Articles of Confederation
Convention Leaders
Constitutional Compromises
Ratification
Bill of Rights
100
What was the first national government after Independence?
The Articles of Confederation
100
Who was the Chairman at the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
100
What shares power with the national government?
The states
100
Who supported the proposed Constitution?
Federalists
100
Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
Thomas Jefferson
200
Who could enforce the laws under the Articles of Confederation?
No one! [It had no president or single leader.]
200
Who was called “Father of the Constitution”
James Madison
200
Each state gets how many votes in the U.S. Senate?
Two
200
Which side wanted a strong national government?
Federalists
200
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
George Mason
300
Who had the only power to tax under the Articles of Confederation?
The STATES
300
What did Madison’s Virginia Plan propose?
A federal government with three equal branches
300
Name the THREE branches of the national government.
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
300
Who opposed the proposed Constitution?
Anti-Federalists
300
Who wrote the Bill of Rights?
James Madison
400
Who had the only power to decide legal cases under the Articles of Confederation?
The states (there were no national judges).
400
Who wrote much of the Bill of Rights?
James Madison (the same guy who wrote the Virginia Plan!)
400
What law is the “supreme law of the land”
Federal law
400
Why did Anti-federalists oppose the proposed Constitution?
The national government it was too strong.
400
Which Amendment guarantees that no search be conducted without a warrant?
Fourth
500
What’s a “confederation”?
An agreement to work together.
500
Where did the Constitutional Convention meet?
Philadelphia
500
What was the Three- Fifths Compromise?
Slaves were counted as 3/5 of a person to calculate population.
500
What change did Anti-federalists want added to the proposed Constitution?
A Bill of Rights
500
Freedom of religion, speech, and the press are protected by which Amendment?
First
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