Founding Fathers
This man is known as the “Father of the Constitution.”
Who is James Madison?
Year the Constitution was signed.
What is 1787?
The 3 branches of government.
What are Legislative, Executive, and Judicial?
The President can do this to a bill.
What is veto it?
This document came before the Constitution.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
He wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The first 10 amendments are called this.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This branch interprets laws.
What is the Judicial Branch?
Congress can override a veto with this.
What is a two-thirds vote?
This declared the U.S. free from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
First U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This part of the Constitution introduces it.
What is the Preamble?
This branch makes the laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
Courts can do this to unconstitutional laws.
What is declare them unconstitutional (judicial review)?
This compromise settled the issue of representation in Congress.
What is the Great Compromise?
The first U.S. President.
Who is George Washington?
The number of articles in the Constitution.
What is seven?
This branch enforces the laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
The Senate confirms these from the President.
What are treaties and appointments?
This plan favored small states.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
He defended the British soldiers in the Boston Massacre.
Who is John Adams?
This principle divides power between national and state governments.
What is federalism?
The highest court in the U.S.
What is the Supreme Court?
The President nominates them, but the Senate approves them.
Who are Supreme Court Justices?
This plan favored large states.
What is the Virginia Plan?