Explorers original reason for traveling west
What is to find new sea routes to Asia?
Opposed ratifying the constitution
Supported state sovereignty
Wanted to protect individual freedoms
Who are the antifederalist?
Congress passes a bill increasing the federal income tax rate.
What is separation of powers?
A two house legislature
Looking for the vocab word
What is bicameral?
The barrier that prevented colonist from settling west after the French and Indian war?
What is the Appalachian Mountains?
I will also take the Proclamation Line of 1763
Wanted a strong central government
Wrote essays to convince people to ratify the constitution
Alexander Hamilton
Who are the federalist?
The supreme court interprets that a law passed by Congress banning Muslims from practicing their religion is unconstitutional
What is checks and balances?
The Great Compromise created a ___________ legislature.
What is bicameral?
Rights that you are born with and are guaranteed
What are unalienable rights?
The 5 Fundamental Freedoms guaranteed in the 1st amendment?
What is..........?
R Religion
A Assembly
P Petition
P Press
S Speech
Illustrated in the phrase “We the People,” this principle promotes that the citizens vote to give power to the government.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
This Compromise guaranteed 3 of every 5 slaves would count towards a state’s population for representation in the House of Representatives.
What is the ⅗ Compromise?
Two reasons self government developed in the colonies.
What is distance and slow communication?
Established the right to a fair and speedy trial
What is the 6th Amendment?
An example of this principle is the 2024 Presidential election where citizens voted for who they wanted to be President.
What is Republicanism?
proposed a strong national government with a bicameral legislature based on population
What is the Virginia plan?
What the colonist did in response to the Intolerable acts
What is send grievances to the king?
You need _/_ in both houses to propose an amendment and _/_ of the state conventions to approve it.
What is 2/3 and 3/4?
The principle and amendment that deals with the national and state governments sharing powers.
Double Points
What is Federalism and the 10th amendment?
advocated for a unicameral legislature with equal representation for each state, regardless of size.
What is the New Jersey plan?