constitution
this document outlines how the U.S. government is set up.
What is the Constitution?
These are official changes or additions to the Constitution.
What are amendments?
This branch makes laws.
What is the legislative branch?
This city hosted the Constitutional Convention in 1787.
What is Philadelphia?
The Bill of Rights contains this many amendments.
What is 10?
This part of the Constitution begins with “We the People.”
What is the Preamble?
This amendment gives freedom of speech, religion, and press.
What is the 1st Amendment?
This branch enforces laws.
What is the executive branch?
Delegates originally met to fix this earlier government system
What were the Articles of Confederation?
This amendment protects citizens from unreasonable searches.
What is the 4th Amendment?
These sections of the Constitution explain the powers of each branch.
What are the Articles?
This amendment protects the right to own weapons.
What is the 2nd Amendment?
This branch interprets laws.
What is the judicial branch?
This compromise created two parts of Congress.
What is the Great Compromise?
This amendment protects against cruel and unusual punishment
What is the 8th Amendment?
This idea divides power between national and state governments.
What is federalism?
This amendment says you don’t have to testify against yourself.
What is the 5th Amendment?
This is the highest court in the United States.
What is the Supreme Court?
This plan favored big states by basing representation on population.
What is the Virginia Plan?
This amendment protects the right to a fair and speedy trial.
What is the 6th Amendment?
This system stops one branch from becoming too powerful.
What are checks and balances?
This amendment reserves powers not given to the federal government for the states.
What is the 10th Amendment?
what are the names for the two-houses of Congress.
house of rep and senate
This agreement counted a portion of enslaved people toward population totals.
What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?
This amendment says that rights are not limited only to what is listed in the Constitution.
What is the 9th Amendment?