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8SS_Constitution
Constitution (Holt)
Question | Answer |
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What was Amendment # 18? | National Prohibition - forbids sale, manufacture & transportation of alcohol |
What amendment number repealed or overturned Amendment #18? | Amendment #21 |
How many people would 5 slaves count under the 3/5 compromise? | 3 |
What is the nickname given to the creators of the Constitution? | Framers |
Where was the Constitutional Convention held? | Philadelphia |
Who does the Electoral College elect? | the President |
What number was North Carolina in ratifying the Constitution? | 12th |
When did North Carolina ratify the Constitution? | November 21, 1789 |
What compromise combined the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan? | the Great Compromise |
What is the 4th Amendment? | It doesn't allow illegal search and seizure |
What was the Virginia Plan based on? | population |
What was the New Jersey Plan based on? | equal representation for all states |
What is veto? | rejection of something |
Who was appointed president of the Constitutional Convention? | George Washington |
What amendment abolished slavery? | 13th amendment |
What is impeachment? | bringing formal charges against |
What is the 1st amendment? | freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly and petion |
What is the 2nd amendment? | right to bear arms |
What is the 3rd amendment? | You don't have to house soldiers |
What is the 6th amendment? | right to a speedy & fair trial |
What is the voting age? | 18 |