a governement where people (states) have the majority of the power and the govt has little
What is limited govt
100
Who or what had the power under the original Articles of Confederation?
What is the states
100
What men met in Philadelphia to discuss the Articles of Confederation.... and how many states did they come from?
What is delegates from all 13 states
100
VETO
What is to turn down.... not approve
100
How many states needed to ratify the Constitution in order for it to be accepted by the country
What is 9 out of 13......LIGHTENING BONUS.... for a skip a teams turn...... What was the "big state" that signed the Constitution.
200
A government where the power is controlled by one gov't
What is central gov't
200
All states had to write or form there own____________. This was weird because they were not all the same.....
What is Constitution
200
What was the main idea behind the Virginia Plan
What is to give more power to the government not the state
200
Ratify
What is to approve allow
200
What were the names of the 2 groups, one was in favor of the new Constitution & one against the new Constitution......
What is Federalists and Anti-Federalists. LIGHTENING BONUS ..... steal a player from any team..... name one member of each group.....
300
A system where power is shared between the states and the central gov't
What is a federal gov't
300
All states gave these three rights.... freedom of speech, trial by jury and........
What is freedom of religion..... LIGHTENING BONUS for the chance to choose again...... what is freedom of religion...must have both correct
300
What was the stated purpose of the convention of 1787
What is to recommend changes to the Articles of Confederation....LIGHTENING BONUS....for the chance to pick again.... What actually wound up happening?
300
bill
What is a law before it is ratified
300
The Great Compromise was the arguement between big states and little states populations and seats......Explain what the delegates agreed upon to solve the issue
What is the delegates agreed to give each state the same number of seats in the senate (2) and in the House of Representatives give seats based upon the population of the state...
400
I wrote the Declaration of Independence....
Who is Jefferson
400
What were the 2 jobs of the 2nd Continental Congress....
What is form the Articles of Confederation and run the war
400
What were three major problems with the orginal Articles of Confederation
What is could not tax, different forms of currency per state, could not raise an army....etc.
400
Bill of Rights
What is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution
400
What does the Bill of Rights say to the National Gov't
What is "these are the rights of the people and CAN NOT be taken away...." LIGHTENING ROUND.... recieve one opportunity to give two answers for one question.... Name 3 rights in the Bill of Rights....
500
What are the three branches of gov't .....
What is executive, judicial, and legislative.... LIGHTENING BONUS..... make a team skip a turn ......Give an example of each of the three.....
500
At what meeting of 4 months did the Articles of Confederation get thrown out and started over....
What is Constitutional Convention
500
What rights did the settlers of the Northwest Territory have compared with the original 13 states
What is the same...... LIGHTENING BONUS..... steal a player from another team..... what were the two laws put into place with the Northwest Ordinance?
500
Constitution
What is a framework for our government
500
What are three shared powers between gov't and states...
What is collect taxes, setup court systems, make laws for public health,safety, and welfar, borrow money....