Vocabulary
People
Articles of the U.S. Constitution
Branches of the U.S. Constitution
Mystery
100
What word means "to approve or sign"
Ratify
100
Who is considered the architect of the U.S. Constitution?
James Madison
100
Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution refers to...
The Legislative Branch
100
Name the 3 branches of government
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
100
Name the author of the New Jersey Plan
William Patterson
200
What does 'Veto' mean?
to reject a bill
200
Who came up with the "Great Compromise" also known as the "Connecticut Compromise"?
Roger Sherman
200
How many articles are there in the U.S. Constitution?
7
200
Name all position titles of the Legislative and Executive branches
Representative, Senator, President, Vice President
200
Patrick Henry's famous line was...
"Give me liberty or give me death!"
300
Finish this sentence: Richard Nixon and Andrew Johnson are the only 2 U.S. Presidents to be...
Impeached
300
Name 3 authors of the Federalist Papers
John Jay, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton
300
Article 4 has to do with inter-state laws, give me 1 example of how this law works.
Ex. Marriage License
300
What checks does the Judicial branch have on the Executive branch? hint: There are 2 major ones
Supreme Court Justices cannot be fired by the President, can declare what the President is doing as "unconstitutional"
300
How long are the terms of the members of the House of Representatives and the Senate?
House of Representatives - 2 years Senate - 6 years
400
Give 1 example of Concurrent Powers
tax, build roads, borrow money, regulate elections
400
What role did George Washington play at the Constitutional Convention?
He was named the Presiding Officer
400
What is the main idea of Article 5?
Amendments are allowed to be made to the U.S. Constitution
400
Name 3 titles in the Judicial Branch
Justice/Judge, Ambassador, Consul, Associate Justice. Chief Justice
400
Who scored the game winning touch down of Super Bowl LI?
James White
500
Give 1 example of Reserved Powers
establish schools, establish police organizations, laws involving local businesses, marriage laws, certain drug laws, any powers not specifically stated to be given to the federal government
500
Name the 2 delegates who came up with the 3/5 Compromise
Roger Sherman and James Wilson
500
Which Article claims that the U.S. Constitution is the "Supreme Law in the Land" and cannot be contradicted.
Article 6
500
Name 5 powers delegated to Congress/Legislative Branch.
declare war, coin money, regulate trade, pay debts, make laws, raise an army, collect taxes, overturn a veto, establish post-offices, secure patents and copyrights
500
Name 1 Anti-Federalist other than Patrick Henry hint: not Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine, George Mason, George Clinton, Samuel Adams
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