Branches of Government
Branch of government that makes laws for the country.
Legislative Branch
First Constitution of the 13 Colonies adopted in 1777 and ratified in 1781?
Articles of Confederation
Political party that favored a strong central government?
Federalists
A written plan of government?
Constitution
These two people went on an expedition to explore the western portion of North America. They discovered land, new plants and animals, and recorded new maps.
Lewis and Clark
This branch of government contains the President, Vice President and Cabinet?
Executive Branch
Strength or weakness: laws allowed the ability to negotiate treaties, declare war and raise an army/navy?
Strength of AOC
Political party that favored a strong state government and a weak central government?
Democratic-Republicans
This was held to revise the Articles of Confederation.
Doubled the size of the United States during Thomas Jefferson’s presidency?
Louisiana Purchase
Branch of government that can determine laws as unconstitutional.
Judicial Branch
Strength or weakness: laws did not allow power to tax, a national bank, or power to solve the debt crisis?
Weakness
This person was the only President to not be affiliated with a political party.
George Washington
The first ten amendments are known as the?
Bill of Rights
Event: British burned the capital, the national anthem was written, Jackson won New Orleans?
War of 1812
Political power separated and shared between three branches of government?
Checks and Balances
This branch of government was missing from the AOC, which was usually seen as a weakness because the US did not have a true leader.
Executive
This short-lived political party made its way into the political scene in the mid-1800's after the fall of the Federalists and the National Republicans. You might see its name on the head of early Presidents.
The Constitution is composed of this many amendments.
27
Writer of the Star-Spangled Banner?
Francis Scott Key
Branch of government with the ability to impeach the President or judges.
Legislative Branch
Event: uprising led by a Massachusetts farmer in response to the debt crisis?
Shay's Rebellion
The 1800 Election and the divide between political parties caused this VP to kill Alexander Hamilton in a duel.
Aaron Burr
The Constitution is composed of this many articles.
7
Laws that made it illegal to criticize the government and deported foreigners?
Alien-Sedition Acts