The Articles
The Convention
American Democracy
Ratification
You must pay attention
100
Most power was given to them under the Articles of Conferation.
What are the states?
100
The chairman of the Constitutional Convention
Who is George Washington?
100
Congress is broken into these two law making bodies.
What is the Senate and House of Reps?
100
The last state to ratify the Constitution
What is Rhode Island?
100
Age of Ben Franklin at the Constitutional Convention.
What is 81?
200
Which major branch of government was not included under the Articles of Confederation?
What is the Executive Branch? (presidential)
200
City and Building which set the scene for the Convention
What is Independence Hall in Philadelphia?
200
Supreme Court Justices would be part of this branch of government.
What is the Judicial Branch?
200
The political party that opposed ratification believing that the rights of citizens would be taken away?
Who are the anti-federalists?
200
Western Mass farmer whose rebellion ignited a Constitutional discussion.
Who is Daniel Shays?
300
Which major congressional power was left out of the Articles of Confederation making it difficult to fund the War?
What is the power to tax citizens directly?
300
The Compromise which settled the dispute of counting slaves towards state population
What is the 3/5 Compromise?
300
How many total amendments have their been to the U.S. Constitution?
What is 27?
300
Part of the Constitution added immediately to satisfy anti-federalists
What is the Bill or Rights or 1st 10 Amendments?
300
Number of states that TRULY needed to ratify the Constitution for it to work.
What is 13?
400
What were the two major divisions among the states that causes debate and disagreements?
What is large vs. small and slave vs. non slave (n/s)?
400
The state which proposed the "Great Compromise" leading to the creation of Congress.
What is Connecticut?
400
As an example of checks and balances, the Senate must approve treaties made by this branch of government?
What is the Executive Branch?
400
Principle writer of the Federalist Papers and New York City resident who promoted ratification
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
400
Famous supreme court ruling which decided on the power of schools to search students' belongings.
What is New Jersey vs. TLO?
500
Also known as the Add a State Plan, which law is considered the only success under the Articles?
What is the Land Ordinance of 1785? (accept Northwest Ordinance of 1787)
500
The reason why Rhode Island refused to attend the Convention
What is because they were the smallest state and did not want to give up power?
500
Power is shared among national, state, and local government in this type of Constitutional government.
What is a federal government?
500
The occupation of many anti-federalists.
What are farmers?
500
Clause in the Constitution which states that the document is the "Supreme law of the land."
What is the supremacy clause?
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