Blows must decide
This was the first battle of the American Revolution.
What is Lexington and Concord?
He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
The idea that the ultimate political power rests with the people is known _________ ___________.
What is popular sovereignty?
The North and South compromised on what two issues?
What are tariffs and slavery?
The first 10 Amendments of the Constitution, which protect individual rights of citizens, is better known as.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The purpose of the Philadelphia convention was to
What is IMPROVE the Articles of Confederation?
The colonists argued that laws such as the Stamp Act of 1765 were
What is unfair because the colonists had no representation in Parliament?
He was the Commander of the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington?
What English philosopher influenced many of the Founding Fathers?
Who is John Locke?
Dividing the government into different branches is an example of___________ _____ ____________.
What is separation of powers?
This compromise counted 3 of 5 slaves toward the population for taxation and representation.
What is the 3/5ths Compromise?
The First Amendment protects freedoms of
What is speech, religion, assembly, petition, and press?
Anti-Federalists were the people who
What is against increasing the power of the national government?
Due process of the law means that
The battle tactic did the Americans use in the American Revolution that was so successful against the British.
What is guerilla warfare?
The agreement to form a government and follow its laws is known as ____________________.
What is a social contract?
The system of checks and balances was designed to ____________________.
What is prevent branches of government from abusing power?
In exchange for concessions about slavery, the Founding Fathers gave Congress the power to...
What is place tariffs on foreign goods?
What did the 19th Amendment guarantee?
What is the right to vote for women?
Giving states with larger populations more representatives in Congress is called?
What is proportional representation?
This document, written in 1215, required the king to govern according to established rules of law.
What is the Magna Carta?
During the American Revolution, the states were governed by a document called
What is the Articles of Confederation?
Locke thought that the three natural rights were
What are life, liberty, property?
Marbury v. Madison granted the Supreme Court the power of ___________ __________. Which means the power to declare laws unconstitutional.
What is judicial review?
A tax on goods imported from another country
What is a tariff?
This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States...shall be the supreme Law of the Land means
What is federal law is more important than state laws?
The decision to divide Congress into two houses, with equal representation in one and proportional representation in the other was called
What is the Great Compromise?
This forbade colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains after the French and Indian War.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
Diplomacy played an important role in the American Revolution. How did it help
What is by getting France to help?
The Founding Fathers thought the purpose of government was
What was to protect natural rights?
A constitution is considered a higher law when
What is it must be obeyed from those running the government?
This Act required Northerners to return escaped slaves to their owners in the Southern States.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
The system the Framers created to elect the president is known as
What is the electoral college?
The Articles of Confederation needed to be changed because
What is they had no power to tax (or enforce laws, protect property of citizens)
The Constitution grants the president the power to
What is veto (or approve) laws passed by Congress?
The Declaration of Independence stated
What is why the colonists were revolting against England?
This document was used to sway colonists to support independence. It was written 6 months before the Declaration of Independence.
What is Common Sense?
Powers that are SPECIFICALLY granted to Congress by the Constitution are called.
What are enumerated powers?
The Framers of resolved the conflict between the Northern and Southern states by ________.
What is allowing the slave trade to continue?
One way to ensure that Supreme Court judges remain neutral and try to make the best decisions possible is to ___.
What is allow judges to hold their offices for life?
An important difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution is that the Constitution gives ...
What is "Congress the power to act directly on the people?"
The Constitution gives the government powers to deal with other nations. One of these powers is the authority to
What is approve treaties (declare war)?
This organization led many of the protests against British Acts.
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
The ______ ____ _________ allowed British officials to search private property to search for smuggled goods.
What are writs of assistance?
An example of civic responsibility is...
What is serving on a jury?
To get enough support for the ratification of the Constitution, the Federalists agreed to?
What is add a bill of rights?
The 14th Amendment guarantees equal protection of the laws to
Who are African Americans?
The Supreme Court can serve as a check on the power of the legislature and executive branch by
What is declaring laws or executive actions unconstitutional?
Alaska's ONLY Representative in the House of Representatives is...
Who is Don Young?
This was the first battle of the American Revolution.
What is Lexington & Concord?
The authors of the Articles of Confederation feared a strong national government, so they created a SINGLE branch of government.
A constitutional government always includes...
What are limits on powers of government?
Giving states with larger populations with a greater number of representatives in Congress is called
What is proportional representation?
The general welfare clause of the Constitution allows Congress to
What is provide for the common defense and common good of the US?
The establishment clause limits the government's ability to...
What is support an official state religion?
Alaska's senators are: