Feds and Anti-Feds
Did the anti-federalists support a strong state or strong national government?
What is state government?
What is the division of power between the states and federal government?
What is federalism?
Who was the first president of the United States and the president of the Constitutional Convention?
Who is George Washington?
Clause in the Constitution that states that it is the supreme law of the land
What is the Supremacy Clause?
Madison supported the idea of what kind of government when creating the Constitution?
Separation of powers implied that the government is split into ____ parts or branches -- what are these three branches?
One of the main authors of the federalist papers writing 51 of them.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
Branch of gov that interprets laws
Beginning of the Constitution-- contains six goals.
What is preamble?
What was the series of essays written to support the ratification of the Constitution known as?
What is the Federalist Papers?
System in government where each branch has some power over the other branches?
What was James Madison's nickname?
What is "The Father of the Constitution"?
Branch of gov that enforces laws
What is right to a speedy trial?
The anti-federalists were upset that WHAT was not included in the original draft of the Constitution?
What is the Bill of Rights?
Form of government in which citizens rule themselves through elected representatives
What document was James Madison partially responsible for the ratification of, as most of this document was composed of his ideas?
What is The U.S. Constitution?
Congress is split into ____ houses?
Amendment 12
What is Vice President and president?
The Federalists argued that this original draft of the U.S. government was too weak -- it did not include a strong federal government, states could coin their own money, and had no judicial system.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
Limited Government
The anti-federalists fears that the U.S. President under the Constitution would have too much power and be too much like who?
Who is King George III?
What are the two houses of Congress called? 300 bonus if you can tell how many each state gets each
Senate (2 per state) and House of Reps (determined by population)
5 freedoms listed in the first amendment
speech, press, religion, petition, assembly