The Constitution
How many parts is the Constitution split up in?
three
How many Amendments are there?
27
true or false, is lawmaking important?
true
who approves the laws after they go to the Judicial Branch and The Legislative Branch?
The Executive Branch
who started the Boston Massacre the colonist or soldiers?
We don't know for sure who because there are two different answers that people think.
When was the Constitution approved?
September 17th 1787
what is the first amendment?
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free
True or False, there are only 5 Amendments?
False
who helps make the laws?
The three Branches(judicial, Legislative, and Executive.)
What was the Boston Tea Party about?
Colonists dressed up as soldiers and poured out all the tea cause of all the taxes they had to pay.
who is the founding farther of our constitution
James Madison, America's fourth President (1809-1817), made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution by writing The Federalist Papers, along with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay. In later years, he was referred to as the “Father of the Constitution.”
what is the second and third Amendment?
The Second Amendment is a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed, and the Third Amendment is No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner
True or False, The First Amendment guarantees our right to free expression and free association
True
who can veto laws?
Executive Branch
what year did the colonists declare independence from the British?
1776
what is the point in the constitution?
A chief aim of the Constitution as drafted by the Convention was to create a government with enough power to act on a national level, but without so much power that fundamental rights would be at risk.
what is the 27th amendment about
prevents members of Congress from raising their salaries until there has been a new election.
True or False, the constitution signed in 1787 contained the Bill of rights?
False
what are five important laws?
Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act, Medicare and Medicaid Acts, National Defense Education Act, Economic Recovery Tax Act
what were the colonists trying to escape from?
religious convictions
whats the names of the three parts the constitution is split up in?
The legislative, the executive, and the judicial.
why are there so many amendments?
our constitution is not perfectly drafted
True or False, you have to live in America for 14 years to become president?
True
How many federal laws are there so far?
more than 30,000
what was the Boston massacre about?
Colonists and the British got into a fight wich led to some dyeing.