The Constitution
What are the three parts of the constitution?
Preamble, Articles, Amendments
The federal government has how many branches of government?
three
What type of government did the Constitution create?
Democracy
Which founding father was an inventor, scientist, and is on the $100 bill?
Benjamin Franklin
What are the first ten amendments of the Constitution called?
Bill of Rights
The Executive Branch of government includes the President, Vice President, and the _?
Cabinet
What word is a synonym (same thing) for amendment?
a. same
b. change
c. alike
d. between
b.
Name two founding fathers of the Constitution.
George Washington, John Adams, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, James Monroe, Benjamin Franklin
What is the introduction to the Constitution called?
The Preamble
What is the most important job of the Legislative Branch?
make laws
Which part of the constitution was the very first part created before the other two parts were added on?
the Articles of Confederation
Who is known as the father of the constitution?
James Madison
Which statement is true about the Constitution?
a. Overtime, it added more rights to the list of protected rights.
b. It cannot add more amendments over time.
c. It gives the most power to the Judicial Branch.
d. It allows the government to take away people's rights
a.
The Supreme court has _ justices or judges.
9
What are the three branches of government?
Legislative, Judicial, Executive
The constitution was written/created by who?
The founding fathers/framers
What famous line comes from the Constitution?
a. Four score and seven years ago...
b. We the people, in order to form a more perfect union...
c. We hold these truths to be self-evident...
b.
The Legislative branch includes the __ and the __.
House of Representatives and Senate
Why was the bill of rights created?
To give citizens their freedoms and rights, to put limits on what the government could control
True or False: Paul Revere was a founding father
False