A Rebellion
The leader of the Massachusetts rebellion that led to the Constitution.
Who is Shay?
This settled the issue of representation in the Congress.
What is the Great Compromise?
This Federalist is often called ``the father of the Constitution.''
Who is James Madison
This amendment says that the government can enter your house if it has a warrant.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
The President can use this to get rid of laws.
What is the veto?
Many members of Shays Rebellion served in this organization.
What is the Continental Army?
This special word describes the two house legislature set up by the Great Compromise.
What is bicameral?
This group viewed elites in society as corrupt and not to be trusted.
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
The Supreme Court has ruled that under the 8th Amendment, states can decide whether to use this.
What is capital punishment?
This branch decides what the Constitution means.
What is the Supreme Court, or judicial branch?
What is an army?
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
Newspaper articles printed by the Federalists to support the Constitution's ratification.
What are the Federalist Papers?
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Constitution does not give a person the freedom to use this right without any limits.
What is freedom of speech?
It takes this many votes for a treaty to be approved by the Senate.
What is two-thirds?
The state courts were taking these away, leading to the rebellion.
What are farms?
Many in his group benefitted greatly from the Three-Fifths compromise even though many of them publicly stated that slavery was wrong.
Who are/were slave owners?
Small farmers, shopkeepers and laborers.
Who are groups that suppored the Anti-Federalists?
Under this amendment, a person is not required to testify against themselves in court.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
Only this branch can raise taxes.
What is Congress?
``The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.'' This Founding Father made this statement in objection to how the government put down Shays Rebellion.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
This practice was allowed to continue for more 20 years as part of a compromise to get the Constitution ratified.
What was the slave trade?
This group objected to the Bill of Rights being added to the Constitution - at first.
Who were the Federalists?
The right to individual gun ownership is protected by this amendment.
What is the Second Amendment?
The branch of government which commands the military and the branch of government that declares war.
What are the President and the Congress? (Or What are the executive branch and the legislative branch?)