U.S Constitution

• The Constitution is stored in the National Archives Building in___?

  Washington D.C.
• When was the U.S. Constitution signed?

  September 17, 1787
• A___Is a plan of government

  Constitution
• The first ___ amendments of the U.S. Constitution outline the basic rights and freedoms of all Americans.

  10
•  When was the Bill of Rights ratified?

  1791
• The first ten amendments are called the ____.

  Bill of Rights
•   People known as _____ (because they supported the federal government) were in favor of the Constitution.

  Federalists
• When is Constitution Day celebrated?

  September
• The ____ wanted a list of rights for the people written in the Constitution.

  Anti-Federalists
• The most common method to pass an amendment is with a ___ vote from Congress.

  2/3
•  An _____ is a change or addition to the document.

  Amendment
• The Constitution has ___ Articles (or sections) that detail the layout of the United States government.

  7
•   The three branches are the Legislative, Executive and ___ Branch.

  Judicial
• _____ is considered the “Father of the Constitution.”

  Madison
• Who was the oldest signer of the U.S. Constitution?

  Benjamin Franklin
• The first ___ articles define the powers of the branches of government.

  3
• The Constitution made sure that no one branch of the government could have too much power. This is an example of ____.

  Checks and Balances
• The introduction paragraph is called the ___.

  Preamble
• In order for the Constitution to be accepted, ___ out of 13 states needed to ratify or approve it. 

  9
• America’s first Constitution was actually called the ____, which was passed in 1781.

  Articles of Confederation