Constitutional Convention
In what city did delegates meet to write the Constitution?
Philadelphia, PA
What two parts make up the U.S. Congress?
Senate & House of Representatives
What principle divides government responsibilities among three branches?
Seperation of Powers
Which group supported ratification of the Constitution and a stronger national government?
What is the name given to the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
What was the name of the document that needed revisions at the Constitutional Convention
Articles of Confederation
Which branch of government makes federal laws?
Bonus 100 - What do we call thise branch?
Legislative
Congress
What system allows each branch to limit the power of the other branches?
Checks and Balances
Which group feared that a strong national government could threaten individual liberties and state power?
Anti-Federalists
Which amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms?
2nd Amendment
Who served as president of the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
What are the three branches of the federal government?
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
This term is used when the president refuses to sign a bill passed by Congress? Denies the bill
Veto
What collection of essays did Hamilton, Madison, and Jay write to persuade Americans to support ratification?
Federalists Papers
Why did the Anti-Federslists want to have the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?
To protect individual freedoms and prevent the national government from becoming too powerful.
What compromise created a two-house Congress, with representation based on population in one house and equal representation for every state in the other?
The Great Compromise
Which branch carries out and enforces federal laws?
Who is the leader? Bonus 100
Executive
President
Which branch of government has the power to declare war, and which branch serves as commander in chief of the military?
Legislative (200)
Executive (200)
What important addition did many Anti-Federalists demand before they would support the new Constitution?
The creation (addition) of the bill of rights
The 3rd amendment prohibits the government from forcing citizes to house soldiers during peacetime. What is the term used for forcefully housing soldiers?
Quartering
What compromise counted three-fifths of the enslaved population when determining representation and direct taxation?
The three-fifths compromise
Which branch interprets laws and determines whether laws or government actions violate the Constitution?
Bonus 100-What is the is that court called
Judicial
Supreme Court
If the president vetoes a bill, what can Congress do to pass the bill into law anyway?
Congress can override the veto with a two-thirds vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Define the term ratification mean
How many states were required to ratify the Constitution for it to take effect among the ratifying states?
Formal approval
9/13
What are the 5 protections granted under the 1st amendment
100 points for each