Constitution

The first ten amendments added to the Constitution are known as the

• Bill of Rights

• Preamble

• Law

 The __________  Amendment to the COnstitution provides protection for people

 accused of crimes

• 2nd

• 10th

• 5th

The words “We the People” are the first words of the

• Preamble to the Constitution

• Law

• Bill of Rights

Name the 3 branches of government.  _________________________, 

___________________, and ____________________________.

• judicial executive legislature

• laws, warrants, searches

• bill, ammendments, ratifications

In the debate over ratification of the Constitution, the 

_______________________most feared government control.

• federalist

• anti-federalist

• patriots

In the debate over ratification of the Constitution,

_______________________ wanted a strong central government to protect them from disorder.

• anti-federalist

• judges

• federalist

James Madison introduced theBill of Rights to protect

•  National Government 

• Civil (citizens’)  rights 

• Unlimited state power

• The Constitution

 For an amendment to be ratified, it must be approved by what fraction of the states?

• One-half

  Three-fourths

• Nine-tenths

• One-third

• Three-fourths

A state’s number of representatives may increase or decrease depending on changes to the

• Number of senators

•  Economy

• Population

• Electoral College

The process of changing the Constitutionis started by

• The president

• The Supreme Court

• The Congress

• A popular vote