1. 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 Constitutional Convention Declaration Of Independence Constitutional Origins Bill of Rights Bill of Rights II

2. Where was the Constitutional Convention located?

3. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

4. Why was the Constitutional Convention called?

5. To revise the Articles of Confederation.

6. What did the Virginia Plan propose in regards to how States will be represented in Congress?

7. Virginia Plan: Proposed to create a strong national government. Government should have 3 branches One house of the legislator would be elected directly by the people.

8. What did the New Jersey Plan call for in regards to representation?

9. The New Jersey Plan: A weak national government. Amend, do not replace, the Articles of Confederation

10. After feverishly debating the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan the Framers ultimately drafted the Great Compromise. What did this entail?

11. THE GREAT COMPROMISE Plan to have a popularly elected House based on state population And A state-selected Senate, with two members for each state.

12. When was the Declaration of Independence written?

13. July 4 th, 1776

14. What revolutionary pamphlet written by this man served as a catalyst for the Declaration of Independence?

15. Thomas Paine’s Common Sense January 1776

16. Who is credited as the author of the Declaration of Independence?

17. Thomas Jefferson

18. What are checks and balances? Provide an example of one in the US Constitution.

19. Each branch of government has the power to limit the actions of the other two.

21. What were some Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

22. Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation: Majority of power was granted to States Congress had no right to tax, difficult to keep finances in order To change or amend the Articles, unanimous consent of all states was required. There was no central military or monetary system.

23. Why do you think the US Constitution is the longest standing Constitution in the history of the world?

24. Opinioned question, however it ultimately has to do with people’s belief in it as the law of the land.

25. What are the three branches of government?

26. Legislative Judicial Executive

27. Who is John Locke, what Role did he play in shaping The Constitution of the US?

28. He was an English Enlightenment Philosopher who believed that all people have the name natural rights of life, liberty and property.

29. Who is credited as the father of the US Bill of Rights?

30. James Madison

31. Recite the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States

32. We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

33. 1st

34. Freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition and speech.

35. 3rd

36. Limitations on quartering of soilders

37. 9th

38. The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. Protection of rights not listed in the Constitution

39. 5th

40. "No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, ; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."

41. 10 th

42. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

43. 2nd

44. Right to Bear Arms

45. 6th

46. Trial by jury and rights of the accused; Confrontation Clause, speedy trial, public trial, right to counsel

47. 7th

48. Civil trial by jury.

49. 8th

50. Eighth Amendment – Prohibition of excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment.

51. 4th

52. 4 th Amendment: which guards against unreasonable searches and seizures, along with requiring any warrant to be judicially sanctioned and supported by probable cause.