Our country began working on establishing a government following this conflict, giving them independence from Britain.
What is the American Revolution?
100
The number of articles in the constitution.
What is 7?
100
The three branches of government.
What are judicial, legislative, and executive?
100
The vice president is part of this branch of government.
What is executive?
200
Federalism gives some power to the national government, but ___________ also have power to rule themselves.
What are states?
200
The year of the constitutional convention.
What is 1787.
200
The first 10 amendments to the constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
200
The branch of government responsible for deciding if laws are constitutional.
What is judicial?
200
The general assembly is part of this branch of government.
What is legislative?
300
Our constitution creates a system of ___________________ that gives each branch of government the ability to keep the other branches from becoming too powerful.
What is checks and balances?
300
Our country's first governing document.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
300
The number of amendments in the constitution.
What is 27?
300
The branch of government responsible for establishing taxes.
What is legislative?
300
The Virginia plan gave more power to _______________ states in the legislature.
What is larger?
400
The term that means "the belief that everyone, rich or poor, powerful or weak, must obey the law."
What is rule of law?
400
Plans named after these two states were proposed at the constitutional convention as possible systems of government,
What are Virginia and New Jersey?
400
This amendment guarantees citizens the rights of free speech, religion, assembly, and the press.
What is the first amendment?
400
This branch is responsible for appointing judges.
What is the executive branch?
400
The support needed to ratify an amendment to the constitution.
What is 2/3 of the legislature and 3/4 of the states?
500
The term that means "The idea that government is created by and recieves its power from the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
500
The president of the Constitutional Convention.
Who is George Washington?
500
The only amendment ever repealed.
What is prohibition?
500
The current chief justice of the supreme court.
Who is John Roberts?
500
The term meaning a legislature like ours with two houses.