Grade 7 History Test 2

Bill of Rights

100

The first amendment ensures everyone has ________

freedom 

200

This group of people insisted on having a Bill of Rights

Anti-federalists

300

This is what the people feared about a strong central government

People worried their personal rights and freedoms won't be protected 

400

This is the number of freedoms provided in the first amendment

5:

speech, religion, petition, assembly and press

500

This term means to change or fix the Constitution

Amend

Articles of Confederation

100

The Articles of Confederation was considered a ___________ government because it had limitations

weak

200

This is the reason it was so difficult to pass any laws. 

9/13 states had to approve

300

This is what made the leaders in America realize how bad the Articles of Confederation were

Shay's Rebellion

400

This was the only law that passed that had any lasting value

The Northwest Ordinance

500

These were the 3 reasons the Articles of Confederation were weak. 

no unified money, 9/13 states had to agree on a law and there was no one to enforce the laws. 

Constitutional Convention

100

This was the term for the time period right after the Revolutionary War because people were concerned that America would be a success. 

Critical Period

200

I am the leader of the Constitutional Convention

George Washington

300

I am the person who wrote the Constitution and this is my nickname

James Madison, Father of the Constitution

400

This is the term for 2 houses in government. 

Bicameral Legislation

500

This idea wanted representation based on population

Virginia Plan

Federalism/Government

100

This is the idea that government is shared on many levels

Federalism

200

This is the idea that people should not stay in office forever. 

Term limits

300

This is the idea that one part of government watches over and limits another part to make sure no one gets too strong.

Checks and Balances

400

These were the papers written to convince people to sign on to the Constitution

Federalist Papers

500

This is the idea that there needs to be 3 branches of government so people don't get too much power

Separation of Powers

Random

100

The president is in office for _________ years

four

200

This is known as the Supreme Law of the Land

Constitution

300

This is the idea that slaves are not counted as full people. 

3/5 compromise

400

The Constitution agreed not to ban this because otherwise the countries would never agree.

Slavery

500

This idea is a combination of the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan

The Great Compromise