and the people have the power to make rules about things that are not already covered in the Constitution.
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Define: Unconstitutional
Not following the rules of the Constitution.
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What are checks and balances?
A system that gives each branch of the government the power to 'check' the others. This keeps one person or group from getting too much power.
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The true color of snowflakes is...
translucent