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Preamble
Constitutional Convention
Government
Government II
Bill of Rights
100
We the people of the ____________________,
United States
100
What city did the Constitutional Convention meet in?
Philadelphia
100
America replaced the Articles of Confederation with this document.
What is the US Constitution?
100
This branch of government makes the laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
100
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
What is 10?
200
In order to form a ___________ ____________ union,
more perfect
200
Who was elected to lead the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
200
This is the name of a government where people have power through voting.
What is a Republic?
200
This branch of government enforces the laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
200
How many states had to ratify the Constitution and Bill of Rights for them to become law?
What is 9/13?
300
establish __________, insure _______________ __________________
justice, domestic tranquility
300
What were the two questions in the big debate?
How much power should the national government have and how many representitives should each state have.
300
This is where each branch of government can watch and make sure the other branches aren't getting too powerful.
What is checks and balances?
300
This branch makes sure the laws are constitutional.
What is the Judicial Branch?
300
The Bill of Rights is a list of what?
What is personal freedoms/rights?
400
provide for the _____________ _________________, promote the ______________ _______________
common defense, general welfare
400
The Legislature is divided into two houses. Which house gives all states equal representation?
What is the Senate?
400
This is where power is divided between the branches of government.
What is seperation of powers?
400
The Legislative branch is divided into two houses. What is another word for two houses?
What is bicameral?
400
Who wrote the Constitution and Bill of Rights?
Who is James Madison?
500
and secure the blessings of ___________ to ourselves and our _________________ do ordain and establish this ________________ for the United States of America
liberty, posterity, Constitution
500
The Legislative Branch is divided into two houses. Which house gives states respresentation based on population?
What is the House of Representitives?
500
This system of government divideds power between a national and state government.
What is a federal system?
500
By making the Legislative branch into two houses, the founding fathers were making a compromise between two plans. What were the two plans?
What are the Virginia and New Jersey plans?
500
The Bill of Rights was modeled after two documents. What were they?
What are the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?