"Into the Unknown"
The Constitution created these three branches of the federal governement.
What is the executive, legislative, and judical?
This man was known as the "Father of the Constitution" for penning the Virginia Plan and writing the Bill of Rights
Who was James Madison?
This president was not associated with a political party.
Who was George Washington?
Who were the Federalists?
Judicial Review was established during this case during the era of John Marshall.
What was Madison v. Marbury?
These two Virginian documents directly influenced James Madison's Bill of Rights.
What was the VDoR and the VSfRF?
The "Great Compromise" balanced the power of small and large states by splitting this branch of the government into two houses.
What is the legislative?
When this president won the election, there was a peace transfer of power between political parties.
*Bonus Points* Name the year this event took place.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
1800?
The Anti-Federalists refused to ratify the Constitution until this was added as an ammendment
What is the Bill of Rights?
What was chattel slavery?
This was the name for the fractional compromise that balanced population counts in free and slave states.
What is the 3/5th compromise?
This "letter-like" treaty improved US Relations with Great Britain after disputes took place on the boundary between the US and Canada.
What was the Jay Treaty?
American political parties sharply disagreed on who the new nation should ally with. This was the country the Democratic-Republicans wanted to ally with.
Who was France?
McCulloch V Maryland settled disputes between which two governmental powers, thereby affirming the Constitution's power.
What was State and Federal?
This is the name for a political system in which the government is divided into levels based on geographic control.
What is federalism?
*DAILY DOUBLE*
Name one of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. If another team has the same weakness written down, neither gets points.
What is 1 vote per state, no power to tax, weak federal government, no common currency, and only the legislative branch?
This document was George Washington's formal resignation from the position of President.
What was the Farewell Address?
Politicians who pushed for state power and rejected the constitutionality of a national bank came to be known as this.
What are Democratic-Republicans?
This man, who pushed for a strong national government at the Constitutional Convention, aligned with his fellow Virginian Thomas Jefferson's Democratic Republicans.
Who was James Madison?
Interstate commerce was the central issue in this 1824 Supreme Court Case
What was Gibbons v Ogden?