They are the 56 men who created and drafted the new Constitution.
Who are the Framers?
100
This document was the first plan for a national government of the United States.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
100
Nine.
How many Supreme Court Justices are there in the Supreme Court?
100
The right to bear arms.
What is the Second Amendment?
100
This term means to approve or give consent.
What does "ratify" mean?
200
These guys thought that the Constitution gave too much power to the federal government, and not enough protection to individual citizens.
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
200
This document replaced the Articles of Confederation.
What is the Constitution of the United States of America?
200
The Constitution says that to balance power, there should be three of these.
The American government is divided into how many branches?
200
After KG3's Quartering Act during the Revolutionary War, colonists made sure they'd never have to feed and house soldiers again.
What is the Third Amendment?
200
If you're lucky enough to live in a country with this type of government, you get to elect your own leaders, and vote them out if they turn bad.
What is "representative democracy?"
300
These Framers thought the Constitution was right to place the majority of the power in the hands of the national government, and did not think it needed to explain the rights of the individual citizens.
Who were the Federalists?
300
This is the introduction to the Constitution.
What is the Preamble?
300
435.
How many Congressmen serve in the House of Representatives?
300
This Amendment states that you can't be tried twice for the exact same crime, that you cannot be forced to testify against yourself, and that you don't have to talk if you are afraid your words will incriminate you.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
300
The Framers made this idea a principle of the Constitution so that no one branch would hold all of the power.
What is "separation of powers?"
400
The men and women nominated by the President and approved by the Senate to be the supreme judges in America.
Who are the Supreme Court Justices?
400
These three sections of the Constitution explain the duties, responsibilities, and limitations of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches.
What are Article I, Article 2, and Article 3 of the Constitution?
400
There are ten of these.
How many Amendments make up the Bill of Rights?
400
I sure am glad that this Amendment prohibits the government from tarring-and-feathering us!
What is the Eight Amendment?
400
This principle of our Constitution makes each branch accountable to the other two - each has the power to stop or control the others.
What is "checks and balances?"
500
These men and women are the heads of the Department of Education, Department of Defense, Department of State, and other important groups, and they serve as special advisors to the President.
Who are the Cabinet Advisors?
500
This document contains the first ten Amendments and details the basic rights of all American citizens.
What is the Bill of Rights?
500
"I plead the fifth!"
How can an American citizen tell the police that he is refusing to answer questions using his Fifth Amendment Rights?
500
Congress cannot choose my religion or stop me from practicing it. Nor can they stop me from speaking or writing my opinions, or meeting with others to protest or support any government actions.
What is the First Amendment?
500
The job of this branch is to interpret the laws - they decide whether laws are constitutional or unconstitutional.