Vocabulary
Political Terms
Famous Americans
Documents
Etcetera
100
ratify
What is a word that means "to accept"?
100
a plan to divide Congress into two parts
What was the Great Compromise?
100
the Virginia Plan, which was created by James Madison
What is the name of the plan which divided the national government into 3 equal parts?
100
The Articles of Confederation
What is the name of the government document BEFORE the Constitution?
100
Great Britain
What is the name of the country that the United States and also India won their independence from ?
200
ordinance
What is another word for "law"?
200
the branch of government that makes and approves the laws
What is the legislative branch?
200
Alexander Hamilton, a founder of the Federalist Party
Who felt that the fole of the national government was to support manufacturing and trade?
200
the Declaration of Independence
What is the name of the document written by Thomas Jefferson that declared the colonies to be a new independent nation?
200
He refused to be a delegate to the 1787 convention because he said, "I smelt a rat."
Who was Patrick Henry?
300
a political party
What is a group that shares similar ideas about government?
300
the branch that can declare a law unconstitutional
What is the judicial branch?
300
He chose the location of the nation's capital.
What was one of George Washingto's accomplishments as President of the United States?
300
The Constitution
What is the name of the document that REPLACED the Articles of Confederation?
300
Abigail Adams
Who was the wife of the second president of the United States?
400
ammendment
What is a change to the Constitution?
400
the branch that has the President and the cabinet
What is the executive branch?
400
Roger Sherman and his solution for the Great Compromise
Who suggested that Congress have 2 parts?
400
freedom of speech, freedom of religion, the right to assemble, and the right to bear arms
What are examples of ammendments to the Constitution?
400
Farmers rebelled against the government because they could not pay their debs and the states' high taxes.
What was Shay's Rebellion?
500
a system of checks and balances
What is way the powers of each branch of the government limited
500
Thomas Jefferson and the Democratic Republican Party
Who founded the political party that supported farmers?
500
Northwest Territory Ordinances
What were the names of of the documents that organized (measured, divided, and sold) the Northwest Territory?
500
He was "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen".
Who was George Washington?
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