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What
When
Where
Why
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First President
of the United States
Who was George
Washington?
John Adams
Who was the 2nd President of
the United States?
James Madison
Who was the
Father of the Constitution?
Rhode Island
What colony did not send a delegate
to the Constitutional Convention?
Thomas Jefferson
Who wrote the
Declaration of Independence?
Philadelphia, PA
What was the site of the
Constitutional Convention?
Articles of Confederation
What was America’s first
Constitution?
Shay’s Rebellion
What event ignited the need to
revise the Articles of
Confederation?
Three part
Government
What is the system of
Checks and Balances?
Concurrent Powers
What are powers shared by the
federal and state government?
September 17, 1787
When is Constitution Day?
December 15, 1791
When was the
Bill of Rights ratified?
April 6, 1789
When was George Washington
elected as the first President of the
United States of America?
August 18, 1920
When was women’s suffrage?
May 7, 1992
When was the last amendment
ratified and added to the Constitution?
Philadelphia, PA
Where was the Constitutional
Convention held in 1787?
Washington, DC
Where is the Capitol of the
United States of America?
Lexington Green
Where was the “shot heard
round the world”?
The Old North Church
Where were the lanterns located
to signal the British are coming?
Yorktown, VA
Where did Cornwallis
surrender to Washington?
Composition of the Senate
Why does each state have two Senators?
Self Governed
Why do we call our form
of government a republic?
To Interpret the Laws
Why do we have a Judicial Branch?
Article V in the Constitution
Why do we need a system to
amend the Constitution?
Alexander Hamilton offered
the American monarchy to
Prince Henry of Prussia
Why did America almost
have a King instead of a President?