The Founding Fathers
Who drafted the Constitution?
James Madison
Which branch makes the laws
Legislative
Which amendment protects freedom of speech
Freedom of speech
Which document served as America's first national government before the Constitution
Articles of confederation
Who has the power for the supreme court to declare laws unconstitutional
Judicial review
Who was president at time of the Constitution
George Washington
Executive branch
The fifth amendment
What are the first amendments of the constitution called
The bill of rights
What can the president reject a law with
a veto
This founding father wrote most of the Declaration of Independence but also had a big influence over the Constitution
Thomas Jefferson
Which branch interprets the laws
Judicial Branch
Which amendment abolished slavery
Which clause says federal law is above state law
supremacy clause
What rights protects people from unreasonable searches
the 4th amendment
The Constitution was signed in which year?
What is the number of Supreme Court justices
9
Which amendment gave women the right to vote
the 19th amendment
Which compromise created a two house congress (the senate and house)
The great compromise
concurrent powers
Which two parties debated over the ratification for the Constitution
This system allows each branch to eliminate the others from overpowering
checks and balances
Which amendment lowered the voting age to 18
The 26th amendment
Congress has two houses...this is called a ___legislature
bicameral legislature
What are the first three words of the Constitution
we the people