Quotes
This politician said this: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal."
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This is the number of Senators from each state.
What is 2?
This entity has the power to declare war.
What is Congress?
This politician said this: "Those who stand for nothing fall for everything."
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This is the number of members of the House of Representatives.
What is 435?
This statesman said this: "Are these the men with whom I am to defend America?"
Who is George Washington?
These are the term lengths of a Senator and a Representative.
What are 6 years and 2 years (respectively)?
The Great Compromise was reached at this occasion.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
This wife of a politician said this: "If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion."
Who is Abigail Adams?
This political party was more popular in the South.
What is the Anti-Federalist party?
This is the fraction of a person that slaves were originally counted as for the purposes of state representation.
What is 3/5?
This plan would have given larger states more representation.
What is the Virginia plan?
This politician said this: "A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference."
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The number of days a President has to sign a bill before it automatically becomes law (or not, if Congress is not in session).
What is 10?
These are two famous anti-Federalists and two famous Federalists.
Who are Thomas Jefferson & Patrick Henry and Alexander Hamilton and James Madison (or George Washington).