Webster's Dictionary
I Plead the Fifth
Give a Little, Take a Little
Accounting???
Potpourri
100
If there are 2 Houses in government it is called...?
Bicameral
100
How many amendments are there to the Constitution?
27
100
Representation based on state's population is part of what plan?
Virginia
100
What do the first three Articles of the Constitution do?
-Separation of powers -The roles of the 3 branches
100
Define 'faction'.
A group concerned only with their own interests.
200
Due to inflation and the worthlessness of paper money, taxes could only be paid in this.
Specie
200
What amendment is currently up for debate that guarantees American citizens the right to bear arms?
THE 2ND AMENDMENT!!!!!!!!
200
Which state demanded a list of protections before they would ratify the Constitution?
Massachusetts
200
How does the Judiciary check the Legislature?
With the constitutionality of laws
200
A system of fundamental laws and principles that prescribes the nature, functions, and limits of a government or another institution is called this.
A constitution
300
A president is elected by this process.
The electoral college. NOT VOTING.
300
What are three freedoms awarded by the 1st Amendment?
-Freedom of Speech -Freedom of Press -Freedom of Religion -Freedom of Expression -Freedom to Peaceably Assemble -Freedom to Petition
300
The 3/5 Compromise agreed that 3/5 of the number of slaves would be counted for both...
Representation and taxes
300
Who impeaches judges?
Legislative branch-Congress
300
Who supported a strong central government?
Federalists
400
What is a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives?
Democracy
400
What portion of states needed to ratify an amendment?
3/4 of states
400
Who was an architect of the Great Compromise?
Roger Sherman, Oliver Ellsworth, and William Samuel Johnson
400
What type of vote is required to overturn a veto?
2/3 vote
400
The Northwest Ordinance prohibited this in the territories near the Ohio River Valley
Slavery.
500
What does 'reprieve' mean?
To cancel or postpone a punishment
500
Which Enlightenment figure would have influenced the 5th, 6th, and 7th Amendments?
Beccaria
500
What was the Connecticut Compromise?
A.K.A The Great Compromise created 2 houses-The Senate and House of Representatives.
500
To borrow money, provide for health, safety & welfare, administer criminal justice, and levy taxes are all examples of what powers?
Concurrent powers?
500
Ms. Wiemokly's mailbox is in this town, which was the site of what major historical event?
Daniel Shays' Rebellion-Pelham, Massachusetts
M
e
n
u