Amendments
Which amendment gives you the freedom of speech, religion, press, and assembly
The 1st Amendment
How did the delegates during the Constitutional Convention solve the issue of how many slaves would be counted in a state's population?
They created the Three- Fifths Rule, which counted 5 slaves as three free people.
How is the president of the United States decided?
People vote for who should become president
3 branches; legislative, executive, and judicial
What year was the Constitution ratified?
June of 1788
What are the first 10 amendments also known as?
The Bill of Rights
What is a compromise?
Who is known as the first president of the United States of America?
George Washington
What is the system that lets each branch limit the power of the other two?
Checks and Balances
What is a republic?
A government in which the citizens elect leaders to represent them
Who had written a series of essays called "The Federalist" that explained to people why the nation needed the Constitution?
Alexander Hamilton and John Jay
How many delegates traveled to Philadelphia in 1787 for the Constitutional Convention?
55 delegates
Why was President Washington chosen as the first president?
He was a general during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War, so people trusted him.
What is a democracy?
What state had the most number of slaves during the 1790s?
Virginia
Which three amendments gave more voting rights?
Who were the people who signed the Constitution? (Name at least two)
George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, etc.
How many presidents have there been?
46 presidents
What was the difference between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?
The Virginia Plan proposed that the number of each state's representatives in Congress would be based on their population, while the New Jersey Plan said each state would only get one vote.
What did the Federalists believe in? What did the anti- Federalists believe?
Federalists supported the Constitution and a strong central government while anti- Federalists opposed the new Constitution and liked the states having more power
How many amendments are there in the Constitution?
27 amendments
Why do we need the Constitution?
The Constitution describes the rules for the government under which we live under in order to have protection, but still have our own rights
What power does the president have over Congress? What power does the president have over the judicial branch?
The president can approve or veto laws made by Congress. The president can choose the judges for the Supreme Court
What things can both the state and national government do? (name at least 2)
Can collect taxes, pass laws, set up courts, and borrow money
What are the first 7 words in the Constitution?
"We the People of the United States..."