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Bill of Rights
People
100
Branch that makes the laws.
What is the legislative branch?
100
The head of the executive branch.
Who is the president?
100
Can declare war.
What is Congress?
100
Changes to the Constitution.
What are amendments?
100
The main author of the Constitution.
Who was James Madison?
200
Branch of government that initiates policy and enforces the laws.
What is the executive branch?
200
The number of senators from each state
What is two?
200
The year of the constitution
What is 1787?
200
The first ten amendments to the Constitution.
What are the Bill of Rights?
200
Commanding general of the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington?
300
Branch that interprets the laws.
What is the judicial branch?
300
The number of Articles to the Constitution
What is 7?
300
The right to remain silent
What is the fifth ammendment?
300
People have the right to worship (or not worship) as they please.
What is Freedom of Religion?
300
The most well-known American in the world during the 1770s.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
400
Can declare the presidents acts unconstitutional.
What is the judicial branch?
400
Commander in Chief of the Army.
Who is the president?
400
A word for descendants or those coming after you.
What is posterity?
400
Insure what? _________ ___________
What is domestic tranquility.
400
Counted as 3/5
Who were the slaves?
500
The way that our government is sure that no one branch has too much power.
What are checks and balances?
500
Plan that favored the large states
What was the Virginia plan?
500
Settled the disagreement between large and small states
What was the Great Compromise?
500
The right to say what you think, even if you disagree with the government.
What is the freedom of speech?
500
Really like the 19th amendment
Who are women?