Constitution for 100---
The leading delegate and president of the Constitutional Convention.
Who is George Washington?
100
Bill of Rights for 100---
Collectively, the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
100
Government for 100---
This branch of government is responsible for passing laws.
What is the legislative branch?
100
Compromise for 100---
The three branches of government.
What are the legislative, executive, and judicial branches?
100
Random for 100---
This document gave the federal government no power to tax.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
200
Constitution for 200---
The Preamble of the Constitution says that the power to govern belongs to this group.
Who are the people?
200
Bill of Rights for 200---
This amendment protects freedom of speech.
What is the First Amendment?
200
Government for 200---
This principle of the Constitution divides the government into three branches in order to limit government power.
What is separation of powers?
200
Compromise for 200---
This compromise established that 3 of every 5 slaves would be counted towards a state's population.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
200
Random for 200---
The number of delegates that attended the Constitutional Convention.
What is 55?
300
Constitution for 300---
This rebellion of farmers demonstrated the need for a stronger national government.
What is Shays' Rebellion?
300
Bill of Rights for 300---
This group agreed to add a Bill of Rights to the Constitution to win support for ratification.
Who are the Federalists?
300
Government for 300---
When a state's population changes, the number of seats in this house of Congress will also change.
What is the House of Representatives?
300
Compromise for 300---
This compromise created a two-house legislature.
What is the Great Compromise?
300
Random for 300---
Document that created a weak national government because most Americans were afraid of a strong government power.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
400
Constitution for 400---
Because this man's influence on the Constitution was so great, he is referred to as the "Father of the Constitution."
Who is James Madison?
400
Bill of Rights for 400---
During the struggle over ratification of the Constitution, these two groups struggled over the division of power between the national government and the states.
Who are the Federalists and Anti-federalists?
400
Government for 400---
This principle of the Constitution prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
What is checks and balances?
400
Compromise for 400---
A practice that Southern leaders had little interest in abolishing because it sustained the Southern economy.
What is slavery?
400
Random for 400---
Principle of the Constitution developed from French Enlightenment thinker Baron de Montesquieu's idea of three separate branches of government.
What is the Separation of Powers?
500
Constitution for 500---
This state was the last state to ratify the Constitution.
What is Rhode Island?
500
Bill of Rights for 500---
This amendment in the Bill of Rights protects people from cruel punishment.
What is the eighth amendment?
500
Government for 500---
The purpose of these essays was to defend the Constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers?
500
Compromise for 500---
Before the Great Compromise, this plan proposed that population would determine seats in Congress.
What is the Virginia Plan?
500
Random for 500---
Under the Articles of Confederation, each state printed their own __________, making trade between states difficult.