One of the problems with this document was that Congress could not impose taxes.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
100
The land bound by the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers and the Great Lakes was affected by what act in 1785
What is the Land Ordinance of 1785?
100
This group supported the new Constitution.
Who are the Federalists?
100
This group is responsible for protecting the rights listed in the Bill of Rights.
What are federal courts?
100
Our Constitution established this kind of government, led by elected representatives.
What is a Republic?
200
These two plans proposed at the Constitutional Convention both included three branches of government.
What is the Virginia and New Jersey plans?
200
This was the greatest concern of those that opposed the Constitution.
What is giving up states' power?
200
One purpose of this document is to limit the power of the government.
What is the Bill of Rights?
200
This right guarantees that a group of people has the right to gather to protest a tax they think is unfair.
What is the right to assemble?
200
This gives the power to the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional.
What is Judicial Review?
300
The Constitution gives this group of people the job of actually choosing the President.
Who are electors? (Chosen by states. Electoral College)
300
This uprising led to the eventual passage of the new Constitution.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
300
This Branch resolves disputes under the law.
What is the Judicial Branch?
300
The purpose of this system is to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.
What are checks and balances?
300
The basic freedoms of all people.
What is the First Amendment.
400
One of the greatest concerns for delegates at this meeting was how to balance the interests of large and small states.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
400
The creation of the future states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota began with this act.
What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
400
In this type of government, power is shared by the national and state governments.
What is a Federal system of government?
400
During the Constitutional Convention, this decided representation in Congress.
What is the Great Compromise?
400
They can propose an amendment to the Constitution.
What is congress?
500
Amendments to the Constitution can be ratified by three-fourths of this.
What are state legislatures.
500
After the Revolution, Congress feared that creating this would take away rights from which people had fought for during the American Revolution.
What is a strong central government?
500
This Amendment says there are rights beyond those listed in the Constitution.
What is the Ninth Amendment?
500
Promoting ideas that are unpopular, debating controversial issues in class, and criticizing officials in an editorial are right protected under this Amendment.
What is the First Amendment?
500
The duties of this branch include negotiating treaties and nominating federal judges.