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Constitution of the United States
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Use the numbers above to fill in the blanks in these sentences about the Constitution. Use each number once and only once.
- The Constitution of the United States was signed on September ______, 1787, by ____ members of the Constitutional Congress.
- ______ states attended the Constitutional Convention which created a new constitution or design for government.
- The Constitution provides for ______ separate branches of government in order to avoid tyranny. A system of checks and balances allows each branch to prevent abuses of power by another.
- The Constitution specifies that the legislative branch of the government consists of ______ parts, the House of Representatives and the Senate.
- The President, who heads the executive branch of the government, is required by the Constitution to be at least ______ years old.
- In order for the new Constitution to come into effect, it had to be ratified by ______ of the ______ states.
- The first _______ amendments to the Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights.
- Today there are a total of ______ amendments to the Constitution.
- The ______th Amendment, which came into effect in 1913, established the federal income tax.
- Women were not guaranteed the right to vote until 1920, when the ______th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified.
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Constitution of the United States
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- The Constitution of the United States was signed on September 17, 1787, by 39 members of the Constitutional Congress.
- 12 states attended the Constitutional Convention which created a new constitution or design for government.
- The Constitution provides for 3 separate branches of government in order to avoid tyranny. A system of checks and balances allows each branch to prevent abuses of power by another.
- The Constitution specifies that the legislative branch of the government consists of 2 parts, the House of Representatives and the Senate.
- The President, who heads the executive branch of the government, is required by the Constitution to be at least 35 years old.
- In order for the new Constitution to come into effect, it had to be ratified by 9 of the 13 states.
- The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights.
- Today there are a total of 27 amendments to the Constitution.
- The 16th Amendment, which came into effect in 1913, established the federal income tax.
- Women were not guaranteed the right to vote until 1920, when the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified.
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