US Founding Documents 1
This document officially declared independence from England
The Declaration of Independence
True or False. The ending to the US Constitution is called the Preamble.
These famous words in the US Constitution shows the government's powers come from the people
"We the People"
True or False: The Bill of Rights were added to the Constitution to protect individual freedoms and rights
True
The word that means to approve or officially accept something...
ratify
The date the colonies officially adopted the Declaration of Independence
July 4, 1776
What are the two chambers of the United States Congress?
House of Representatives and Senate
True or False: The main purpose of the US Constitution is to explain how the government works
True!
The first 10 amendments to the US Constitution are called....
The Bill of Rights
The word that describes the fundamental human rights that are inherent to every person, cannot be given away, and cannot be revoked or taken away by any government or human authority
unalienable rights
Name the three unalienable rights listed in the Declaration of Independence
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Which chamber of the United States Congress receives exactly two representatives, guaranteeing equal representation for every state (favoring smaller states)
Senate
What was the name of the document the colonies followed prior to the US Constitution?
The Articles of Confederation
How many main goals are there in the Preamble of the Constitution
The word that refers to the future generation of all people
posterity
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights
10 amendments
Which chamber of the United States Congress has representation which is proportionate to each state's population (favoring larger states)
House of Representatives
Who wrote the first 12 amendments to the constitution?
James Madison
The name of the compromise which resolved the debate between large and small states over how power would be divided in the government
The Great Compromise
The word for the formal complaints listed in the Declaration of Independence against King George explaining why the colonies wanted to break away from England
Grievance
Thomas Jefferson
True or False: All representatives from the colonies signed the Declaration on or before July 4, 1776
False. Most representatives signed the final draft on August 2, 1776 and some even later
The amount of states that had to agree to ratify the Constitution before it could become law?
9 states
The original copy of the Declaration of Independence is kept at this location...
The National Archives in Washington DC
Term for a change or addition made to an official document, like the Constitution, to make it better or update it.
Amendment