The people of Colorado voted against Amendment 66 in the 2013 election
What is popular sovereignty?
100
White, educated males who represented their states appeared here.
What was the Constitutional Convention?
100
This was agreed upon for purposes counting slaves as part of the population for representation and taxation.
What was the 3/5 compromise?
100
This plan divided the government into three main branches: Executive, Legislative and Judicial.
What was the New Jersey Plan, Virginia Plan and the Connecticut Compromise?
100
This was the only branch proposed in the Articles of Confederation.
What was the Legislative branch?
200
President Ronald Reagan nominated Sandra Day O'Connor to the Supreme Court. The Senate confirmed his appointment and she became the first female Supreme Court Justice.
What is Checks and Balances?
200
The small states wanted what kind of representation?
What is equal representation.
200
In order to compromise on slavery, the north and south agreed the slave trade could end in the year of...
When is the year of 1808?
200
According to the Constitution this branch of government makes laws.
What was the legislative branch?
200
This group supported ratification of the Constitution.
This group did not support ratification of the Constitution.
Who were the Federalist?
Who were the Anti-Federalist?
300
There are 535 members of Congress that represent people across the United States.
What is Republicanism?
300
The large states wanted what kind of representation?
What is proportional representation?
300
This was added to the Constitution make Southerners happy.
What was the Fugitive Slave Clause?
300
According to the Constitution this branch of government enforces laws.
What was the executive branch?
300
The Constitutional Convention was held in this area.
Where is Philadelphia?
400
New York state cannot sign a treaty with Canada or any other foreign country.
What is federalism.
400
Which of the plans divided the government into three branches of government?
What is New Jersey plan, Virginia Plan and Connecticut Compromise?
400
This plan called for proportional representation in the House of Representatives and equal representation in the Senate.
What is Connecticut Compromise, otherwise known as the Great Compromise?
400
A revision or additions to a bill, law or Constitution.
What is an amendment?
400
An official way to confirm or approve something.
What is ratification?
500
President Nixon was required by law to hand over evidence about the Watergate Hotel break in that implemented him in a crime.
What is limited government.
500
This many states out of thirteen were needed to ratify the Constitution?
What is nine states?
500
This was added to appease the Anti-Federalists during the ratification process.
What was the Bill of Rights?
500
The one chief executive.
Who is the President?
500
Created the first government of the United States, a peace treaty negotiated to end the Revolutionary War and the Northwest Ordinance.
What are the accomplishments of the Articles of Confederation?