What is the supreme law of the land? - The Constitution, What does the Constitution do? - It sets up the government; It defines the government; It protects basic rights of Americans, What happened at the Constitutional Convention? - The Constitution was written; The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution, When was the Constitution written? - 1787, The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers. - James Madison; Alexander Hamilton; John Jay; Publius, What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? - He was a U.S. diplomat; He was the oldest member of the Constitutional Convention; He was the first Postmaster General of the U.S.; He was the writer of Poor Richard's Almanack; He started the first free libraries. , What is an amendment? - A change to the Constitution, What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - The Bill of Rights, What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? - Freedom of Speech (religion, assembly, the press) The right to petition the government, How many amendments does the Constitution have? - 27, Who is the Father of Our Country? - George Washington, Who was the first President? - George Washington,

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