Constituion
What is a melting pot, and how does it relate to the Constitution?
What is a place where many cultures mix.
The Constitution supports this by protecting everyone’s rights and allowing people from many backgrounds to live freely in America.
What do we call the first 10 amendments?
What is The Bill of Rights
Was the national government under the Articles strong or weak?
What is Weak
Did Federalists want a strong national government or weak?
What is a Strong national government
Did Anti-Federalists want a strong or weak national government?
What is a Weak national government
What was the meeting called that discussed the making of the Constitution?
What is The Constitutional Convention
Which amendment protects freedom of speech and religion?
What is the 1st Amendment
Who had more power: the states or the national government?
What are The states
Federalists supported which document: Articles or Constitution?
What is the Constitution
What did Anti-Federalists fear might happen with a strong government?
What is It could take away people’s rights
Why was the Constitution replacing the Articles of Confederation?
What is the national government didn't have enough power
Which amendment protects the right to bear arms?
What is the 2nd Amendment
What could Congress NOT do under the Articles? (Name one)
What is Tax, enforce laws, or regulate trade
Name one famous Federalist.
Who is Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay
What document did Anti-Federalists want added to protect rights?
What is the Bill of Rights
How many branches of government did the Constitution create?
What is 3
Which amendment protects you from unreasonable searches?
What is the 4th Amendment
Why did Americans make the government weak?
What is they feared a king or a strong central government
What did Federalists promise to add to gain support?
What is the Bill of Rights.
Anti-Federalists thought more power should stay with who—states or national government?
What is the states
How did the Constitution fix the biggest problems of the Articles of Confederation?
What is It created a stronger national government with the power to tax, enforce laws, regulate trade, and added three branches with checks and balances.
Which amendment gives a fair and speedy trial?
What is the 6th amendment
What complaints were made to the king and are now added into the Articles of Confederation?
What is the King had too much power → So the Articles made the national government weak
No president
No national court
Congress couldn’t force states to obey laws
What papers were written to support the Constitution?
What is the Federalist Papers
Give one reason Anti-Federalists did not like the Constitution.
What is No Bill of Rights, too much central power, fear of a president acting like a king