Who Am I
Let's Compromise
Who's on First?
Right Now!
Principle's Office
100
People refer to me as the "Father of the Constitution"
James Madison
100
The large states at the Constitutional Convention supported the ___ Plan for the new government because it awarded seats based on ___.
Virginia
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population
100
This 1215 English document stated that the monarchy was not above the law and that people had rights to private property and the right to trial by jury
Magna Carta
100
Freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition
Amendment One
100
Powers of the government are restricted by the Constitution
Limited Government
200
I was president of the Constitutional Convention
George Washington
200
The small states at the Constitutional Convention supported the ___ Plan for the new government because each state received ___ ___ in the legislature.
New Jersey
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one vote
200
This 1689 document allowed citizens to bear arms and affirmed the right of habeas corpus (no person held without charge)
English Bill of Rights
200
The right to bear arms
Amendment Two
200
Each of the three branches of government exercises some control over the others, sharing power among them
Checks and Balances
300
I was the oldest delegate at 81 and had signed the Declaration of Independence
Benjamin Franklin
300
The Great Compromise was proposed by ___ ___ from the state of ___.
Roger Sherman
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Connecticut
300
This first document of self-government in North America was written in 1620 off the coast of Massachusetts
Mayflower Compact
300
Guarantees reasonable bail and protection from cruel and unusual punishment
Amendment Eight
300
Government gets its authority from the people and they have the right to create, alter, or abolish it
Popular Sovereignty
400
In 1690, I first declared that all people had natural rights to life, liberty, and property
John Locke
400
Northerners and southerners disagreed on how slaves should be counted. They settled their differences in the ___ ___.
Three-Fifths Compromise
400
The Constitution used the grievances against the king in this document to prevent future abuses
Declaration of Independence
400
Protection from unreasonable search and seizure
Amendment Four
400
Power is divided between the national and state governments, limiting central power
Federalism
500
The Federalist Papers were essays supporting the Constitution and written by James Madison and…
(two names)
Alexander Hamilton and John Jay
500
One final disagreement between North and South: To ban or not to ban slavery?
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What was their final compromise on this issue?
Congress could not outlaw the slave trade for at least twenty years.
500
The first three words of our Constitution…
We the People
500
No quartering of soldiers in homes during times of peace
Amendment Three
500
Instead of taking part directly in government (democracy), citizens rule through their elected representatives
Republicanism