Branches of Government
People
Amendments
Documents
Vocabulary
100
How many branches of government are there?
What is 3.
100
Federalists supporter, Commander of the Continental Army who will eventually serve as the 1st President of the United States.
Who was George Washington.
100
The first ten amendments of the Constitution
What is Bill of Rights.
100
Declared the American colonies a separate entity from Great Britain.
What is The Declaration of Independence.
100
To approve
What is ratification. (ratify)
200
Which branch of government consists of the President, Vice President, and the cabinet?
What is the executive branch.
200
"Father of the Constitution!"
Who was James Madison.
200
Granted equal citizenship
What is the 14th amendment.
200
Agreement to count three-fifths of a state's slaves population for purposes of representation and taxation.
What is three-fifths compromise.
200
A government in which people rule through elected representatives.
What is a republic.
300
Which branch of government is responsible for interpreting the laws?
What is the judicial branch.
300
Primary author of the Declaration of Independence, he will eventually serve as President of the United States.
Who was Thomas Jefferson.
300
Freedom of religion, speech, and press is granted in the
What is the first amendment.
300
Preliminary document to the Constitution that limited the power of the federal government. Failed to give Congress the power to tax or trade.
What is the Articles of Confederation.
300
Prevents any branch from dominating the other two branches.
What is the system of checks and balances.
400
Which branch of government is responsible for making the laws?
What is the legislative branch.
400
Farmer who led an uprising in 1787 of debt-ridden Massachusetts farmers who was fed up with increased state taxes.
Who was Daniel Shays.
400
Abolished slavery
What is the 13th amendment.
400
Established to establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, promote general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty.
What is the Constitution.
400
Clauses added to the Constitution to address specific issues
What are amendments.
500
How many chief justices are there on the Supreme Court?
What is 1.
500
Author of the Great Compromise that called for a bicameral legislature.
Who was Roger Sherman.
500
Granted women voting rights.
What is the nineteenth amendment.
500
Name the 3 defining American documents in sequencial order.
What is The Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution.
500
System in which a national government and constituent units share power.
What is federalism.
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