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Group of department heads who advise the president
cabinet
100
number of the branches of government
3
100
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
the Bill or Rights
100
In what state would you find Baton Rouge?
Louisiana
100
3 regions of original colonies
New England, Middle and Southern Colonies
100
Which branch of government interprets the laws?
Judicial Branch
100
George Washington was general in this war.
Revolutionary War
100
The branch responsible for enforcing laws!
Executive
200
The idea that the power to rule comes from the people is known as
Popular Sovereignty
200
This state is located in the far Northwest corner of the continental United States.
Washinton (WA)
200
What is a tariff?
A tax on imported goods
200
Vibrant flowering of African American culture, literature, music, and art, centered in Harlem, NYC, roughly between 1918 and the mid-1930s
Harlem Renaissance
200
Who were the opposing sides in the American Revolution?
Patriots and British Loyalist
200
This allowed the colonies to self-rule...
Salutary Neglect
200
The Anti-Federalists insisted on this before signing the Constitution
Bill of Rights
200
Based on the U.S. Constitution, the government is run by
The people
300
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July, 4th. 1776
300
What were the two plans for government at the Constitutional Convention in 1787?
VA and NJ
300
What document states, "All men are created equal"?
Declaration of Independence
300
This amendment guarantees the right to protest
1st Amendment
300
This branch is responsible for making laws
Legislative Branch
300
Give TWO advantages the Patriots had during the Revolutionary war....
Patriotism
Fighting for a cause
Homefield
300
What was the name of the meeting where the Constitution was drafted?
Constitutional Convention
300
The term of a Supreme Court Justice
Life
400
The idea that power is divided and shared between the national government and the states...
Federalism
400
What geographical boundary did the Proclamation line run along?
Appalachian Mountains
400
How many amendments are in the Constitution?
27
400
New York, Chicago, Philadephia, Detroit...
Places of the Great Migration
400
a party that supported the common man, and was led by Thomas Jefferson....
Anti-Federalist (democratic-republicans)
400
What free state was created with the Missouri Compromise?
Maine
400
The argument between these two men resulted in the creation of the Federalist and Anti-Federalists
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
400
The French and Indian War was won by this country
Britain
500
What event proved that the Articles of Confederation was a weak document that needed to be changed?
Shays' Rebellion
500
Supreme Court justice known for strengthening the power of the government through his supreme court decisions....
John Marshall
500
This man was is considered the "father" of the Constitution
James Madison
500
This group of people supported a strong national government and creating a new Constitution
Federalist
500
What is my name? I'm the man who shot Alexander Hamilton...
Aaron Burr
500
The Virginia Plan wanted representation in Congress to be based on this
Population
500
Which treaty ended the American Revolution?
Treaty of Paris 1783
500
The 2 houses that make up Congress
Senate and House of Representatives
600
Political, social, and economic ideology that advocates the replacement of private ownership and profit-based economies
What is communism?
600
Economic system where private individuals or businesses own property and goods, rather than the government
Capitalism
600
A form of government or power structure where control rests with a small, elite group distinguished by wealth, family, military power, or corporate control
Oligarchy
600
What is my name? I arranged for the colonies to create a single army, Join or Die was my motto.
Ben Franklin
600
The Federalist leader...
Alexander Hamilton
600
First President of the United States
John Hansen
600
Image on the $2 bill
Signing of the Declaration of Independence
600
African American man killed in American Revolutionary
Crispus Attacks