Convention
What is the Virginia Plan?
This hotly debated amendment guarantees a right to keep and bear arms.
What is the second amendment?
This principle ensures no branch of government becomes too powerful by allowing each limited authority over other branches.
What is Checks and Balances?
This domestic challenge based on taxes in Pennsylvania ended in a surprising show of strength by the newly established US Government under President Washington.
What was the Whiskey Rebellion?
This region, established under the Articles of Confederation, is surrounded on three sides by the Great Lakes, the Mississippi River, and the Ohio River.
What is the Northwest Territory?
This unfortunate entry addressed representation in southern states.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
This amendment guarantees five important rights including speech, religion, and petition.
What is the first amendment?
This principle translates to "power by the people" and is most easily recognized by our ability to choose our leaders.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
Conflicts between these important cabinet members would lead to the establishment of American's first political parties.
Who are Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson?
Mapping and exploration of the Lousiana Territory was part of this effort put in place by Thomas Jefferson.
What was the ratification of the Constitution?
This amendment protects us from excessive fines and prohibits cruel and unusual punishments.
What is the eighth amendment?
This principle is based on our right to choose people who will represent us. It is the idea of a representative style of government.
What is Republicanism?
This domestic challenge caused by John Adams created unconstitutional laws that limited freedoms such as speech and press.
What were the Alien and Sedition Acts?
Acquiring this region not only doubled the size of the United States, but gave the Nation control over the Mississippi River.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
Also known as the Connecticut Plan, this would create a plan for representation that supported the priorities of both large and small states.
What is the Great Compromise?
This amendment prevents unlawful quartering of troops.
What is the third amendment?
This principle addresses the shared and unique powers of both the federal government and state governments.
What is Federalism?
This conflict between Great Britain and the United States was caused primarily by unlawful impressment of American sailors.
What was the War of 1812?
This change to US foreign policy issued a firm message to Europe that they would no longer be allowed to colonize territory in the Western hemisphere.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
To ensure ratification by Anti-federalists, Federalists agreed to add this to the US Constitution.
What is a Bill of Rights?
This amendment locks in the principle of "Federalism" stating that powers not "expressly" stated in the Constitution go to the states.
What is the tenth amendment?
This principle, attributed to Montesquieu, establishes distinct branches, each with their own powers.
What is Separation of Powers?
A growing political feud led to a duel that ended the life of this man at the hands of Aaron Burr.
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
This created a process that would allow the US to grow by adding new states to the Union.
What is the Northwest Ordinance