fed vs anti-fed
This group supported ratifying the Constitution.
The Federalists
This compromise created a two-house Congress with the House and the Senate.
What is the Great Compromise?
This branch of government makes the laws and can override a presidential veto with a 2/3 vote.
What is Congress?
The Bill of Rights is the first how many amendments to the Constitution?
What is 10?
This amendment protects people from cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the Eighth Amendment?
This group feared the Constitution gave too much power to the national government.
The Anti-Federalists
In this compromise, representation in the House is based on population, while the Senate has equal representation.
What is the Great Compromise?
This branch can declare laws unconstitutional.
What is the Judicial Branch?
This amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
What is the First Amendment?
This amendment says powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or the people.
What is the Tenth Amendment?
Federalists wanted this level of government to be stronger.
What is the national (central) government?
This compromise counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person for representation and taxes.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
This branch can veto laws passed by Congress.
What is the Executive Branch?
This amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms.
What is the Second Amendment?
This amendment protects people from being forced to house soldiers in their homes during peacetime.
What is the Third Amendment?
Anti-Federalists wanted more power for these smaller governments.
What are state governments?
This compromise allowed Congress to tax imports but not exports.
What is the Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise?
This document created the system of checks and balances in the U.S. government.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
This amendment protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
This Founding Father helped write the Bill of Rights.
Who is James Madison?
Federalists believed a strong national government would help keep the country this.
What is united?
This compromise allowed the slave trade to continue until 1808.
What is the Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise?
This President can nominate federal judges and Supreme Court justices.
Who is the President of the United States?
This amendment guarantees the right to a fair and speedy trial.
What is the Sixth Amendment?
The Bill of Rights was added to this document in 1791.
What is the United States Constitution?