Articles of Confederation
Constitutional Convention
Powers of Government
Bill of Rights
Constituuuuution?
100
This was one major weakness of the A of C
What is they could not tax, raise an army, coin money, enforce treaties, virtually impossible to amend the Constitution?
100
The Great Compromise established this (be specific)
What is a two house/bicameral legislature with the H of R based on population and the Senate with equal representation?
100
This prevents one branch from becoming too powerful
What is checks and balances?
100
These are the five freedoms of the first amendment (need them ALL)
What are freedoms of speech, press, religion, petition, assembly?
100
These were a series of essays written by our Founding Fathers to support a strong central government.
What are the Federalists Papers?
200
In the Articles of Confederation, this group had the most power in the government
What are the states/people?
200
This was the Commerce and Slave trade Compromise
What is Congress could regulate interstate commerce, but they could not regulate the slave trade for twenty years?
200
This part of the government has the power to declare war
What is Congress?
200
This is protected by the 4th amendment (Hint: privacy)
What is no illegal search and seizure without probable cause/warrant?
200
This was the reason that the Articles of Confederation were created to be a decentralized government
What is our Founding Fathers were afraid of creating too strong a Fed (tyranny) like Britain had?
300
This event led to the end of the Articles of Confederation as a system of government.
What is Shays's Rebellion?
300
The argument between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists ended in this Compromise
What is the Bill of Rights?
300
This is the Elastic Clause
What is it allows Congress to do anything "necessary and proper" to pass laws that may be "unconstitutional" - stretches the power of the Constitution?
300
When you plead the fifth, you are doing this
What is protecting yourself from self-incrimination?
300
The Supremacy Clause states this:
What is the Constitution is the Supreme Law of the Land?
400
This many states were required to amend the Constitution
What are ALL of the states/unanimous votes?
400
During the Con Con, this was the New Jersey Plan
What is a one house legislature based on equal representation?
400
This is Federalism
What is the division of powers between federal and state governments...even local governments?
400
This means: "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people"
What is our rights are not limited by the Bill of Rights/if it isn't in the B of R, we still may have that right/We have more rights than are listed in the B of R?
400
This is how a Bill becomes a law
What is a bill needs to pass both houses of congress and also be signed by the president?
500
This was the ONLY successful legislation during the Articles of Confederation Hint: it was also included in the Constitution
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
500
These three men wrote essays to support the ratification of the Constitution.
Who are John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison?
500
This part of government is in charge of the Impeachment trial for President
What is the Senate?
500
This is Double Jeopardy
What is you cannot be tried for the exact same crime twice?
500
In order to amend the Constitution, our government needs to do this
What is be passed by 2/3rds of both houses of Congress and 3/4 of the states?
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