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Amendments
Core Democratic Values
Constitution
Constitutional Convention
Branches of the Government
100
How many amendments are there?
27
100
The government and citizens should not lie.
Truth
100
What are the first 3 words in the Preamble?
"We the people..."
100
He was the leader of the Constitutional Convention and the first president...
George Washington
100
What are the three branches of Government?
Legislative Executive Judicial
200
The first 10 amendments are called this.
The Bill of Rights
200
Citizens should work together for the good of all. The government should make laws that are good for everyone.
Common good
200
What are the 3 parts of the Constitution?
Preamble, the 7 Articles and the 27 amendments
200
The framers of the Constitution decided that the government would have a two-house legislature. What is another word for this?
bicameral
200
The job of congress is to...
make laws for our nation.
300
Name 3 freedoms protected in the 1st amendment?
People have freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and the right to petition the Government.
300
Each citizen has the right to the protection of their life.
Life
300
How can the Constitution be changed?
Only by amendments
300
He was the master builder of the constitution and believed the federal government should control trade and protect people's rights...
James Madison
300
Members of the House of Representatives are elected to terms of how many years?
2 years
400
The 19th amendment gave women the right to do what?
vote
400
A devotion to our country and the core democratic values in word and deed.
Patriotism
400
This Constitution was ratified on September 17, of what year?
1787
400
At the Constitutional Convention, the Constitution was written to replace which existing document?
The Articles of Confederation
400
What is the minimum age to be President?
35 years
500
What did the 13th amendment do?
Made slavery illegal in the United States.
500
Name the first three Core Democratic Values.
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
500
The reason some states have the death penalty and others don't is best defined as
Dual Sovereignty
500
Thought we needed a strong, central government and he fixed the nation's troubled finances…
Alexander Hamilton
500
How many members of Congress are there?
535 (100 Senators & 435 Representatives in the House)