This Treasury Security created the first national bank of the United States.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
100
The first government of the United States
What is the Articles of Confederation?
100
This amendment states that the police cannot search your property without a good cause or warrant.
What is the fourth amendment?
100
In number order, George Washington was ___.
What is the first President of the United States?
100
This was the document that delegates wanted to edit at the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
200
This person helped unite the "factions" at the Constitutional Convention by agreeing, if called upon, to become the first president.
Who is George Washington?
200
This compromise stated that the number of delegates for House of Representatives would be based on population, and the number of delegates to the Senate would be the same for every state.
What is the Great Compromise, or the Connecticut Plan?
200
This amendment explains that U.S. citizens have the freedom of religion, freedom of the press, and the right to due process.
What is the first amendment?
200
This third President of the United States also helped create the Northwest Ordinance and served as George Washington's Secretary of State.
Who is Thomas Jefferson
200
The 14th amendment to the constitution guarantees this if you are born in the United States.
What is citizen or citizenship?
300
This group of people was very happy that the Bill of Rights were added to the constitution.
Who are the anti-federalists?
300
This compromise allowed the southern states to count slaves for purposes of state representation and the census. Northern states agreed, because slaves would not be counted the same as whites.
What is the Three-Fifth's Compromise?
300
If you ask Mr. Ganley how old he is, he will invoke this amendment.
What is the fifth amendment?
300
This man wrote many of the Federalist Papers and later became the fourth president of the United States of America.
Who is James Madison?
300
Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison wrote these "papers" to help sell the idea of federalism as well as the need to approve the constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers?
400
This third President of the United States felt slavery was "an abomination" despite having a child with one of his own slaves.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
400
Once the constitution was approved by the convention delegates, this process required 9 states to approve the constitution in order to make it law.
What is ratification?
400
The 8th amendment protects you from Mr. Ganley "tar and feathering" you for causing classroom disruptions. This type of punishment is also known as what?
What is cruel and unusual punishment?
400
Another name for the office of the President.
What is the chief executive or Commander and Chief?
400
The person who runs the Executive branch is known as the President, as well this this type of "chief".
What is Commander-in-Chief?
500
These 55 people met at Independence Hall in Philadelphia to discuss the Articles of Confederation.
Who are the framers, or delegates?
500
These ten amendments were added to the constitution in order to add protections to individual citizens.
What is the Bill of Rights?
500
This amendment came about due to King George III sending General Thomas Gage to seize arms and gunpowder in Concord.
What is the second amendment?
500
This second President of the United States lived in Massachusetts, served as George Washington's Vice President, had saw his own son become a future U.S. President (the 6th).
Who is John Adams
500
Reporters, journalists, newspapers, and magazines are all a part of this group.