The first constitution of the US that established a unicameral legislature, but most authority rested with the state legislatures.
What is the Articles of Confederation
100
Interest groups arising from the unequal distribution of property of wealth
What is factions
100
Small farmers and common man
Who are the Anti-Federalists
100
Freedom of speech, religion, press, and assembly
What is Amendment I
100
This supreme court decision established the process of judicial review.
What is Marbury v Madison
200
The document that stated the grievances of the American colonies against the British monarch.
What is the Declaration of Independence
200
A proposal that called for equal representation of each state in Congress.
What is the New Jersey Plan
200
Wealthy merchants and the economic elite
Who are the Federalists
200
No forced quartering of troops in homes during peacetime.
What is Amendment III
200
The "father" of the Constitution/
Who is James Madison
300
Thomas Jefferson used these ideas in his framework for government: natural rights, limited government, consent of the governed. Who did he obtain these from?
Who is John Locke
300
The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for population-based representation for each state in Congress
What is the Virginia Plan
300
A series of 85 newspaper articles persuading delegates to ratify the Constitution
What are the Federalist Papers
300
Right to bear arms
What is Amendment II
300
The process by which each branch of government be independent of the others so that one cannot control the others.
What is the separation of powers
400
A movement after the American Revolution that did not alter the colonists' way of life.
What is the conservative revolution
400
The plan that called for both equal and population-based representation
What is the Connecticut Compromise
400
Strong national government, indirect elections, government by the elite
What is the Federalist plan
400
Right to a speedy and public trial by a local, impartial jury
What is Amendment VI
400
Features of the Constitution that limit government's power by requiring that power be balanced among the different government institutions.
What is checks and balances
500
A series of attacks on courthouses by a small by farmers.
What is Shays' Rebellion
500
A court order requiring jailers to explain to a judge why they are holding a prisoner in custody
What is writ of habeas corpus
500
Strong state government, direct elections, shorter terms, rule by the common man
What is the Anti-Federalist plan
500
Right to jury in civil suit where the value of controversy exceeds $20
What is Amendment VII
500
The power of the courts to determine whether acts of Congress and the executive are in accord with the US Constitution.