Branches of Government
Who is the head of the Executive Branch?
President
True or False: The Articles of Confederation were purposefully created to be weak because the colonists didn't want the new government to be like a King.
TRUE!
3
How many years was the Revolutionary War?
8 Years
Who was "President" under the Articles of Confederation?
John Hanson
How many Senators are there in the U.S.?
100
Who had the most power under the Articles of Confederation, the States or the Federal/Central Government?
The States!
Slaves
Who was the leader of the Continental Army?
General George Washington
What is an amendment to the Constitution?
A charge or addition
Which branch has the power to declare laws unconstitutional?
Judicial
MONEY!
We have two parts in the Legislative Branch because of The Great Compromise. What are the names of those two parts?
House of Representatives and Senate.
Which battle did the British surrender to the Patriots?
Yorktown
Who appoints Supreme Court Judges?
The President
What are the advisors of the President called? The President gets to pick them.
The Cabinet
Which political party liked the Articles of Confederation because they were fearful of a too strong federal government that would trample on citizens rights and freedoms?
Anti-Federalists
What building was the Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
Independence Hall
Which battle has been nicknamed the "shot heard 'round the world?"
Lexington and Concord
How long is a member of the House of Representatives term?
2 years
What system ensures that no branch of government becomes too powerful?
Checks and Balances
The rebellion that started when farmers had to sell their farms and go to jail because they couldn't pay off their loans that the government TOLD them to take out?
Shay's Rebellion
What addition to the Constitution, outlining citizens' rights, helped secure agreement between Federalists and Anti-Federalists?
The Bill of Rights
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? He wrote "all men are created equal" even though he owned slaves.
Thomas Jefferson
What is a Veto?
President says "no" to a law