Articles of Confederation
Compromises/ Convention
key concepts of our govt
Constitution
Amendments
100
What was our first national government?
What is Articles of Confederation
100
Why did the delegates meet in Philadelphia
What is to fix the Articles of Confederation
100
Everyone has to follow the law. No one is above the law
What is Rule of law
100
What do we call the introduction to the constitution?
What is Preamble
100
What is the first ten amendments called?
What is bill of rights
200
How many branches of government did the Articles of Confederation have?
What is 1
200
What compromise combined the Virginia plan and New Jersey Plan together?
What is Great Compromise
200
This principle keeps one branch from having more power than another and allows the branches to watch over each other.
What is Checks and Balances
200
What does the first three articles of the constitution create?
What is are three branches of government
200
How many amendments are in the constitution?
What is 27
300
Each state got how many votes in congress?
What is 1
300
Who were the two factions that formed over debating the constitution?
What is Federalist and Anti-Federalist
300
How is the principle of Separation of Powers shown in our government?
What is our three branches
300
powers given to the federal government are known as what power?
What is Enumerated (Delegated,Expressed, explicit)
300
What is the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments known as?
What is Civil War amendments
400
what was the fraction of voting needed to pass a law?
What is 9/13
400
Why did the anti federalist oppose the constitution
What is did not have a list of guaranteed rights for individuals and states.
400
What do we call the sharing of power between multiple levels of government?
What is Federalism
400
From what clause in the constitution gives the federal government implied powers?
What is Necessary and Proper clause (aka: Elastic Clause)
400
What event lowered the voting age from 21 to 18?
What is Vietnam War
500
List three weaknesses of the articles of Confederation
What is Could not tax, enforce laws, no courts, regulate interstate trade.
500
How many delegates went to the constitutional convention?
What is 55
500
What do we call powers that are shared between different levels of government.
What is Concurrent Powers.
500
This clause in articles VI states the federal laws are more superior than state laws.
What is Supremacy Clause
500
Which amendment gives states reserved powers?
What is 10th amendment
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