Washington & Adams
This president was elected in 1789.
Who is George Washington?
This was the first national government of the United States.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This plan favored large states and based representation on population.
What is the Virginia Plan?
There are this many branches of government now.
What is three?
The Legislative Branch is made up of these two parts.
What are the Senate and House of Representatives?
Washington warned against these two things in his Farewell Address.
What are foreign alliances and political parties?
This rebellion showed the Articles were too weak.
What was Shays’ Rebellion?
This plan gave each state equal representation.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
This branch makes the laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
Each state has this many Senators.
What is two?
This rebellion tested the authority of the new government.
What was the Whiskey Rebellion?
This meeting took place in 1787 in Philadelphia.
What was the Constitutional Convention?
This compromise counted 3 out of every 5 enslaved people for representation.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
This branch enforces the laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
The House of Representatives is based on this.
What is population?
This president was the second president and a Federalist.
Who is John Adams?
The Preamble explains these two things.
What are the goals of government and why the Constitution was written?
This compromise created two houses (bicameral legislature) of Congress.
What is the Great Compromise?
This branch interprets the laws.
What is the Judicial Branch?
This word means “to reject.”
What is veto?
This event involved French agents demanding bribes from American diplomats.
What was the XYZ Affair?
This document is the highest law of the land.
What is the United States Constitution?
This word means “having two houses.”
What is bicameral?
This system prevents one branch from becoming too powerful.
What are checks and balances?
This word means “to approve.”
What is ratify?