Bill of Rights
How many delegates owned Slaves?
25 of the 55 delegates
How many senators were there?
50 ( 2 from each state)
What does the Bill of Rights guarantee?
A number of personal freedoms including freedom of religion and free speech.
What does the 5th Amendment do?
A person can not be tried for the same crime twice and you have the right not to answer a question if it will get you in trouble.
What was the Great Compromise?
An agreement between the states that the legistlature would have two parts
What does the 10th Amendment do?
Any power not given to the federal government in the Constitution is left to the states or the people.
What does the Executive Branch do?
Approves and carries out laws created by Congress. They are the Commander in Chief of the United States Military.
When were the Bill of Rights Adopted?
August of 1789
Why did the colonist want the states to maintain their rights?
Because the colonists had lived under a strong central government (Monarchy) in Great Britain and they did not want that again.
What did the delegates work for four months to do?
Draft a new document later known as the Consititution
What are the checks and balances?
Each branch of the government can check or limit the power of the other two branches.
What does the Bill of Rights Protect?
Every person living in the US.
What is another name for the Bill of Rights?
First 10 Amendments of the Constitution.
Who was the elected President of the Convention?
George Washington
What does the 8th Amendment do?
Guarantees that you will not be subjected to cruel and unusual punishment if you are convicted of a crime
What can the President do to a Bill passed by Congress?
He can veto it? Which means he can turn it down.
What was debated about slaves during the convention?
If or how much slaves would be counted in the representation of people for the House of Representatives.
What did James Madison do?
Introduced the first 10 Amendments.
What do the first three Articles of the United States Constitution establish?
It creates three separate branches of government: the executive, the legislative and the judicial.
What does the 1st Amendment do?
It gives citizens the freedom of religion, the right to free speech and allows people to meet peacefully in groups.
When and where was the Constitutional Convention Held?
May 1787, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
What would the federal government be responsible for?
Regulating commerce, printing money, military
When was the final draft of the US Constitution signed?
September 17,1787
What does the 3rd Amendment do?
That no soldier can room in a persons home without their permission.
What was the Agreement reached at the convention?
That the country would move away from a loose confederation of 13 states to a united group with a strong federal government.
Who did James Madison introduce the Bill of Rights too?
The First Continental Congress.
What are the delegates to the Convention sometimes called?
The Founding Fathers
What are the two houses or parts of the legislative body?
The House of Representatives and the Senate
Who leads the Executive Branch?
The President and his or her Vice President, and the Executive Cabinet
What is the Judicial Branch?
The Supreme Court of the United States
What did the colonist believe about a strong federal government?
The colonist were suspicious of a strong central government they thought it was a bad thing and potentially dangerous.
What determines the amount of representatives in the House?
The population of the state ( 1 per 30,000 people)
What does the 2nd Amendment do?
The right to bear arms, to carry guns, to hunt and to defend themselves.
What were the Articles of Confederation?
The weak agreement or constitution that the colonies had before the Constitutional Convention
How many Supreme Court Justices are there?
There are nine Supreme Court Justices
Who were the delegates?
They were patriotic, educated and experienced men. Some were Lawyers, landowners and Judges
What does the 9th Amendment do?
This Amendments is a reminder that the people have rights above and beyond those specifically listed in the 1st 8 amendments.
What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
To amend the Articles of the Confederation
What is the purpose of the Legislative branch?
To create, pass and amend laws.
Why was the House of Representatives created?
To give representation to a each state according to the state's population.
Why were the Articles written?
To provide guidance or a set of rules to a new country (13 coclonies) and to provide a strong government for a new country, but it would eventually prove to not work.
How many parts make up the legislative branch of government?
Two - The House of Representatives and the Senate
Who was the new Constitution created by?
We the People!
What is the Supreme Court responsible for?
Whether or not laws are fair and to help the public understand what the laws mean.
What does the 6th Amendment do?
You have the right to a lawyer to represent you
What does the 7th Amendment do?
You have the right to a trial by jury if you commit a crime
What does the 4th amendment do?
guarantees freedom from unwarranted searches and seizures