What is a two-house legislature (the type of legislature most states established)?
Bicameral
100
To fall in value…..
What is depreciate
100
Who proposed the Great Compromise?
Who is Roger Sherman
100
Following the American Revolution the United States experienced a period of....
a. military rule
b. rebellion
c. economic crisis
d. financial stability………
What is c. economic crisis
100
What keeps any one branch of government from gaining too much power?
a. vetoing
b. voting on a bill
c. checks & balances
d. the executive branch
What is -- c. checks & balances
200
What is a period when economic activity slows & unemployment increases called?
What is Depression
200
The freeing of individual enslaved persons…..
What is manumission
200
Who was the author of the Virginia Plan?
Who is James Madison
200
One of the ways the executive branch can check the power of the legislative branch is by......
a. declaring laws unconstitutional
b. vetoing bills
c. appointing senators
d. appointing judges
What is b. vetoing bills
200
Which state kept its colonial charter as its constitution?
a. Rhode Island
b. Georgia
c. Maryland
d. New York
What is -- a. Rhode Island
300
An addition to a document.
What is an Amendment
300
A plan of government that created our current system of government……
What is Constitution
300
Who introduced the Virginia Plan to James Madison?
Who is Edmund Randdolph
300
The first state to ratify the new Constitution was......
a. Massachusetts
b. Virginia
c. New York
d. Delaware
What is d. Delaware
300
What is the most distinctive feature of the US governemnt?
a. executive branch
b. Federalism (sharing of power)
c. federal system
d. vetoing power
What is -- b. Federalism (sharing of power)
400
What were supporters of the new Constitution called?
Who are Federalists
400
A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives is called what?
What is Republic
400
Who believed all people had natural rights?
Who is John Locke
400
The legislative branch of the government _________ the laws.
a. carries out
b. makes
c. disputes
d. interprets
What is -- b. makes
400
How many states does it take to change the Articles of Confederation?
a. 11 states
b. 7 states
c. 13 states
d. 9 states
What is -- c. 13 states
500
The sharing of power between the federal government & state governments is known as....
What is Federalism
500
The document outlining the first government of the United States was the....
What is Articles of Confederation
500
Who proposed that government powers be separate and balanced?
Who is Baron de Montesquieu
500
How many states did Congress need to pass a law under the Articles of Confederation?
a. 9 states
b. 3 states
c. 13 states
d. 7 states
What is -- a. 9 states
500
The division of powers between the national government and the states is a ....
a. national system
b. local system
c. feudal system
d. federal system