This idea called for very 5 slaves to be counted as 3 "people".
What is 3/5 compromise?
100
This branch of government makes laws.
What is the legislative branch?
100
This person must be at least 35 years old, a native-born U.S. citizen, and have been a U.S. resident for at least 14 years, and they are the head of the executive branch.
What is the president?
100
He serves as president of the Senate and can vote to break ties.
Who is the Vice-president?
200
A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives.
What is republic?
200
James Madison created this, where Congress would be a 2 house system that was based on the size of a states population. The big states liked this.
What is the Virginia Plan?
200
This branch of government includes the Supreme Court and all other courts.
What is Judicial branch?
200
These are the two houses of the Legislative branch
What are the Senate and the House of Representatives (Congress)?
200
This court is considered the head of the Judicial branch
What is the Supreme Court?
300
A supporter of the Constitution.
What is a Federalists?
300
Created by Roger Sherman, it had a 2 house Congress where the lower house was determined by population and the upper house was equal representation.
What is the Great Compromise?
300
This branch of government is led by the President.
What is the Executive branch?
300
This is when the Legislative branch votes to bring serious criminal charges against a president
What is impeach?
300
Henry Knox was the leader of this Department?
What is War?
400
Incident where 1000 farmers tried t take weapons from an aresenal because they didn't like how things were going.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
400
This plan had 3 branches of government and a system of checks and balances to keep one branch from havingto much power.
What is the Constitution?
400
This kept one branch of government from becoming to powerful.
What is a system of checks and balances?
400
These members of the Legislative branch must be at least 30 years old, a U.S. citizen for 9 years, and live in the state that they represent.
What is a senator?
400
Washington was the first to start a precedent of giving a speech on this day.
What is Inauguration?
500
Created by William Paterson, it had 1 house with equal representation for all states, which the small states liked.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
500
The year Washington was elected.
What is 1798?
500
The practice done by the British of capturing U.S. naval crews and forcing them on British ships.
What is impressment?
500
France send 3 representatives to basically bribe the U.S. in return for getting their ships/crew back.
What is the XYZ Affair?
500
These acts could deport or imprison an immigrant for doing something "dangerous".