Drama with the Articles
What was the name of America's first government?
The Articles of the Confederation
What was the name of James Madison's proposed plan that had both chambers of Congress represented by proportion?
The Virginia Plan
In the 1780s, many farmers wanted money to be printed so that money would lose value. This lowering of money's value is known as__________-.
Inflation
What branch makes the laws?
The Legislative Branch
What was the name of the conspiracy among military officers towards the end of the war who were threatening to mutiny if they were not paid a lump sum?
The Newburg Conspiracy
What was the name of William Patterson's plan that called for equal representation from each state in both chambers of Congress?
The New Jersey Plan
What is the name of the idea that power should not be concentrated in one political person or body?
separation of powers
What can the president due to stop bills (proposed laws) passed by Congress from becoming law?
He can veto them
What was the name of the uprising in western Massachusetts of farmers who wanted to prevent the courts from foreclosing on their homes?
Shay's Rebellion
What was the name of the compromise between the James Madison's plan and William Patterson's plan for representation?
The Great Compromise or the Connecticut Compromise
What is the name of the idea that the federal government should have the power necessary to do only what is necessary for all the states, while states and towns still retain a lot of power?
Federalism
What is the most democratic part of the Constitutional government?
The House of Representatives
What did the Northwest Ordinance prohibit in the territories around the Great Lakes and the Ohio Valley?
Slavery
The president would be selected by the electoral college.
The Framers of the Constitution wanted to create a system known as ________________ where each branch of government has a way to limit the power of the other branches.
checks and balances
What significant power does the Judicial Branch have as a check against the Executive and the Legislative branches?
judicial review
The Northwest Ordinance also encouraged what in order to build virtue and knowledge?
Public schools
According to the Great compromise, the __________ would have proportional representation from the states while the _________________ would have equal representation from the states.
House of Representatives; Senate
What word describes how Congress is divided into two chambers?
bicameral
What part of the Constitutional government is the most aristocratic part?
The Senate