A document stating the rules under which a government will operate
What is a constitution?
100
The person who runs the government and sees that the laws are carried out
Who is the executive?
100
A period of slow business activity, lower prices and wages, and unemployment
What is an economic depression?
100
Led an uprising in Massachusetts
Who was Daniel Shays?
100
Consists of a system of courts to interpret the law
What is the judicial branch?
200
Under the Articles of Confederation, congress was denied the powers to do this
What is to tax and regulate trade?
200
An agreement in which each side gives up part of what it wants
What is a compromise?
200
He was largely responsible for writing the Preamble, or introduction to the Constitution.
Who was Gouverneur Morris?
200
He took detailed notes at the Constitutional Convention.
Who was James Madison?
200
This created a way for national lands to be sold to the public. It divided public western lands into square townships of 6 miles on each side.
What was the Land Ordinance of 1785?
300
Provided a system for a territory to become a state
What was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
300
The state constitutions limited the power of the governors because of this.
What is not wanting to repeat the problems that had caused the Revolution?
300
This man from Connecticut came up with a plan that offered a House of Representatives and a Senate.
Who was Roger Sherman?
300
The first and last states to ratify the Constitution
Who were Delaware and Rhode Island?
300
The 3 freedoms the First Amendment protects
What is Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, and Freedom of the Press?
400
Because of the weakness of the central government, British troops still held forts in this area.
What was the Northwest Territory?
400
These 3 Federalist leaders wrote the "Federalist Papers."
Who were James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay?
400
This amendment deals with the right to bear arms.
What is the Second Amendment?
400
This group argued that the Constitution must spell out ways to protect the basic rights of citizens.
Who were the Antifederalists?
400
This region benefited most from the Three-Fifths Compromise.
What are the southern states?
500
Shays' Rebellion demonstrated this to many people.
What was the weakness of the central government under the Articles of Confederation?
500
James Madison's plan for the new government provided for a two-house legislature. Seats in both houses would be awarded to each sate on the basis of population. Thus, larger states would have more representatives than smaller states.
What was the Virginia Plan?
500
William Paterson presented a plan more to the liking of the smaller states. It provided for a one-house legislature. Each state, no matter what its population, would have one vote.
What was the New Jersey Plan?
500
Roger Sherman worked out a plan that appealed to both large and small states. Each side gave up some of its demands to preserve the national union.
What was the Great Compromise?
500
The New Jersey Plan expanded he powers of Congress to do this.
What is to raise money or taxes and to regulate trade or commerce?