Archives
The National Archives are found in this city
Washington, DC
The preamble starts with these 3 words
We the People
The Second Continental Congress met at the State House of Pennsylvania, which is now called
Independence Hall
What fraction of the states must ratify an amendment for it to become part of the Constitution?
3/4
He is known as the Father of the Constitution
James Madison
The year the cornerstone of the National Archives was laid
1933
The Constitution is divided into 3 parts: The Preamble, this, and the Amendments
the Articles
What happened in the Continental Congress on July 2, 1776
Richard Henry Lee's motion that declared the colonies free was approved
What freedom does the 2nd amendment protect?
right to bear arms
4
What does NARA stand for?
National Archives and Records Administration
The Constitution was written in response to the problems of this previous document, said to form a "firm league of friendship with each other"
Articles of Confederation
What happened in the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776?
Which amendment protects you from housing soldiers in time of war or peace
3
This amendment grants you the right to know why you are being arrested, and to an impartial jury
One of the statues at the entrance to the Archives on Pennsylvania Avenue
Guardianship or Heritage
How many states had to ratify the constitution for it to go into effect?
9
Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Richard Sherman, Robert Livingston, and John Adams were known as this- having helped write the Declaration
Committee of Five
Which amendments protect the rights of the people and individual states?
9th and 10th
The date the Constitution of signed
Sept. 17, 1787
The room where you will find the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and the Bill of the Rights
Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom
What was the title of the collection of essays written in favor of the Constitution by John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison
Federalist Papers
The year the Declaration was finally moved to the National Archives
1952
The first amendment grants people the freedom of religion, speech, the press, petition, and this- but peacefully of course
assembly
Amendment 8 protects says the punishment must fit the crime and projects you from excessive this
bail