The idea that the Federal government, State governments, and Local governments have rigid powers and responsibilities.
What is layer cake federalism?
100
The total number of US Senators
What is 100?
100
This plan is advantageous for large states (Large state plan is not good enough here)
What is the Virginia Plan?
100
This amendment put Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates on party ticket rather than simply running for President.
What is the 12th Amendment?
100
One could describe how Thomas Jefferson ruled with this word (Many options as long as close)
What is moderation?
200
The idea that executive power is broken up into three branches of government.
What is separation of powers?
200
The number of Representatives in the House.
What is 435?
200
This compromise solved the issue of slavery for representation purposes
What is the 3/5 compromise?
200
This gentleman shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel and then devised a plan to create a new Empire.
Who is Aaron Burr?
200
The British practice of forcefully taking Americans soldiers into its own forces prior to the War of 1812.
What is impressment?
300
This is a power that the Federal Government and State Governments share.
What are concurrent powers?
300
Two possible terms: The power of Supreme Court Justices to declare whether or not a law or executive action should be allowed.
What is Judicial Review or Constitutional Review.
300
This compromise gave us the current representation system that we have today.
What is the CT or Great Compromise?
300
This event demonstrates that the US government is more powerful and capable than under the Articles of Confederation.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
300
These were two goals of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
What are scientific research, mapping the western part of the country, gaining knowledge of Native Americans groups (did not get treaties).
400
Powers specifically given by the Constitution to a branch of government
What are delegated powers?
400
This branch of government has the ability to declare war.
What is Congress or Legislative Branch?
400
The Small State Plan
What is the NJ plan?
400
These two acts silenced President Adams Federalist critics despite the first amendment. Restricted rights of non-native citizens.
What are the Alien and Sedition acts?
400
This state was the 9th vote the ratify the US Constitution
What is New Hampshire?
500
Powers not specifically stated in the Constitution that are left for the states.
What are reserved powers?
500
The President is not directly elected by the people, but rather a set of electors. How is the number for electors chosen for each state and how many total electors does the Country have?
What are 538 electors based on the total number of Senators and Reps from each state + 3 for DC.
500
These two major Antifederalist party members helped fight for the Bill of Rights.
Who are Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry?
500
In George Washington's farewell address, he cautioned Americans against these two major concerns.
What are ties to foreign nations and political parties?
500
Federalist 10 argued that this major concern could be solved with a Republican form of government.