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Miscellaneous
100
This is the term for a government based on the consent of the people.
What is republicanism?
100
This was the 1786 event that led many in the United States to realize the failures of the Articles of Confederation.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
100
This is the term for official approval of the Constitution.
What is ratification?
100
This is the Second Amendment.
What is the right to keep and bear arms?
100
This Virginian who supported the revolutionary cause with the famous words, "Give me liberty or give me death," later came to oppose the Constitution.
Who is Patrick Henry?
200
This is the form of government in which citizens rule through their elected representatives.
What is a republic?
200
This is the form of government where powers are divided between the national and state governments.
What is federalism?
200
This is the term for those who strongly supported the Constitution.
What is Federalists?
200
This protects against unlawful search and seizure of property.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
200
He was chose to preside over the Constitutional Convention.
Who is George Washington?
300
This is the term for a loose alliance of different governments.
What is a confederation?
300
This was the system that keeps any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
What is checks and balances?
300
These were the essays published in New York newspapers persuading people to support the Constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers?
300
This Amendment specifies that any powers not specifically given to the national government fall under state jurisdiction.
What is the Tenth Amendment?
300
In formulating the Constitution, this was the term for the agreement that satisfied the legislative desires of both large states and small states
What is the Great Compromise?
400
These two successful laws established guidelines for the establishment of new states.
What are the Land Ordinances (of 1785 and 1787)?
400
This was the agreement in which constitutional delegates decided on how to count the slave population when it came to legislative representation.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
400
Along with John Jay, this New Yorker was one of the strongest advocates for the new Constitution.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
400
This guards against cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the Eighth Amendment?
400
This was the last state to ratify the Constitution.
What is Rhode Island?
500
This founding father at one time represented Pennsylvania in the Continental Congress, and later represented Delaware
Who is John Dickinson?
500
He is considered the "father of the Constitution."
Who is James Madison?
500
This is the term for the group of delegates chosen from each state to cast the official votes during president elections.
What is the electoral college?
500
This protects people against self-incrimination.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
500
This was the ninth state to ratify the Constitution (the one that caused it to become official.
What is New Hampshire?
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