The Constitution
This document is called a "living, breathing document" because it can be changed.
What is the constitution?
Britain provided these to Native Americans.
What are weapons?
The Bill of Rights was added to protect these.
What are rights and freedoms?
This British practice forced American sailors to serve in the British Navy.
What is impressment?
This level of government controls the military.
What is the Federal government?
The first words of the Preamble are these three words.
What are "We the people?"
Native Americans used British support to resist these people
Who are American settlers?
The Constitution divides power among this many branches.
What is 3?
The United States declared war on this country in June 1812.
What is Great Britain?
Police and fire departments are usually run by this level of government.
What is the local government?
The Constitution was approved in this year.
What is 1788?
Britain hoped support for Native Americans would slow American movement into this area.
What is the western frontier?
The highest court in the United States.
What is the Supreme Court?
This country broke its promise to leave forts in the West.
Who was Great Britain?
This American general surrendered Detroit without a fight in 1812.
Who was General Hull?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
What are the Bill of Rights?
The name of the Native American leader who organized the tribes to resist the US expansion.
Who was Tecumseh?
The president's rejection of a bill passed by Congress is called this.
What is a veto?
Trading in the US was blocked by the British because of a war they were fighting with this country.
What was France?
This famous American warship earned the nickname "Old Ironsides."
What is the USS Consttution?
There are this many Amendments in the Constitution today.
What is 27?
Many treaties with Native Americans involved giving up this.
What was land?
Congress is made up of these two groups.
What is the Senate and the House of Representatives?
This president decided to declare war against the British in 1812.
Who was James Madison?
The Embargo Act of 1807 was put into place by this US president?
Who was Thomas Jefferson?