Consitution Vocab

Timeline of the US Government: Put the events in order

• Declaration of Independence

• Revolutionary War

• Articles of Confederation

• 13 Colonies ruled by England

• Constitution

Constitution

• Created the US government

• Declared freedom from England

• Created taxes

Match the following

• Creates the 3 branches of government

• Preamble

• A statement that gives reasons for a Constitution

• Articles

• New laws added to the Constitution

• Amendments

Make a deal with both sides

• Freedom

• Agree

• Compromise

Lists the people’s rights

First 10 amendments

• Articles

• Bill of Rights

• Preamble

Congress

• The group that makes the laws; Senate + House of Representatives

• Group that judges the laws

• Group that executes the laws

Match the following

• Group that judges the laws

• Judicial Branch

• Group that applies that laws

• Executive Branch

• Group that makes the laws

• Legislative Branch

Judges work here

• Congress

• House of Representatives

• Supreme Court

Senators and Representatives work here

• Supreme Court

• Congress

• White House

The president works here

• Supreme Court

• Congress

• White House