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Creating a
Constitution
Branches of
Government
Constitutional
Vocabulary
Bill of
Rights
American
Revolution
100

One of the major issues with the Articles of Confederation is that the government could not collect these.

Taxes

100
This branch creates the laws of our nation.

Legislative Branch

100

If the president does not like a bill from Congress, he has the option to do this.

Veto
100

This amendment protects your right to bear arms.

Second Amendment

100
Large amounts of this was destroyed by members of the Boston Sons of Liberty in December of 1773.

Tea

200

The Virginia Plan proposed giving more votes to states with a larger this.

Population

200

The leader of this branch is the President of the United States.

Executive Branch

200

If the President commits a major crime, the House of Representatives has the power to do this.

Impeach

200

This amendment guarantees freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.

First Amendment

200

This man was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.

Thomas Jefferson

300

In order to create the US Congress, the Constitutional Convention had to do this with the Virginia and New Jersey Plans.

Compromise

300

The Judicial Branch determines if laws are this.

Unconstitutional (or constitutional)

300

This is the job of the US Congress

Legislate
300

It allows you not to testify in your own criminal trial.

Fifth Amendment

300

These two nations helped the colonists to victory over the British.

France & Spain

400

This city hosted the Constitutional Convention in 1787.

Philadelphia, PA

400

The Supreme Court is made up of this many justices.

Nine

400

Our legislative branch has this type of structure.

Bicameral

400

This amendment ensures that punishments for crimes cannot be cruel or unusual.

Eighth Amendment

400

The Continental Army famously crossed this river before launching a surprise attack on the Hessians at Trenton.

Delaware River

500

Originally, slaves counted as what fraction of a person when counting the population of a state.

Three-fifths

500

The system used to determine who wins a presidential election.

Electoral College

500

Ordinances are typically passed by this level of government.

Local

500

It protects you from having soldiers live in your house without permission.

Third Amendment

500

This man trained Continental Army soldiers to become better fighters at Valley Forge.

Baron von Steuben