Constitution

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• to create a bill of rights
• to make changes to the Articles of Confederation
•  to declare independence from Great Britain
•  to create an entirely new governing document for the new nation

What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution? 

• the Preamble
•  the Articles of Confederation
• the Declaration of Independence
•  the Bill of Rights

Why did some of the delegates refuse to sign the Constitution?

• because it didn’t include a bill of rights
•  because it didn’t give women the right to vote
• because it gave too much power to the states
• because it didn’t include the idea of checks and balances

This branch makes and passes laws for the country

• Legislative
• Executive
• Judicial

The Fifth Amendment states the right to bear arms

• True
• False

The written plan of government for the United States of America

• democracy

• Constitution

• monarchy

• Bill of Rights

What are the three branches of government?

• Legislative, Law Enforcement, Executive

• Legislative, Judicial, Executive

• Judicial, Exemplary, Legislative

• Judges, lawyers, cops

What of these is not one of the Three Branches of Government? 

• Judicial
• Empire
• Legislative
• Executive

What are the two parts of our Congress?

• The Station and the House
• The Supreme Court and the White House
• The President and the Vice President
• The Senate and the House of Representatives

There are ____________ senators.

• 100
• 0
• 20
• 10,000