From Colonies to Constitution
State where Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson were sent for being religious dissenters.
What is Rhode Isalnd?
These three words begin the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution.
What is “We the People”?
This article of the Constitution establishes the judicial branch.
What is Article III?
This was the first case argued before the Supreme Court, involving Revolutionary War debts.
What is Georgia v. Brailsford?
This 1803 case established the principle of judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This compromise created a bicameral legislature, combining the Virginia and New Jersey Plans.
What is the Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)?
This is the total number of Articles in the U.S. Constitution.
What is seven?
This is the term for a court hearing a case for the first time, as opposed to reviewing a lower court’s decision.
What is original jurisdiction?
This unpopular treaty, negotiated by a chief justice, attempted to ease tensions between the U.S. and Great Britain.
What is Jay’s Treaty?
This Chief Justice is credited with strengthening the Court’s power and shaping constitutional law.
Who is John Marshall?
This constitutional compromise counted enslaved people as partial persons for representation and taxation.
What is the 3/5 Compromise?
This group opposed the Constitution until a Bill of Rights was added.
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
He was the first Chief Justice of the United States.
Who is John Jay?
This case led to the adoption of the 11th Amendment in 1795.
What is Chisholm v. Georgia?
This early case about injured veterans set the stage for separation of powers.
What is Hayburn's Case?
This 1786–1787 farmers’ revolt in Massachusetts exposed the weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
What is Shays’ Rebellion?
This collective name is given to the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This is the current number of justices who sit on the U.S. Supreme Court.
What is nine?
This diplomatic scandal of 1798 involved French officials demanding bribes from American envoys.
What is the XYZ Affair?
First day of the Supreme Court.
February 1, 1790
The four group who were not included in the constitution.
Who are Women, Native Americans, Enslaved People, and Religious dissenters?
This series of 85 essays, written under the name “Publius,” defended the Constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers?
Early Supreme Court justices were often described as weak, poorly paid, and required to do this unpopular duty.
What is riding circuit ?
These controversial laws under John Adams targeted immigrants and restricted speech critical of the government.
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
Number of amendments.
What is 27?