Vocab
The group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president.
Electoral College
An agreement made at the Constitutional Convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state’s population for representation in the House of Representatives.
Three-Fifths Compromise
One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that Congress could not...
Impose Taxes
Following the American Revolution, what did Congress fear about a strong central government?
The rights for which people fought would be lost or the government would become tyrannical
What amendment limits the president to two terms?
22nd Amendment
The first written plan of government for the United States.
Articles of Confederation
This plan introduced the idea of Equal Representation
New Jersey Plan
What event led to the Constitutional Convention happening?
Shay's Rebellion
What did both the Virginia and New Jersey Plans include?
Three branches of government
What country covers an entire continent?
Australia
A meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution
Constitutional Convention
This Plan introduced the idea of representation being based on population
Virginia Plan
What was the original purpose of the convention in May 1787?
to revise the Articles of Confederation
What is the role of the Executive branch? Who is the Chief Executive?
To Enforce the laws, The President
What bird did Benjamin Franklin favor for America's national emblem?
The Turkey
To formally approve a plan or an agreement.
Ratify
the plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress. In the House of Representatives, representation from each state is based on state population. In the Senate, each state is represented by two senators.
The Great Compromise
What was the biggest issue for delegates at the Constitutional Convention?
How to balance the interests between big and small states as well as what to do about the issue of slavery
What did the Great Compromise decide?
Representation in Congress
What instrument did Ray Charles play despite being blind?
The Piano
A region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes. The region was given to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
Northwest Territory
What was the long-term effect of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
Territories eventually became states.
The delegates to the Constitutional Convention agreed to establish a republic. What is a republic?
a country led by elected representatives
What was the position of the group known as the Federalists on the Constitution?
They supported the new constitution
What artist has the number one spot on America's Billboard Hot 100 right now? Bonus Points: And name which song is number one right now
Kendrick Lamar: Squabble Up