Foundations
What is a bicameral lawmaking body?
A lawmaking body made up of two houses
What weakness did the federal Congress have under the Articles of Confederation?
It could not impose taxes, control interstate commerce, or establish a common currency
What event was a farmers' uprising in Massachusetts led against higher taxes?
Shay’s Rebellion
What principle states that all government power comes from the people?
Popular Sovereignty
Which country banned American trade with Spanish-held New Orleans following the Revolutionary War?
Spain
Under the Articles of Confederation, how were delegates to the federal Congress chosen?
Chosen by state leaders
How many states sent delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787?
12 states
What did the Virginia Plan propose?
Proposed a bicameral legislature with representation based on population
Which principle ensures that government power is restricted and leaders are not above the law?
Limited Government
What was the primary purpose of The Federalist Papers?
To explain and defend the proposed Constitution
Which leader oversaw Congress when creating an alliance of 13 states under the Articles of Confederation?
John Dickinson
What compromise resolved the conflict between the Virginia and New Jersey plans for legislative representation?
The Great Compromise
What did the New Jersey Plan propose?
Proposed a unicameral legislature with each state having one vote
Which branch of government is responsible for interpreting the Constitution and laws?
The Judicial Branch
Who were two of the key trusted national figures supporting the Federalists?
George Washington and Benjamin Franklin
This law designed a system of managing and settling lands in the Northwest Territory.
Land Ordinance of 1785
Under the Great Compromise, how was representation determined in the House of Representatives?
Representation based on population size
For how long did the Constitution forbid Congress from blocking the importation of enslaved Africans?
20 years
How can Congress override a presidential veto on a law?
By a two-thirds majority vote
Which prominent Anti-Federalist leader in Virginia did Federalists hint might become the first vice president?
Patrick Henry
What restriction did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 place on the Northwest Territory?
Slavery was barred from the territory
What was the group of electors from each state that elects the President called?
The Electoral College
What was the agreement reached in the Three-Fifths Compromise?
Each enslaved person would be counted as three-fifths of a person for legislative representation
What addition was pushed by Anti-Federalists to protect basic rights and freedoms?
The Bill of Rights
List the main weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
Congress could collect taxes