Creating the Constitution
This first governing document of the United States was ultimately replaced because it created a weak central government.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
These are the principles of the Constitution.
What are: Popular Sovereignty, Limited Government, Federalism, Separation of Powers, Checks and balances, and Flexibility.
Passed under Adams' administration, these controversial acts targeted immigrants and restricted speech critical of the government, sparking debate about civil liberties.
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
The number of amendments the US Constitution has.
What is 27?
These two groups argued whether the United States should have a a focus on a stronger federal government or stronger State government.
The belief that the government is created by and for the people, and that its legitimacy depends on their consent.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
During Washington's presidency, this domestic uprising tested the strength of the new federal government, which he personally led troops to suppress.
What is the Whisky Rebellion?
What are midnight judges.
This Amendment States that: Government may not quarter soldiers in the house of citizens during peacetime without permission.
What is the 3rd Amendment?
This power allows the President to reject legislation passed by Congress.
What is the veto?
This compromise counted a portion of the enslaved population for purposes of representation and taxation, balancing power between northern and southern states.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
These are the three branches of the United States Government.
What are the Legislative, Judicial, and Executive Branches?
This foreign policy stance, established by George Washington, advised the young nation to avoid permanent alliances with foreign countries. In fact the country should avoid other countries.
What is Neutrality or Isolation?
This is the man who was appointed a federal position under Adams, but did not receive the paperwork in time, and chose to take his case to the Supreme Court.
Who is William Marbury?
The First Amendment sates that no law can prohibit these five freedoms.
What are religion, speech, press, assembly and petition?
This branch of government is responsible for making laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
This was added to the Constitution in order to convince the Anti-Federalists to Ratify the document.
What is the Bill of Rights?
These powers belong to both the state and federal government.
What are concurrent powers?
This group of advisors was established by George Washington to assist him in executing the duties of the presidency.
What is the Cabinet?
This practice, where the French forced American sailors into their navy, heightened tensions between the two nations.
What is impressment?
These were two weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
What are: lack of federal power, inability to collect taxes, difficulty raising an army, lack of flexibility?
The US Constitution was created at this event.
What is the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
The U.S. Constitution has the ability to adapt and change. This flexibility is achieved through these three factors.
What are: The Elastic Clause, Amendments, and Judicial Review?
In his farewell address, Washington warned against these, believing they would divide the nation and weaken government unity.
What are Political Parties.
This was Jefferson's Secretary of State who was told not to deliver the rest of the official forms for federal positions that were not sent out by John Adams
What is James Madison
This amendment states that: Any power not given to the Federal government by the Constitution is a power of the State or the people.
What is the 10th Amendment?
This individual served as the first Secretary of the Treasury under President George Washington, laying the foundation for the American financial system.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
The Great Compromise led to this two-house structure in the U.S. Congress, balancing representation for both large and small states.
What is a bicameral Congress?
Powers that are those specifically granted to the federal government in the U.S. Constitution.
What are Delegated/Enumerated Powers?
To create a stable economy, Hamilton proposed this institution, which was met with strong opposition from Anti-Federalists.
What is the National Bank?
This event during John Adams' presidency involved French officials demanding bribes from American diplomats, leading to public outrage in the U.S.
What is the XYZ Affair?
This amendment states: the people have rights other than those mentioned in the Constitution.
What is the 9th Amendment?
According to the Constitution the US government can make any laws that are ______ and ______ for carrying out its constitutional responsibilities.
What are Necessary and Proper?