Voices of Freedom Chapter 8

What is the supreme law of the land?

• Supreme Court

• Bill of Rights

• Judicial Branch

• The Constitution

What does the Constitution do?

• Liberty

• Defines the government

• Pursuit of happiness

• Set up the government

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

• The Constitution was written by the Founding Fathers

• Liberty

• Pursuit of happiness

There were 13 original colonies. Name two original colonies.

• Maryland

• Florida

• Delaware

• Illinois

What are two things Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

• Discovered the Americas

• He was the oldest member of the Constitutional Convention

• He was a U.S. Diplomat

• Was the first President of the United States

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the United States Constitution. Name two of the writers.

• Alexander Hamilton

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

When was the Constitution written?

• 1785 - seventeen eighty-five

• 1784 - seventeen eighty-four

• 1787 - seventeen eighty-seven

• 1786 - seventeen eighty-six

What is an amendment?

• A change to the Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• An addition to the Constitution

What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Federalist Papers

What are two rights or freedoms in the first Amendment?

• Liberty

• Pursuit of happiness

• Freedom of religion

• The right to petition the government