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ANSWER The name of the plan of government that is written to protect individual rights

QUESTION What is: The Constitution

ANSWER TRUE OR FALSE: The goal of the United States Constitution is to make the job of President VERY POWERFUL!

QUESTION What is: ARE YOU KIDDING? NO WAY! The goal of the U.S. Constitution is to make certain there is no one person in complete power!

ANSWER TRUE OR FALSE: The Bill of Rights states that peoples’ rights are limited to ONLY THOSE written in the Constitution.

QUESTION What is: NO, NO, NO! This is very FALSE! The Bill of Rights DOES NOT LIMIT RIGHTS! The Bill of Rights lists the RIGHTS of the PEOPLE, for the PEOPLE, and by the PEOPLE!

ANSWER TRUE OR FALSE: According to the Bill of Rights, people have freedom of religion. In other words, in the United States people have the right to choose and practice any religion of their choice.

QUESTION What is: TRUE, YES SIR-EEE! This is absolutely true!

ANSWER The first President of the United States

QUESTION Who is: George Washington

ANSWER The capital city of the United States where the first President was sworn in

QUESTION What is: New York City

ANSWER TRUE OR FALSE: John Jay became the first President of the United States

QUESTION What is: NOT POSSIBLE! Everyone knows George Washington was the first President of the U.S. That makes John Jay, a famous lawyer, the first Chief Justice on the Supreme court of the U.S.

ANSWER One of three New Yorkers (go NY!) at the Constitutional Convention who also became Secretary of the Treasury

QUESTION Who is: Alexander Hamilton

ANSWER TRUE OR FALSE: Red Jacket and other Seneca leaders met with business leaders at Big Tree in 1797 because people wanted to buy Seneca land in western New York.

QUESTION What is: MOST DEFINITELY TRUE!

ANSWER The name of an important New York town that was the starting point of the Genesee Road, the road which led to New York’s western frontier

QUESTION What is: UTICA

ANSWER The name of an important New York town that is on Lake Erie. This town became an important trading center

QUESTION What is: BUFFALO

ANSWER This busy town grew up around the Genesee River

QUESTION What is: ROCHESTER

ANSWER TRUE OR FALSE: During the war between Britain and France, the British navy stopped American ships from trading with France

QUESTION What is: TERRIFICALLY TRUE! How strategically cunning and smart of the British to make this move—stopping American ships from trading with France! That hurt France bad! ME BAD!

ANSWER This was the main cause of the War of 1812

QUESTION What is: The British were kidnapping American sailors and interrupting trade with other nations

ANSWER A written plan of government is called this

QUESTION What is: a Constitution

ANSWER This is the name of the written plan for the United States government

QUESTION What is: The United States Constitution

ANSWER This is the list of rights that belong to the PEOPLE of the United States

QUESTION What is: The Bill of Rights

ANSWER This is a person who is chosen to speak for others

QUESTION What is: a representative

ANSWER The edge of a settled area is called this

QUESTION What is: a FRONTIER

ANSWER In 1787, leaders from all over the United States met here—at this very special meeting

QUESTION What is: The Constitutional Convention

ANSWER The United States fought Britain (NOT AGAIN!) in a war in the early 1800’s. This was the name of this War

QUESTION What is: the War of 1812

ANSWER A city where the government meets is called this

QUESTION What is: a CAPITAL

ANSWER This person was elected to be the first Governor of New York State

QUESTION Who is: George Clinton

ANSWER This is the name of the busy town that grew up around the Genesee River.

QUESTION What is: Rochester

ANSWER The city where representatives met at the Constitutional Convention to improve the nation’s government

QUESTION What is: PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA