The Declaration of Independence was written by______________.

The first formal document that was written to outline the new government was called___________. Hint: this document did not work and was later replaced.

The problem with the Articles of Confedeartion was__________.

The Articles of Confederation were thrown out and replaced by this new document, which we still have and use today.

Who was the person that wrote the Constitution (he later became the 4th president of the United States).

In what year was the Constitution written?

The first part of the Constitution is called the__________.

Each branch of government has its own separate powers and duties. This is called ___________.

This branch is Congress. They make laws and are made up of two groups, the Senate and the House of Representatives.

This branch is run by the President. They make sure laws are carried out and they run our government.

This branch is made up of the Supreme Court and other courts. They make sure all our laws follow the Constitution.

All three branches rely on each other to get things done and to stop each other from getting too powerful. This system of working together is called ___________

When people are working together towards a goal, sometimes each group has to give up somethings they want, in order to agree. This is called __________.

This word means to make changes to the Constitution.