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Bill of rights
Question: what is the bill of rights
Answer: the first 10 amendments
Question: What is the 2nd amendment grant us
Answer: Right to bear arms
Question: Whats does the 5th amendment grant us
Answer: Rights in criminal cases
Question: Who proposed the bill of rights
Answer: James Madison
Question: How many amendments are there
Answer: 27
Three Branches of Government
Question: What are the three branches of government
Answer: Judicial, Legislative, and Executive
Question: What is another name for the legislative branch?
Answer: congress
Question: Name the three people or buildings that are in the legislative branch
Answer: Congress, Senate, and The House Of Representatives
Question: What branch is the president in
Answer: Executive
Question: Name what each branch does
Answer: Executive= Carries out the lawsLegislative= Makes laws
Judicial= Evaluates laws
The Constitution
Question: What are the first words of the constitution
Answer: We the people
Question: When was the constitution ratified
Answer: 1789
Question: Where is the constitution kept
Answer: Washington DC
Question: Where was the constitution written
Answer: The Pennsylvania State House
Question: Who was the oldest person to sign the constitution
Answer: Benjamin Franklin (81)
Vocabulary
Question: What is a confederation
Answer: a union of states in which each member state retains some independent control over internal and external affairs
Question: What is Republicism
Answer: a system which citizens elect representatives who are responsible to the people
Question: What is federalism
Answer: The sharing of power between a central government and the states that make up a country
Question: What is popular sovereignty
Answer: The ideas that political authority belongs to the people
Question: What is ratification
Answer: Official approval
The Colonies
Question: How many colonies are there
Answer: 13
Question: Who founded Jamestown
Answer: The pilgrims
Question: What was the last colony founded
Answer: Georgia
Question: Who founded Pennsylvania
Answer: William Penn
Question: Who founded New York
Answer: The duke of york