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Where were the two preliminary meetings held which led to the Constitutional Convention?
Mount Vernon
Annapolis
Name the 3 men that wrote the Federalist Papers.
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
Who is remembered as the "Father of the Constitution"?
James Madison
Name the group who supported the Adoption of the Constitution, wanted a closer union of the states, and preferred a more effective central government.
Federalists
What day was designated by Congress to be the Tuesday following the first Monday in November in even- numbered years?
General Election Day
What term refers to the division of power between the national and state governments?
federalism
What is the greatest penalty which either house of Congress may impose upon a member?
Expulsion
What is a power belonging to congress?
lay and collect taxes
Which term refers to a temporary committee composed of members of both houses for the purpose of working out a compromise on a bill?
Conference Committee
What word describes the practice of drawing district boundaries so as to purposely favor the party in power?
gerrymandering
From whom did the idea of separation of powers originate?
Charles de Montesquieu
Who is the only one permitted to introduce revenues and appropriation bills in Congress?
House of Representives
Which article set guidelines for ratification of the Constitution?
Article VII
Who were the Presidents that were impeached?
Bill Clinton
Richard Nixon
What word refers to a private meeting of political party members to decide on policy or to choose candidates?
caucus
Which article established the judicial branch?
Article III
Which article provides for amendments to the Constitution?
Article V
Which article established the legislative branch?
Article 1
Which Article established the executive branch?
Article II
Which article describes the Constitution as the "supreme law of the land"?
Article VI
Who presides over the Senate when the Vice President is absent?
President pro tempore or president pro tem
What is a proposed new law called?
Bill
What was the forerunner of the written constitution in America?
Mayflower Compact
Who wrote the final draft of the Constitution?
Gouverneur Morris
Which city became the temporary capital of the new government after the Constitution had been ratified
New York City