A government in which citizens rule through their elected representatives.
What is a republic?
100
Father of the Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
100
Letters to the newspaper in favor of the Constitution.
What is the Federalist Papers?
100
Three branches of government.
What is executive, legislative, and judicial?
100
We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union....
What is the Preamble?
200
A path for Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois to become official states.
What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
200
The two plans for a new Constitution.
What are the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan?
200
Patrick Henry, Federalist or Anti-Federalist.
What is Anti-Federalist?
200
The presidential power to reject a bill.
What is a veto?
200
Freedom of Speech, Religion, Assembly....
What is the First Amendment?
300
With so much unrest, this event led the need for a more unified type government. We wouldn't want angry farmers marching around with guns in Massachusetts, would we?
What is Shays Rebellion?
300
The compromise dealing with slaves and free blacks.
What is the 3/5 compromise?
300
The three main leaders of the Federalist cause.
Who were Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay?
300
Term for power distributed between different branches of government.
What is separation of powers?
300
Right to bear arms.
What is the Second Amendment?
400
This discussion on trade and navigation led to the Constitutional Convention.
What is the Annapolis Convention?
400
Author of the Great Compromise.
Who is Roger Sherman?
400
Pen Name of the Federalist leaders in their letters.
What is Publius?
400
Separating government between subnational and national governments.
What is federalism?
400
No Unlawful Search and Seizure.
What is Amendment 4?
500
Name five weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
See Chart.
500
Describe the electoral college. Tell me who votes and how.
What is an indirect way of voting for president?
500
Last state to ratify the Constitution.
What is Rhode Island?
500
Name three political philosophers who influenced the Founding Fathers.
Answer may vary.
500
Bill allowing to pass a law to throw people in jail without reason. (Illegal in America of course!)