The ceremony at which the President is sworn into office.
What is an inauguration.
100
The name of a government in which states share power with a strong central government.
What is a federal system of government.
100
The phrase "We the People of the United States..." is know as this part of the Constitution.
What is the Preamble.
100
An agreement in which each side of an argument gives up something it wants.
What is a compromise.
100
A word used to describe a written plan for government.
What is the constitution.
200
The name of the city where Washington's inauguration took place.
What is New York City.
200
The name of the document the delegates in Philadelphia sought to change and improve upon.
What is the Articles of Confederation.
200
This branch of government is responsible for making the laws of the United States.
What is the Legislative branch.
200
These two men represented Virginia at the Constitutional Convention.
Who are James Madison and George Washington.
200
The name for land ruled by the national government but which has no representatives in the government.
What is territory.
300
A group of people chosen by the President to help run the Executive branch and give advice.
What is the "cabinet".
300
The name for a government in which citizens elect leaders to represent them.
What is a republic.
300
This branch of government decides the meaning of laws and whether they are being followed.
What is the Judicial branch.
300
This plan allowed the smaller states to get the same representation as the larger states.
What was the New Jersey Plan.
300
An official member of a city or state or a nation is called...
Who is a citizen.
400
The name of a cabinet member who decides how the United States should behave toward other countries.
Who is the Secretary of State.
400
A rule that counted five slaves as three free people.
What is the Three Fifths Compromise.
400
A key component of the Constitution, this system lets each branch limit the power of the other two branches.
What is checks and balances.
400
Name the two houses of government which together are called Congress.
What is the House of Representatives and the Senate.
400
A fancy name for a law.
What is an ordinance.
500
A group of people who share similar ideas about government.
What is a "political party".
500
In order for the Constitution to become official, 9 states had to do this.
What is to ratify.
500
The name for the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights.
500
This man is considerd to be the "Father of the Constitution".
Who is James Madison.
500
In 1786, farmers rebelled because they wanted the state government to stop taking their farms and give them more time to pay their debts. The name of the rebellion was...