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US Constitution
New Nation, US Constitution, Bill of Rights
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who were the Allies for the Continental Army? | France, Spain, Netherlands |
| What is a revolution? | a way to overthrow or get rid of a government |
| What did the Allies do to help the Continental Army? | provide soldiers, ships, and weapons |
| What were the US land boundaries after the Treaty of Paris, 1863? | Atlantic Ocean, Mississippi River, Canada, and Florida |
| Did the Articles of Confederation make the central government weak or strong? | weak |
| Why was the Constitutional Convention called? | to fix or improve the Articles of Confederation |
| What did the men at the Constitutional Convention decide to do? | write a new constitution |
| How many of the 13 states needed to ratify or accept the US Constitution for it to go into effect? | nine |
| What were the first 10 amendments called? | Bill of Rights |
| What is an amendment? | a change to the US Constitution that has been ratified |
| What are the three branches of government? | executive, judicial, and legislative |
| What is the job of the executive branch? | make sure the laws are followed or carried out |
| What is the job of the judicial branch? | to decide if the laws are constitutional or unconstitutional |
| What is the job of the legislative branch? | to make the laws |
| How are the three branches of government limited? | by checks and balances |
| Who is responsible for the executive branch? | president |
| Who is responsible for the judicial branch? | Supreme Court |
| Who is responsible for the legislative branch? | Congress |
| Congress is divided into two parts. Name them. | the Senate and the House of Representatives |
| Which branch takes care of court decisions and appeals? | judicial branch |
| Which branch can appoint new Supreme Court judges? | executive branch |
| Which branch can veto or sign a bill into becoming a law? | executive branch |
| What is due process? | having the right to a fair trial by a jury |
| Which branch can declare war? | legislative branch |
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