Did the states or federal government have more power under the Articles of Confederation?
States
100
what issue does the Three-Fifths Compromise address?
slavery
100
What is the name given to the first ten amendments to the Constitution, which guarantee certain individual rights?
The Bill of Rights
100
Western Pennsylvania farmers staged the ______________________ against taxes.
Whiskey Rebellion
100
What is the power of judicial review?
the Supreme Court's power to be the final authority on what the Constitution means.
200
What important power did the national government lack under the Articles of Confederation?
levy taxes
200
What is federalism?
power is shared between the central government and the states
200
Who has the power to declare war?
Congress
200
Why did war between Britain and France put the United States in an awkward position?
France was America's ally but Britain was its biggest trading partner.
200
What problem troubled Jefferson about the purchase of Louisiana?
the Constitution did not empower the president to buy land
300
_____ was an anti-tax protest by farmers.
Shays's Rebellion
300
For what period of time is a president's term in office?
4 years
300
What term describes the division of government into three branches?
separation of powers
300
How did Thomas Jefferson become vice-president in the 1796 election?
The Constitution stated that the runner-up should become vice-president.
300
____________________ cost the United States $15 million, but it also doubled the size of the nation.
The Louisiana Purchase
400
Where was the Constitutional Convention held?
Philadelphia, PA
400
Which two groups make up the Congress of the United States?
House and Senate
400
Citizens vote for their political representatives in governments shaped by the political principle of ____________________.
republicanism
400
What group was the target of the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798?
immigrants
400
____________________ was a big help to the Lewis and Clark Expedition in dealing with the Native American people because she could speak the Shoshone language.
Sacagawea
500
What plan provided the basic framework for the national government?
Virginia Plan
500
What action is required of the president to stop a new bill?
veto
500
Which document set up the federal court system?
the Federal Judiciary Act of 1789
500
The first two political parties in the United States were
the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans
500
What was an important legacy of the War of 1812?
The war encouraged the growth of US manufacturing.